WO2010143746A1

WO2010143746A1 - Temperature control unit and temperature control system for resin-coated sand

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Publication number: WO2010143746A1
Application number: PCT/JP2010/060253
Authority: WO
Inventors: 俊孝小澤; 光利武部; 栄二山下
Original assignee: 株式会社大勢シェル; 旭有機材工業株式会社
Priority date: 2009-06-10
Filing date: 2010-06-10
Publication date: 2010-12-16
Also published as: JPWO2010143746A1; CN102458714B; JP5618998B2; CN102458714A

Abstract

A temperature control unit (10) is provided with a housing (28) having heated gas discharge holes (26) formed therein, and a gas heater (30) housed in the housing (28). The gas heater (30) is provided with a heater pipe (54), a heating element (56) housed in the heater pipe (54), a frame (58) which is attached to the outside of the peripheral wall of the heater pipe (54) and which defines a gas passage (76) in the frame, and heat radiation fins (78) arranged in the gas passage (76). The heat of the heater pipe (54) heated by the heating element (56) is transmitted to the heat radiation fins (78) so that the gas flowing in the gas passage (76) is heated by the heat radiation fins (78) and is discharged into the housing (28). The high temperature heated gas discharged into the housing (28) is discharged from the heated gas discharge holes (26) to heat a resin-coated sand to an appropriate temperature.

Description

Resin coated sand temperature control unit and temperature control system

The present invention relates to a temperature control unit used for temperature control of a resin coated sand (RCS) for a shell mold. The present invention also relates to a temperature control system including a temperature control unit of an RCS for a shell mold.

In recent years, shell mold making technology has further improved mold productivity, moldability and quality (for example, strength), and solved problems related to molding and quality in the winter environment. Proposed methods to preheat RCS for shell molds in order to achieve a lower mold temperature (thus reducing environmental impact) in response to energy savings and a reduction in mold thermal strain due to a lower mold temperature. Has been. For example, Patent Document 1 describes a shell casting sand preheating method and a preheating apparatus in which a shell mold RCS is preheated prior to shell mold making.
Since the RCS preheating device for shell mold described in Patent Document 1 is configured by integrally fixing a plurality of components having large dimensions, it is large and requires a large installation space. Such a large RCS preheating device for a shell mold has a large energy consumption, so there is a problem in terms of energy saving, and installation is not easy. Therefore, a preheating device that can be easily installed in a small installation space is desired for a shell molding apparatus (ie, a shell mold machine).
For example, Patent Document 2 describes a shell mold machine including a coated sand preheating device. This coated sand preheating device includes a shell mold RCS sand hopper, a blow head for supplying shell mold RCS to a mold, and a preheating device (dry hot air supply) installed between the sand hopper and the blow head. Device).
Patent Document 3 describes a coated sand heating apparatus used in a shell mold molding method. This coated sand heating apparatus has a double structure including an inner tank and an outer tank, and a plurality of bubbling nozzles are disposed on the mortar-shaped bottom of the inner tank, and a space between the inner tank and the outer tank. A plurality of air passages communicating with these bubbling nozzles are provided. Steam is supplied between the outer tank and the inner tank, and intermittent air (3 seconds at 5 second intervals) passing through the plurality of air passages is heated by heat exchange with the steam, and is supplied from the plurality of bubbling nozzles. By blowing out into the tank, the coated sand (RCS for shell mold) charged in the inner tank is caused to rise upward, fluidize, and warm. The heated coated sand is supplied to the mold from the lower discharge port of the inner tank.

JP 54-48632 A Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 51-116915 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-142837

The preheating device described in Patent Literature 2 and Patent Literature 3 is difficult to be installed later on a conventionally used shell mold molding device, and requires high cost for manufacturing. In addition, the preheating device described in Patent Document 3 has a plurality of bubbling nozzles arranged at the bottom of the mortar shape of the inner tank. However, since the bubbling nozzle has a large diameter, the number of bubbling nozzles is limited, resulting in heating. Unevenness easily occurs.
An object of the present invention is to provide a small temperature control unit that can be easily and economically installed in a shell mold molding apparatus in a temperature control unit used for temperature control of a shell mold RCS.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a temperature control system in which a small temperature control unit is simply and economically installed in a sand hopper of a shell mold molding apparatus.

