Atlas Copco Ab

Goran H Jysky

In rock drilling, the dust-laden flushing air from the borehole is drawn through a coarse dust separator and a filter unit. A mixing apparatus is screwed to the bottom of the filter unit and in accordance with this invention the dust that falls from the filter unit is fed in batches to a mixing chamber of the mixing apparatus in which it is mixed with a liquid binder. The dust from the coarse dust separator is directly dumped on the ground and the fine dust from the mixing apparatus is also dumped on the ground.

Method of binding dust

A method for binding dust generated when rock drilling, by mixing said dust with a liquid. The apparatus to perform the method includes a mixing chamber (6) connected to a dust-separating means (1, 3); means for passing gravitationally to the mixing chamber (6) batches of dust collected in the separating means; and means (12) for supplying a liquid binder to the mixing chamber in an amount corresponding to the size of the batch of dust in question. Arranged in the mixing chamber (6) are means (7, 8) for mixing the dust and liquid by agitation while the next batch of dust is being collected in the separating means (1). The resultant mixture is discharged prior to the next batch of dust being supplied to the mixing chamber.

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Nykoping, Sweden

Goran H Jysky