FOAM GLASS PRODUCTION LINE

Figure 1 (diagram)

MAIN SECTIONS OF THE PRODUCTION LINE

Cullet crushing area

Cullet arrives at the enterprise by truck and pours out into the receiving hopper, then enters the crusher, where it is crushed to the required size.

Figure 2 (final product)
Figure 3 (final product)

Crushed cullet grinding area

Crushed to a predetermined size cullet is fed into an attritor for processing into glass powder with a given particle size.

Figure 4 (final product)

Granulated feed mixture preparation section

The glass powder enters the mixer, where the glass powder is mixed with an aqueous solution of a binder and a foaming agent and fine granulation.

Figure 5 (final product)

The prepared mixture enters the granulator for enlargement and compaction of the granules.

Figure 6 (final product)

Pellet Drying Area

The granulate goes to a drum dryer for drying.

Figure 7 (final product)

Pellet firing and foaming section

The dried granule is sintered and foamed into rotary kilns.

Figure 8 (final product)

Sorting and filling area

The finished foam granule is sent for classification with subsequent filling and shipment to the consumer.

Figure 9 (final product)

TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC INDICATORS OF THE LINE

№ Name   Unit of measure Indicator 
1 Feedstock – cullet    
2 Line productivity m3/year
 20 000-30 000
3 Required production area m2 from 1000
4 Production staff people   
4.1 Production workers people 16
4.2 Engineers people 3
4.3 Support workers people 2
5 Electricity consumption per 1 m3 kWt  70
6 Consumption of technical water per 1 m3 m3 0,13
7 Consumption of gas per 1 m3 m3 40
8 Sewage per 1 m3 m3 0,1
 9 Total power consumption  kWt  450
 10  Cullet consumption per 1 m3 of foamglass  kg  150