One aspect of the present invention is a resin-coated sand temperature control unit, which includes a housing in which a heated gas discharge hole is formed, and a gas heater accommodated in the housing. The gas heater includes a heater pipe, A heating element housed in the heater pipe, a frame that is attached to the outside of the peripheral wall of the heater pipe and forms a gas passage therein, and a radiating fin disposed in the gas passage so as to contact the peripheral wall of the heater pipe The heat of the heater pipe heated by the heating element is transmitted to the heat radiating fin, the gas introduced into the gas passage is heated by the heat radiating fin, and is discharged from the gas passage to the inside of the housing as a heated gas. The resin-coated sand is heated to an appropriate temperature by the heated gas by releasing the gas from the heated gas discharge hole of the housing. And which provides a resin-coated sand temperature control unit.
The resin-coated sand temperature control unit discharges a high-temperature heated gas heated by a gas heater accommodated in a housing from a heated gas discharge hole of the housing, and the resin-coated sand is discharged by the discharged high-temperature heated gas. Is heated to an appropriate temperature, so that it has a simple structure, can be manufactured at low cost, and can be easily downsized. In addition, the structure requires little maintenance. In addition, the resin-coated sand temperature control unit does not require a special installation space and can be easily installed in addition to an existing sand hopper.
Furthermore, since the gas flowing through the gas passage formed around the heater pipe of the gas heater is directly heated by the heat radiating fin to which the heat of the heater pipe heated by the heating element is transmitted, the thermal efficiency is high, In addition, it is easy to increase the gas flow rate by increasing the flow passage area of the gas passage as necessary. Therefore, the gas heater can quickly heat and discharge a large amount of gas. In addition, the temperature of the high-temperature heated gas discharged from the gas heater into the housing is suppressed due to the heat retaining effect due to heat radiation from the heater pipe and the gas passage.
The heating element can be composed of a carbon heater in which a strip-shaped carbonaceous heating element is enclosed in a protective tube. Further, the heater pipe has a rectangular cross section, and the heat radiating fins are attached to a pair of opposed peripheral walls of the heater pipe having a relatively large surface area. The flat main surface may be arranged so as to be parallel to the pair of peripheral walls.
The gas heater includes a gas supply pipe that supplies a gas before heating to the gas passage, an exhaust port that discharges the heated gas heated in the gas passage to the inside of the housing, and a baffle that is disposed opposite the exhaust port. And a plate. The baffle plate can flow the heated gas discharged from the exhaust port toward the gas supply pipe outside the gas heater.
Another aspect of the present invention is a resin-coated sand temperature control system comprising a sand hopper to which resin-coated sand is supplied, and the temperature control unit described above, the temperature control unit being disposed inside the sand hopper. And a resin-coated sand temperature control system that heats the resin-coated sand supplied to the sand hopper to an appropriate temperature by the heated gas released from the temperature control unit.
Still another aspect of the present invention is a resin-coated sand temperature control system, which is a sand hopper to which resin-coated sand is supplied, and includes an outer conical member and an inner conical member that are spaced apart from each other through a space. A sand hopper having a conical bottom and a plurality of heated gas ejection holes formed in an inner conical member, and a temperature control unit arranged inside the sand hopper and constituting a heating body, the temperature control unit and the inner side A temperature control unit that forms a fluid heating zone with the conical member, and a space between the temperature control unit and the space between the inner conical member and the outer conical member that is disposed through the inner conical member. A heated gas discharge pipe extending to the inner cone-shaped member and the outer cone through the heated gas discharge pipe. The resin-coated sand that is discharged into the space between the members and blown into the fluidized heating zone through a plurality of heated gas ejection holes formed in the inner cone-shaped member and supplied to the sand hopper to flow through the fluidized heating region is heated. A resin-coated sand temperature control system is provided that is configured to be heated to an appropriate temperature by both a gas and a temperature control unit.
In the resin-coated sand temperature control system, the cone-shaped bottom portion of the sand hopper has a double bottom structure composed of an outer cone-shaped member and an inner cone-shaped member, and the high-temperature heated gas heated by the temperature control unit is The heated gas discharge pipe is discharged into the space between the outer cone-shaped member and the inner cone-shaped member of the sand hopper, and is heated from the plurality of heated gas ejection holes formed in the inner cone-shaped member to the fluid heating zone in the sand hopper. It comes to blow out. On the other hand, the resin-coated sand supplied to the sand hopper is discharged through a fluidized heating zone between the temperature control unit constituting the heating body and the inner conical member. Therefore, the resin-coated sand flowing in the fluidized heating zone is heated by the heat radiated by the temperature control unit itself, and at the same time, by the high-temperature heated gas blown out from the plurality of heated gas ejection holes of the inner conical member. Since it is heated, it is heated uniformly with high thermal efficiency.
The temperature adjustment unit can include a heat generating element and a heat exchanger that performs heat exchange between the gas supplied to the temperature adjusting unit and the heat generating element. The temperature adjustment unit includes a housing in which a heated gas discharge hole is formed, and a gas heater accommodated in the housing. The gas heater includes a heater pipe, a heating element accommodated in the heater pipe, A frame that is attached to the outside of the peripheral wall of the heater pipe and forms a gas passage therein, and a radiating fin disposed as a heat exchanger in the gas passage so as to contact the peripheral wall of the heater pipe, are heated by the heating element. The heat of the heated heater pipe is transmitted to the radiating fin, the gas introduced into the gas passage is heated by the radiating fin, is discharged as a heated gas from the gas passage to the inside of the housing, and the heated gas is heated to the heated gas in the housing. It can be set as the structure discharged | emitted from a discharge hole to a to-be-heated gas discharge tube.

