Study on the Design of an Adjustable Foaming Machine

Abstract

An adjustable foaming machine that consisted of air feeding system, liquid feeding system, foaming device, and control system was designed to satisfy various demands on foam density and foam diameter in the preparation of foam concrete. The air-liquid ratio was adjusted by controlling the foaming liquid flow, and the adjustment of foam density was achieved. An adjustable single-foam tube structure was adopted to realize the controls of foam density and pore size by adjusting the packing density of the foaming medium in the foaming tube. By using the single chip as the digital processing core, the communication between single chip and frequency converter was established through the RS485 interface, thereby realizing the automatic control in the working process of the adjustable foaming machine. The experimental result indicated that the foaming process of this machine was stable and highly efficient, and foam density and foam diameter were easy to adjust and control, which improved the usability.