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Lagan Group increase production with CDE washing plant
ore than 200,000 tonnes of material and south of the border and a combined
tensile offset finger-bars, which are now a Another 20m conveyor carries the rinsing
standard CDE specification. These offer screen’s –24mm +4mm intermediate product
maximum flexibility and ensure that capacity is to a second log-washer, a 7m long Rotomax
not compromised, even with variations in the 827 that removes any residual clay particles
raw material. The –90mm material is from the aggregate; the success of this is
conveyed by a second 20m conveyor to a evident from the clean nature of the finished
CDE Rotomax 1828 twin-shaft log-washer. products. As with the primary log-washer, the
This 8m long machine is believed to be one of speed and inclination of this unit are easily
Close-up of the second stage
the largest log-washers currently operating in adjusted to accommodate variable feed
showing (from top to bottom)
Europe, with each shaft measuring 1.8m in materials and tonnages. Material from the log- the Rotomax 827 log-washer,
diameter from tip to tip. The unit can accept washer is delivered directly to a dewatering Dw43 dewatering screen and
up to 250 tonnes/h of –90mm material, and screen mounted over the final dry- D2M60 dry-classification
retention time can be easily adjusted by classification screen. The Dw43 dewatering ➤ screen
altering the inclination and running speed,
aided by the single motor and gearbox design.
CDE say that unlike many log-washers, the
special Rotomax design allows feed containing
up to 30% –5mm material to be efficiently
handled without the need for preliminary fines
screening. Each shaft is fitted with heavy-duty
chrome-molybdenum tips for maximum wear
resilience.
Scrubbed material is fed directly to an
R2M108 twin-deck primary rinsing screen.
This 1.8m x 6.0m unit was one of the first of
CDE’s latest-generation rinsing screens,
incorporating rubber and polyurethane decks.
The top deck is fully enclosed by a splash-
proof cover, ensuring maximum water
retention and a clean operative environment.
Five spray-bars per deck (with individual
controls) and flexible rubber screen seals for
each bar are included. The top deck separates
+24mm material, which is conveyed to a
mobile impact crusher for reduction to
commercial Clause 804 specification. The
underflow from the lower deck, comprising a
–4mm water, sand and clay slurry, is flumed to
the sump of a CDE C-62 compact sand plant.
Sand production
Sand slurry leaving the primary rinsing screen
is piped to the C-62 compact sand plant,
which is rated at 120 tonnes/h. The compact
sand plant is CDE’s best-known single product
and has no trouble handling the high clay
volumes in the feed (the –4mm can contain up
to 50% clay). The plant consists of a
hydrocyclone mounted over a dewatering
screen and sump. Slurry is fed directly into the
sump and is then sent to the custom-sized
hydrocyclone by a Warman 10/8E-M pump.
The silt cut-point can be set to suit
customers’ specific product requirements, but
here the sand consistently contains less than
3% –75µm material, with typically 50% passing
600µm. Sand and residual water exit from the
base of the hydrocyclone and pass to a
dewatering screen mounted underneath
screen is equipped with spray-bars in the first before the sand is discharged, via a rubber-
screen section to give the material a final light lined chute, to the sand conveyor at a typical
rinse. This unit includes modular polyurethane 12% moisture content. The waste water
panels and side protection as standard. containing clays passes directly to an 8m
Filtrates from both the dewatering screen and diameter CDE T-08 high-rate thickener,
the log-washer overflow to a ground sump for complete with a fully automatic
recovery. The recovered water/fines slurry is polyelectrolyte dosing station, for further
returned, by means of a Warman QV65SP treatment.
submersible pump, to the primary rinsing Waste-water treatment is perhaps one of
screen. This offers increased fluidization of the the most crucial elements of the entire plant.
feed material, retains water within the system Given the dirty nature of the feed, many
and is a valuable aid to site cleanliness and traditional treatment systems would demand
plant wash-down. Aggregates are classified large volumes of water, which is not always
into four final products by a D2M60 1.5m x practical in quarry applications. Here, the