The resin-coated sand temperature control unit according to one aspect of the present invention has a simple structure, can be manufactured at low cost, can be easily downsized, and does not require special installation space, and can be added to an existing sand hopper. It is easy to install. Therefore, a temperature control system can be easily and easily produced at low cost using an existing sand hopper.
The above-described resin-coated sand temperature control unit and the temperature control system according to another aspect of the present invention using the same can quickly heat a large flow rate gas by a gas heater and discharge a large amount of heated gas. Therefore, the resin coated sand can be efficiently heated.
According to the resin-coated sand temperature control system according to still another aspect of the present invention including the sand hopper having a double bottom structure, the resin-coated sand supplied to the sand hopper is heated by the heat of the temperature control unit itself constituting the heating body. At the same time, since it is heated by the high-temperature heated gas blown out from the plurality of heated gas ejection holes formed in the inner conical member, it is heated uniformly with high thermal efficiency. Therefore, the resin-coated sand in the sand hopper can be easily heated to an appropriate temperature.

1 is a longitudinal sectional view schematically showing an RCS temperature control system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows roughly the housing of the temperature control unit which the temperature control system of FIG. 1 has. FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway perspective view schematically showing a gas heater included in the temperature control system of FIG. 1. It is a cross-sectional view which shows schematically the heater pipe part of the gas heater of FIG. FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view along the line VV of the gas heater of FIG. 3. It is a schematic perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows a part of gas heater of FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the gas supply pipe side edge part of the gas heater of FIG. 3 roughly. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows roughly the RCS temperature control system by other embodiment of this invention. FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view schematically showing an RCS temperature control system according to still another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a longitudinal sectional view schematically showing a modification of the RCS temperature control system of FIG. 9.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
First, an overall configuration of an RCS temperature control system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention using a resin-coated sand (RCS) temperature control unit 14 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The temperature control system 10 includes a sand hopper 12 to which RCS is supplied, and a temperature control unit 14 disposed inside the sand hopper 12.
The sand hopper 12 is covered with a heat insulating material, like a sand hopper used in a conventional shell mold molding apparatus (not shown), and has a conical bottom portion 16 that gradually decreases in diameter downward. . The sand hopper 12 causes the RCS charged therein to flow toward the RCS discharge port 18 extending outward from the lowermost center of the conical bottom portion 16. The RCS in the sand hopper 12 is discharged through the RCS discharge port 18 to the blow head (not shown) of the shell mold molding device at an appropriate timing by opening and closing the shutter 20 provided at the RCS discharge port 18. The The conical bottom portion 16 of the sand hopper 12 has a double bottom structure composed of an outer conical member 22 and an inner conical member 24 which are fixed to be separated from each other, and the outer conical member 22, the inner conical member 24, and the like. A space 23 is formed between the two. Note that the inner conical member 24 of the conical bottom 16 of the sand hopper 12 has a virtual horizontal plane (hereinafter referred to as a reference horizontal plane) orthogonal to the direction of gravity when the sand hopper 12 is installed with the RCS outlet 18 facing directly downward. It is designed to constitute an inclined surface that forms an angle greater than the angle of repose.
A large number of heated gas ejection holes 26 are formed in the inner conical member 24 at desired intervals, and the high-temperature covered member supplied to the space 23 between the outer conical member 22 and the inner conical member 24 is formed. The heated gas is blown out into the sand hopper 12 through the heated gas ejection hole 26. The heated gas ejection hole 26 can be formed in the inner conical member 24 by, for example, machining or laser processing. The inner conical member 24 is preferably provided with about 600 to 10000 heated gas ejection holes 26 so that a sufficient amount of heated gas can be blown into the sand hopper 12. The shape of the heated gas ejection hole 26 is preferably a circular shape because it has a small ejection resistance (and hence pressure loss) and is easy to process, but is not limited thereto. Further, since the RCS in the sand hopper 12 easily enters the heated gas ejection holes 26 provided in the conical bottom portion 16 of the sand hopper 12, each heated gas ejection hole 26 has an RCS of the heated gas ejection hole 26. It is preferable to have a diameter of about 0.1 mm to 0.5 mm so as not to pass through or clog the heated gas ejection hole 26. On the other hand, if the heated gas ejection hole 26 is made smaller, a load is applied while the heated gas passes through the heated gas ejection hole 26 and the flow rate is reduced. Therefore, in order to ensure a sufficient flow rate of the heated gas, It may be necessary to increase the number of heated gas ejection holes 26 or to use a compressor. Therefore, it is preferable to provide the heated gas ejection holes 26 having such a diameter that the RCS cannot pass through as many as the heated gas sufficient to heat the RCS can be blown into the sand hopper 12.
