B28C5/468

Device and procedure for cooling fresh concrete at elevated temperatures
12565453 · 2026-03-03 ·

The device and procedure for cooling fresh concrete at elevated temperatures enable efficient cooling of fresh concrete, which is achieved by the subject device comprising of: cooling station (1) with measuring and regulating equipment (2) and safety equipment (3), solenoid valves (5), pressure transmitter (6), cryogenic shut-off valves (7), collector (17) made of stainless steel pipes with temperature probes (8), concrete mixer (9) and manometer (10) with safety valves (11). The procedure of cooling fresh concrete using liquid nitrogen in the mixer is carried out as follows: first aggregate-separated gravel is added, then cement, then water and finally, if necessary, additives-chemical additives. Mixing of added raw materials lasts from 15-20 seconds, until a homogeneous mixture is obtained, after which liquid nitrogen is added at a pressure of 6 bar, giving cooled fresh concrete on which no surface cracks and fissures appear at external temperatures of 30-35 C.