Road paver with asphalt fume risk reduction system
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1. A road paver comprising:
- a screed assembly configured to lay a mat of paving material;
a tank configured to store a coolant, anda nebulizer device configured to receive the coolant from the tank and to nebulize the coolant into a coolant fog in proximity of the screed assembly of the road paver.
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Abstract
A road paver comprises a screed assembly for laying a mat of paving material, and a tank for storing a coolant. The road paver further comprises a nebulizer device configured to receive the coolant from the tank and to nebulize the coolant into a coolant fog in an environment of the road paver. By cooling the environment of the road paver, the amount of harmful fumes emitted by hot paving material can be substantially reduced.
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14 Claims
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1. A road paver comprising:
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a screed assembly configured to lay a mat of paving material; a tank configured to store a coolant, and a nebulizer device configured to receive the coolant from the tank and to nebulize the coolant into a coolant fog in proximity of the screed assembly of the road paver. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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2. The road paver of claim wherein the nebulizer device is configured to nebulize the coolant into a coolant fog having a droplet size smaller than about 100 μ
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10. A method for operating a road paver including a screed assembly, the method comprising:
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operating the screed assembly to lay a mat of paving material; nebulizing a coolant into a coolant fog in proximity of the screed assembly of the road paver; and cooling air in an environment of the road paver by evaporative cooling affected by the coolant fog. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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