The temperature adjustment unit 14 constitutes a heating body that radiates heat into the sand hopper 12 from itself, and heats the gas supplied to the temperature adjustment unit 14, thereby forming the outer cone-shaped member 22 as a high-temperature heated gas. It discharges to the space 23 between the inner conical members 24. The temperature control unit 14 is configured such that a space acting as a fluid heating zone 27 is formed between the outer surface of the temperature control unit 14 and the inner surface of the inner conical member 24 of the conical bottom 16 of the sand hopper 12. It is installed and fixed inside the sand hopper 12. By arranging the temperature control unit 14 in this way, the RCS in the sand hopper 12 flows toward the RCS discharge port 18 through the flow heating zone 27 between the temperature control unit 14 and the inner conical member 24. To do.
In the illustrated embodiment, the temperature adjustment unit 14 includes a housing 28 and a gas heater 30 accommodated in the housing 28. The upper end of the gas heater 30 is fixed to a lid member 32 attached to the upper opening of the housing 28 and is suspended in the housing 28. The gas heater 30 heats the gas supplied through the gas supply pipe 34 at the upper end thereof by an internal heating element (described later), and forms a high-temperature gas to be heated from the exhaust port 36 at the lower end to the internal space of the housing 28. To 29. A cup-shaped baffle plate 38 is disposed around the exhaust port 36 of the gas heater 30. The baffle plate 38 causes the heated gas discharged from the exhaust port 36 of the gas heater 30 to flow outside the gas heater 30 toward the upper side of the housing 28 (on the gas supply pipe 34 side). The entire interior space 29 of the housing 28 can be distributed.
The shape of the housing 28 is not particularly limited, but the RCS smoothly flows down to the RCS discharge port 18 while sufficiently contacting both the housing 28 and the inner conical member 24 of the sand hopper 12 in the fluidized heating zone 27 described above. The lower portion of the housing 28 facing the inner conical member 24 preferably has an inclined surface on the outer surface that forms an angle greater than or equal to the angle of the inclined surface of the inner conical member 24 with respect to the reference horizontal plane (as shown in the figure). In form, the angle of the inclined surface of the inner conical member 24 and the angle of the inclined surface of the housing 28 are substantially the same). As the overall shape of the housing 28, for example, a substantially spindle shape (a shape in which both ends of the cylinder are pointed) is employed in which the longitudinal section of the housing 28 is a rhombus, an abacus bead, a parallelogram, a polygon (hexagon or octagon), etc. can do. Among these, from the viewpoints of ease of manufacture and ease of securing the volume of the fluidized heating zone 27, a substantially spindle shape having a rhombus or abacus longitudinal section is preferable, and in particular, an abacus bead shape (an abacus bead shape). A substantially spindle shape having a longitudinal section) is preferred. The material of the housing 28 is generally metal, particularly iron, from the viewpoints of cost and durability, but is not limited to this, and may be, for example, duralumin or aluminum. Further, for example, fiber reinforced plastic such as BMC (bulk molding compound) or SMC (sheet molding compound) may be used. The angle of repose of RCS means an inclination angle measured according to JACT test method S-5 (casting sand fluidity test method).
A fluororesin process may be applied to the outer surface of the housing 28 in order to facilitate the flow down of the RCS. In addition, a heated gas ejection hole (not shown) is provided in the inclined wall surface of the upper portion of the housing 28 to such an extent that it does not affect the heat treatment of the RCS in the fluidized heating zone 27, and has not yet been introduced into the sand hopper 12. You may make it perform preliminary heating (primary heating) with respect to RCS of heating.
In order to make it easy to transfer the heat of the housing 28 heated by the high-temperature heated gas discharged from the gas heater 30 to the RCS in the sand hopper 12, a plurality of pieces are formed on the outer surface of the housing 28 as shown in FIG. The fin 40 may be provided. The fins 40 are provided so as to extend radially to the central axis extending perpendicularly to the outer surface of the housing 28 and in the vertical direction of the housing 28 so as not to hinder the flow of the RCS in the sand hopper 12. It is preferable. However, the fins 40 may not be provided in the housing 28.
A heated gas discharge hole 42 is provided in the housing 28. The heated gas discharge hole 42 is connected to a heated gas introduction hole 44 formed in the inner conical member 24 of the sand hopper 12 by a heated gas discharge pipe 48 that forms a heated gas passage 46. By the heated gas passage 46, the internal space 29 of the housing 28 and the space 23 formed between the outer conical member 22 and the inner conical member 24 are communicated with each other so that gas can flow. Specifically, the socket 50 is integrally extended from the housing 28 around the heated gas discharge hole 42, an internal thread is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the socket 50, and the outer peripheral surface on one end side of the heated gas discharge pipe 48. A male screw is formed on the surface. The heated gas discharge pipe 48 is connected to the housing 28 by being screwed to the socket 50 of the housing 28 at one end side thereof. Further, the other end side of the heated gas discharge pipe 48 is disposed through the heated gas introduction hole 44 formed in the inner conical member 24, and the inner peripheral surface of the heated gas introduction hole 44 and the heated gas are arranged. A rubber packing 52 is inserted between the outer periphery of the discharge pipe 48. The heated gas discharge pipe 48 is connected to the inner conical member 24 via the rubber packing 52 on the other end side.
The internal space 29 of the housing 28 and the space 23 between the outer conical member 22 and the inner conical member 24 can be communicated by any number of heated gas discharge pipes 48, that is, heated gas passages 46. . In the illustrated embodiment, three heated gas discharge holes 42 and heated gas introduction holes 44 are formed in the housing 28 and the inner conical member 24 at equal intervals in the circumferential direction, respectively, between the

