Influence of design and technological parameters of a high-speed paddle mixer on the quality of dry building mixes

Abstract

Today, one of the most promising building materials is dry building mixes. Their production is not only a large segment of the construction market, but also a kind of testing ground for promising developments of modern technological equipment. The paper discusses the design of a high-speed fixed drum paddle mixer for producing modified dry building mixes with a complex recipe. The question is raised about the complexity of the uniform distribution of components in the total volume of the mix. A number of existing factors affecting the distribution of components of the prepared mix are determined. Criteria for evaluating the quality of the finished mix are given. The method for determining the influence of design and technological parameters on the quality indicators of the finished product is described. The method of experimental research that allows evaluating the influence of the design and technological parameters of the mixer on the inhomogeneity coefficient of the resulting dry construction mix is presented. The obtained results confirm the effectiveness of the proposed design of a high speed paddle mixer to obtain high-quality modified dry building mixes at a minimum rate of heterogeneity of the mixture, as well as other indicators to measure the quality of the final product, diagrams of dependence of inhomogeneity coefficient of structural and technological parameters of the mixer are given. Rational values of the main design and technological parameters of the mixer for the production of dry building mixes are given.