US3896984A - Pneumatic conveyance system for particulate material - Google Patents

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US3896984A
US3896984A US454707A US45470774A US3896984A US 3896984 A US3896984 A US 3896984A US 454707 A US454707 A US 454707A US 45470774 A US45470774 A US 45470774A US 3896984 A US3896984 A US 3896984A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G53/00—Conveying materials in bulk through troughs, pipes or tubes by floating the materials or by flow of gas, liquid or foam
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    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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  • ABSTRACT A pneumatic conveyance system for particulate mate- F A t P t D [30] orelgn y ata rial, particularly for reclaiming chemically bonded Mar. 28, United Kingdom moulding Sand from foundry moulds- The material is broken down and/or scrubbed during conveyance [52] 241/5; 241/275 5 5; through the system which has a surface portion [51] hit. I; g /1 formed with peaks and depressions positioned in the [58] held of Search 41/5 2 0 path of flow of the material which break down and/or References Cited scrub the material as it strikes said surface portion.
  • the present invention relates to a pneumatic conveyance system for particulate material and more particularly to a sand reclamation plant for reclaiming chemically bonded moulding sand from used foundry moulds or cores.
  • sand agglomerates comprising sand particles coated with binder are crushed and thereafter graded by various classifying units, any particles over a predetermined size being recirculated for further classification.
  • a certain amount of scrubbing and further crushing of sand particles also occurs during conveyance through the plant after initial processing in a crusher device for example.
  • the pneumatic conveyance system of the present invention further increases breaking down and/or scrubbing of the sand agglomerates after initial crushing in a crusher device.
  • the pneumatic conveyance system of the present invention can be used whenever particulate material of any nature is to be broken down and/or scrubbed.
  • the present invention provides a pneumatic conveyance apparatus for particulate material including a conduit for receiving and conveying agglomerated particulate material, an internal surface portion being formed within the conduit and having peaks and depressions positioned in a path of flow of the material which, in use, break down and/or scrub said material striking the surface portion during conveyance of the material in the conduit.
  • the surface portion forms at least a part of a conveyance wall of the system.
  • the system may have a cyclone separator wherein the surface portion forms at least a part of an internal wall of the cyclone separator.
  • the surface portion may be arranged to deflect material through more or less than 90 and the system may be a sand reclamation plant.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic side view of a sand reclamation plant
  • FIG. 2 illustrates in side section a portion of the plant of FIG. 1,
  • FIG. 3 illustrates the portion of the plant illustrated in FIG. 2 taken along line AA in FIG. 2.
  • the plant comprises a feed input for agglomerates of material from used foundry cores or molds, the agglomerates being from sand grain size up to lumps of approximately 4 inches cube.
  • the feed input 10 has a screen 11 for separating the agglomerates, the finer particles passing through the screen 11 to a vibratory screen 12 for further separation whilst the larger lumps and particles pass along to an adjacent jaw crusher 13 to be broken down and likewise fed to the vibratory screen 12.
  • Hard substances, as for example, tramp metal is allowed to pass between the jaw crusher 13 through the provision of a yieldable jaw when the pressure between the jaws exceeds a predetermined value.
  • the hard material is conveyed along the top of the vibratory screen 12 and discharged into a suitable container 14.
  • the suction conduit means 15 has a sharp right angled turn leading to the cyclone separator 16 the purpose of which will be later described.
  • a surface in the form of a corrugated or ribbed plate 17 manufactured from a very hard material e.g., white iron.
  • a similar corrugated or ribbed surface 18 is positioned with a trailing edge adjacent the inlet of the cyclone separator 16 and a leading edge positioned on the horizontal centre-line looking in plan view of the separator.
  • a T-shaped conduit 19 having a slidably mounted tubular member 20 shown in its uppermost position.
  • valve 21 which is self-opening depending on the quantity of sand in the lower part of the separator 16.
  • the sand particles are discharged through valve 21 on to a further vibratory screen 22 whereby the grannular size particles pass through the screen to discharge outlet 23 and any larger size particles pass along the top of the screen and fall through a gap (not shown) therein into space 24 and from here the sand particles are drawn up the conduit 15 again for further processing.
  • the screened sand which constitutes the sand being reclaimed is pneumatically conveyed upwards in the conduit means 15 at a velocity, for example, of approximately 6,000 ft./Min.
  • a breaking down of the sand agglomerate into separate grains occurs together with a scrubbing action which removes any used binder from the sand grains by the high speed impact of the material on the corrugated or ribbed plate 17. Further breaking down and scrubbing takes place on entry into the cyclone separator 16 upon impact of the material on the ribbed member 18. Adjustment of the tubular member 20, which in FIG.
  • the granular size particles discharged from outlet 23 via screen 22, valve 21 and cyclone separator 16 may be conveyed to a storage container for re-use in the manufacture of foundry cores or moulds wherein the sand is chemically bonded as for example in the Furan Process.
  • the pneumatic conveying system described above with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 relates to a sand reclamation plant. However, the system can be used for the treatment of at least most particulate materials.
  • a method of treating particulate material comprising using suction means to receive and convey agglomerated particulate material
  • said receiving and conveying step including disposing an internal surface member, having peaks and depressions formed thereon, within the suction means, in the path of flow of the particulate material, so that the particulate material is broken down and scrubbed by collision with the internal surface member during conveyance through said suction means.
  • Apparatus for treating particulate material comprising suction means for receiving and conveying agglomerated particulate material, separator means for receiving and breaking down the particulate material conveyed thereto from said suction means, screening means for receiving and screening broken down particulate material conveyed thereto from said separator means and for returning non-screened material to said suction means, said suction means being provided with an internal surface member having peaks and depressions formed thereon and disposed within the path of flow of particulate material whereby the particulate material is broken down and scrubbed by collision with the internal surface member during conveyance through said suction means.
  • suction means comprises a curved conduit portion.
  • said ribbed plate is formed of white iron.

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US4354641A (en) * 1979-02-26 1982-10-19 Weatherly Foundry & Manufacturing Co. Apparatus for removing no-bake coatings from foundry sand and classifying the reclaimed sand
US4566637A (en) * 1982-04-16 1986-01-28 Combustion Engineering, Inc. Thermal sand reclamation system
WO1988001906A1 (en) * 1986-09-10 1988-03-24 Larox Oy Method and equipment for the production of particularly finely divided dry powders
WO1993012884A1 (en) * 1992-01-03 1993-07-08 Rowley Frank F Jr Gradient-force comminuter/dehydrator apparatus and method
US6517015B2 (en) 2000-03-21 2003-02-11 Frank F. Rowley, Jr. Two-stage comminuting and dehydrating system and method
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US4354641A (en) * 1979-02-26 1982-10-19 Weatherly Foundry & Manufacturing Co. Apparatus for removing no-bake coatings from foundry sand and classifying the reclaimed sand
US4566637A (en) * 1982-04-16 1986-01-28 Combustion Engineering, Inc. Thermal sand reclamation system
WO1988001906A1 (en) * 1986-09-10 1988-03-24 Larox Oy Method and equipment for the production of particularly finely divided dry powders
WO1993012884A1 (en) * 1992-01-03 1993-07-08 Rowley Frank F Jr Gradient-force comminuter/dehydrator apparatus and method
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US6517015B2 (en) 2000-03-21 2003-02-11 Frank F. Rowley, Jr. Two-stage comminuting and dehydrating system and method
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