corresponding holes

42, 44. Are individually connected by three heated gas discharge pipes 48. That is, the internal space 29 of the housing 28 and the space 23 between the outer cone-shaped member 22 and the inner cone-shaped member 24 are communicated with each other by the three heated gas passages 46 so that gas can flow.
Next, the gas heater 30 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 3, the gas heater 30 includes a heater pipe 54, a heating element 56 housed in the heater pipe 54 as a heat source, a frame 58 attached to the outside of the heater pipe 54, and the length of the heater pipe 54. A supply header 60 that covers one end in the direction, and a cover 62 that covers the heater pipe 54, the frame 58, and the entire supply header 60 are provided. The cover 62 has a cylindrical portion 62a and a dome-shaped portion 62b attached to one end of the cylindrical portion 62a in the axial direction, and is fixed to the lid member 32 of the housing 28 in the vicinity of the dome-shaped portion 62b. Is done. In FIG. 3, the cover 62 is indicated by a one-dot chain line, and the internal structure covered by the cover 62 is indicated by a solid line.
The heater pipe 54 is a cylindrical body having a rectangular cross section, and as its four peripheral walls, a pair of opposed walls 64 having a relatively large surface area and a pair of relatively narrow surface areas connecting the opposed walls 64. Connecting wall 66. As can be seen from FIG. 5, the distance between the pair of opposed walls 64 of the heater pipe 54 is determined so as to coincide with the outer diameter of the heater element 56, and the outer peripheral surface of the heater element 56 is opposed to the pair of heater pipes 54. It comes in contact with the inner surface of the wall 64. One end in the longitudinal direction of the heater pipe 54 is a closed end 68, while the other end in the longitudinal direction is an open end 70, and an end cap 72 is attached to the open end 70. The material of the heater pipe 54 is preferably a metal, particularly iron, but is not limited thereto, and may be, for example, duralumin or aluminum. Further, it is preferable that a heat-resistant infrared absorbing paint is applied to the inner surfaces of the

walls

64 and 66 of the heater pipe 54 so as to efficiently absorb infrared rays.
As shown in FIG. 4, a plurality (three in the figure) of heating elements 56 are accommodated in the heater pipe 54 as a heat source. In the illustrated embodiment, as the heating element 56, as shown in FIG. 5, a rod-like carbon heater formed by enclosing a band-like carbonaceous heating element (filament) 56a in a protective tube 56b made of quartz glass is used. As shown in FIG. 5, the carbonaceous heating element 56a has a flat belt-like shape having a width that matches the inner diameter of the protective tube 56b and a length that covers almost the entire length of the protective tube 56b. The lead wire 56c connected to is drawn out from both longitudinal ends of the protective tube 56b (FIG. 4). The heating element 56 is not limited to the illustrated carbon heater, and can be constituted by various rod-shaped electric heaters such as a cartridge type and a self-heating element type.
A three-phase AC power supply is used for the power supply circuit 31 for energizing the gas heater 30. In the illustrated embodiment, one heating element (carbon heater) 56 per phase is used, and as shown in FIG. 4, lead wires 56 c at one end of the three heating elements 56 are connected to each other by a star connection at a connection portion 74. Are connected. The heating elements 56 are accommodated in the heater pipe 54 with the connecting portions 74 of the respective lead wires 56 c facing the closed end 68 side of the heater pipe 54, and the lead wire 56 c on the other end (power supply side) is connected to the end cap 72. It is pulled out from the provided hole.
When the heating element 56 is a carbon heater, as shown in FIG. 5, the three carbon heaters have a flat main surface of each heating element 56a in a common horizontal plane parallel to the pair of opposing walls 64 of the heater pipe 54. The surfaces are oriented so that they exist and are arranged parallel to each other. Thereby, the heat of the flat belt-like heating element 56a is efficiently transmitted to the pair of opposing walls 64 of the heater pipe 54 having a relatively large surface area. However, the orientation of the heating elements 56a of the three carbon heaters is not limited to the above. For example, in the three carbon heaters, the flat main surface of each heating element 56a is a pair of opposed heater pipes 54. You may arrange | position in the direction orthogonal to the wall 64. FIG.
A channel-shaped frame 58 having a U-shaped cross section is installed outside at least one

