Requirements for a cold weather concreting, aggregate and water heating system
To produce concrete in cold weather, a concrete plant must be prepared for winter operations. Heating a plant is not enough. You will also need:
- A correctly dimensioned heating plant to heat aggregates and hot water
- A properly designed insulated bin construction
- A heat distribution system for bins
- Insulated water pipes
- Control system for heating and concrete temperature control
The effective Tecwill aggregate and water heating system connected to a Tecwill aggregate bin construction guarantees high-quality concrete production, even during the coldest winters.
The heating system heats the aggregates in the bins by using turbo gas at a temperature of 250–300 °C. At the same time, the system also heats any hot water needed for the production and heating of the concrete plant’s premises.
- Precise concrete temperature – total control in cold or hot weather
- Concrete can be produced at the required temperature
- Increased plant capacity with less fuel consumption
Concrete production controlled at the desired temperature
To produce concrete at a desired temperature, the system uses the WillConHot program. After defining the target concrete temperature in the batch control system, the program takes into account the raw material temperatures. The concrete temperature is measured in the mixer. If needed, the actual value can be printed on the delivery note.
- Water heating and automatic hot water dosing
- Measured material temperatures
- Desired target temperature for concrete in the batch control system