peripheral wall

64, 66 of the heater pipe 54, and a space surrounded by the frame 58 and the peripheral wall of the heater pipe 54 forms a gas passage 76. . In the illustrated embodiment, a frame 58 is installed on the outside of each of the pair of opposing walls 64 having a relatively large surface area among the four peripheral walls of the heater pipe 54. However, the frame 58 may be attached to all four

peripheral walls

64 and 66 of the heater pipe 54, or may be attached to only one or three

peripheral walls

64 and 66. It is preferable that the width of the frame 58 substantially matches the lateral width of the heater pipe 54. The length of the frame 58 is preferably substantially the same as the length of the heating element 56a of the heating element 56 of the heater pipe 54. In this case, as shown in FIG. Both ends of the long heater pipe 54 in the longitudinal direction protrude from both ends of the frame 58 in the longitudinal direction.
As shown in FIG. 5, heat radiation fins 78 are arranged inside the gas passage 76 so as to contact the outer surface of the opposing wall 64 of the heater pipe 54. The radiating fins 78 function as a heat exchanger that transmits heat of the heater pipe 54 heated by the heating element 56 and exchanges heat with the gas flowing in the gas passage 76. In the illustrated embodiment, corrugated fins are used as the radiation fins 78. The radiating fins 78 made of corrugated fins have their crests or troughs along the gas flow direction (that is, the longitudinal direction of the heater pipe 54 and the frame 58) so as not to hinder the gas flow in the gas passage 76. It arrange | positions and is joined to the outer surface of the opposing wall 64 of the heater pipe 54. FIG. However, the radiating fins 78 are not limited to corrugated fins, and other various radiating fins may be used as long as they do not hinder the gas flow in the gas passage 76 and can radiate the heat of the heater pipe 54. be able to.
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the supply header 60 is provided on one end in the longitudinal direction of the gas heater 30 so as to cover a part of the heater pipe 54 protruding from the frame 58, and a cover 62 (FIG. 3). ). One end of the supply header 60 is connected to a gas supply pipe 34 that passes through the dome-shaped portion 62 b of the cover 62 and extends between the outside and the inside of the cover 62. As shown in FIG. 7, the gas supplied from the gas supply pipe 34 to the supply header 60 branches inside the supply header 60, and a pair formed between the pair of frames 58 and the pair of opposing walls 64. Into the gas passage 76. As shown in FIG. 7, the end cap 72 attached to the open end 70 of the heater pipe 54 is connected to the tip (gas supply pipe) so that the gas supplied to the supply header 60 flows smoothly into the pair of gas passages 76. It is preferable to make the shape thinner as it approaches (34 side). The “gas” in the present application includes not only air but also a mixture of an inert gas such as nitrogen gas and air, the inert gas itself, and the like.
The temperature control unit 14 having the gas heater 30 described above is small and has excellent thermal efficiency.
Next, the operation of the RCS temperature control system 10 shown in FIG. 1 will be described.
The gas supplied from the gas source (not shown) to the gas heater 30 of the temperature control unit 14 through the gas supply pipe 34 is divided in the supply header 60 of the gas heater 30 and is supplied to each of the pair of gas passages 76. Inflow. The heater pipe 54 is heated by the heat generating element 56 to which a voltage is applied, and transfers the heat of the opposing wall 64 to the radiation fins 78. The gas in the gas passage 76 is heated by heat exchange with the radiating fins 78 while flowing through the gas passage 76, and is discharged from the exhaust port 36 of the gas heater 30 as a high-temperature heated gas. The heated gas discharged from the exhaust port 30 of the gas heater 30 spreads over the entire internal space 29 of the housing 28 by the action of the baffle plate 38, etc., heats the housing 28, and heats the temperature control unit 14 itself. Make your body. Further, the heated gas in the housing 28 passes through the heated gas discharge pipe 48 connected to the heated gas discharge hole 42 of the housing 28, and then from the heated gas introduction hole 44 of the inner cone-shaped member 24 to the outer cone member. It is discharged into a space 23 formed between 22 and the inner conical member 24.
The heated gas discharged into the space 23 between the outer cone-shaped member 22 and the inner cone-shaped member 24 passes through a large number of heated gas ejection holes 26 of the inner cone-shaped member 24 to the fluidized heating zone 27 in the sand hopper 12. Blown out. In the sand hopper 12, the RCS that flows toward the RCS discharge port 18 through the fluid heating zone 27 formed between the housing 28 of the temperature control unit 14 and the inner conical member 24 is a temperature control that is a heating element. At the same time as being heated from the inside by the housing 28 of the unit 14, it is heated from the outside by the heated gas blown from the heated gas ejection holes 26 of the inner conical member 24. Therefore, the RCS flowing through the fluid heating zone 27 is efficiently heated. Further, when the RCS is heated only by the temperature control unit 14 serving as a heating body, the RCS positioned closer to the outer wall of the sand hopper 12 than the temperature control unit 14 is radiated and cooled through the outer wall of the sand hopper 12. End up. On the other hand, in the illustrated embodiment, the RCS in the fluidized heating zone 27 is separated from the temperature control unit 14 by the heated gas blown out from the heated gas ejection hole 26 of the inner conical member 24 of the sand hopper 12. Since it is heated, the RCS can be heated to a more uniform temperature.
Furthermore, if the fins 40 are attached to the outside of the housing 28 of the temperature control unit 14, the heat of the housing 28 of the temperature control unit 14 that is a heating body can be efficiently transferred to the RCS that flows in the fluid heating zone 27. It is possible to heat the RCS in the fluidized heating zone 27 more efficiently.
As described above, the heated gas ejection hole 26 of the inner conical member 24 is formed to have a size that does not allow RCS to enter, and the heated gas is flowed from the heated gas ejection hole 26 into the fluidized heating zone 27. Therefore, the RCS in the fluidized heating zone 27 is less likely to clog the heated gas ejection hole 26.
The RCS heated to a predetermined temperature through the fluidized heating zone 27 opens and closes the shutter 20 provided at the RCS discharge port 18 to open a blow head (not shown) of the shell mold molding apparatus at an appropriate timing. ) And so on.
Here, the heated gas escape hole 19 can be formed in the cylindrical wall which comprises the RCS discharge port 18 in the desired position inside the shutter 20 (FIG. 1). The heated gas escape hole 19 acts so as to release the heated gas in the vicinity of the RCS discharge port 18 to the outside of the sand hopper 12 when the shutter 20 is closed. If the heated gas escape hole 19 is formed inside the shutter 20, the moment when the RCS that receives the internal pressure by the heated gas and fills the vicinity of the RCS outlet 18 while the shutter 20 is closed opens the shutter 20. It is possible to prevent ejection from the RCS discharge port 18 due to internal pressure.
The temperature control system 10 further includes a temperature sensor 11 installed in at least one of the fluid heating zone 27 and the RCS outlet 18, and a temperature controller 13 connected to the power sensor 31 of the temperature sensor 11 and the gas heater 30. (Fig. 1). Further, in addition to or instead of the temperature sensor 11, the temperature sensor 15 can be installed in the temperature adjustment unit 14 (for example, the heater pipe 54 of the gas heater 30) which is a heating body (FIG. 4).
The temperature controller 13 controls the operation of the heating element 56 of the gas heater 30 based on the RCS measured by the

temperature sensors

11 and 15 and / or the temperature of the temperature adjustment unit 14 to adjust the temperature of the RCS to an appropriate temperature. As a temperature control method by the temperature controller 13, for example, (1) when the temperature of the RCS and / or the gas heater 30 measured by the

temperature sensors

11 and 15 is lower than a predetermined target temperature range, an ON signal is sent to the power supply circuit 31. On the contrary, when the voltage is high, an ON signal is output to the power supply circuit 31. On / off control of the heating element 56, and (2) the temperature of the RCS and / or the gas heater 30 measured by the

temperature sensors

11 and 15 And a proportional control of the voltage of the heating element 56 that outputs a required voltage signal to the power supply circuit 31 according to the difference between the predetermined temperature and the predetermined target temperature. In general, from the viewpoint of accuracy of temperature control and equipment cost, it is preferable to employ (1) on / off control. Thereby, the variation in the heating temperature of RCS can be suppressed.
Next, an example of a method for producing the RCS temperature control system 10 shown in FIG. 1 using an existing sand hopper having a shape similar to the sand hopper 12 will be described.
First, approximately 600 to 10,000 heated gas ejection holes 26 are formed on the conical bottom surface of the existing sand hopper by drilling or laser processing so that the conical bottom surface of the existing sand hopper becomes the inner conical member 24. . Next, the mortar-shaped outer conical member 22 is fixed to the outside of the conical bottom surface (inner conical member 24) of the existing sand hopper at a predetermined interval from the conical bottom surface to produce the sand hopper 12, and the sand hopper The temperature control unit 14 is arranged inside the 12. Then, the temperature control unit 14 is positioned and fixed so that the fluid heating zone 27 is formed between the inner conical member 24 of the sand hopper 12 and the temperature control unit 14. In this state, the outer conical member 22 and the inner side are aligned with the socket 50 extending from the heated gas discharge hole 42 of the housing 28 of the temperature control unit 14 by drilling or the like from the outer side of the outer conical member 22. A through hole 80 (FIG. 1) and a heated gas introduction hole 44 are formed in the conical member 24, respectively. Then, the heated gas discharge pipe 48 is connected to both the heated gas introduction hole 44 and the heated gas discharge hole 42 as described above, and then the through hole 80 of the outer conical member 22 is closed with the plug 82. Close with. Thus, if the temperature control unit 14 is used, the RCS temperature control system 10 of the illustrated embodiment can be manufactured using an existing sand hopper by a simple method.
By the RCS temperature control system 10 and its temperature control method, the RCS is uniformly and efficiently heat-treated at an appropriate temperature of about 40 to 70 ° C., preferably about 50 to 65 ° C. At the same time, since the moisture content of the RCS is also dried, the original fluidity of the RCS is restored, and the free fluidity due to gravity is improved. Therefore, by using the RCS temperature-controlled by the RCS temperature control system 10, the moldability and quality of the shell mold can be improved, and the shell mold can be stably molded with high productivity without being affected by the environmental temperature. can do. Moreover, the mold temperature at the time of molding can be reduced, and the thermal strain and environmental load of the mold can be reduced. Moreover, as described above, the temperature control unit 14 included in the RCS temperature control system 10 is a small one that can be easily and economically installed in the existing sand hopper of the shell mold molding apparatus. Cost can be reduced.
FIG. 8 illustrates an RCS temperature regulation system 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention. The RCS temperature control system 100 shown in FIG. 8 has the same configuration as the RCS temperature control system 10 described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7 except for the configuration of the sand hopper. Accordingly, corresponding components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.
Similarly to the RCS temperature control system 10 shown in FIG. 1, the RCS temperature control system 100 includes a sand hopper 12 ′ to which an RSC (not shown) is supplied, and a temperature control unit 14 ′ disposed inside the sand hopper 12 ′. Is provided. The RCS temperature control system 100 includes a temperature sensor (not shown) and a temperature controller (not shown) for adjusting the temperature of the RCS to an appropriate temperature, as with the RCS temperature control system 10 shown in FIG. Yes.
Unlike the sand hopper 12 of the RCS temperature control system 10, the sand hopper 12 ′ does not have a double bottom structure, and the heated gas is blown directly from the temperature control unit 14 ′ into the sand hopper 12 ′. The sand hopper 12 ′ has a conical bottom portion 16 ′ having a single bottom structure similar to that of an existing sand hopper and gradually decreasing in diameter downward, and the RCS discharge port extends outward from the lowermost center of the conical bottom portion 16 ′. 18 extends. No heated gas ejection hole is formed in the conical bottom portion 16 '. Note that the conical bottom 16 ′ of the sand hopper 12 ′ is relative to a virtual horizontal plane (hereinafter referred to as a reference horizontal plane) perpendicular to the direction of gravity when the sand hopper 12 ′ is installed with the RCS discharge port 18 facing directly below. It is designed to form an inclined surface that forms an angle greater than the angle of repose.
The temperature control unit 14 'is installed inside the sand hopper 12' so that a space acting as a fluid heating zone 27 is formed between the conical bottom 16 'of the sand hopper 12' and the temperature control unit 14 '. Fixed. The temperature adjustment unit 14 'includes a housing 28' and a gas heater 30 accommodated in the housing 28 '. The gas heater 30 has the same configuration as the gas heater 30 included in the temperature control unit 14 of the RCS temperature control system 10, and the upper end portion thereof is fixed to the lid member 32 attached to the upper opening of the housing 28 ′. And suspended in the housing 28 '. The gas heater 30 heats the gas supplied through the gas supply pipe 34 at the upper end thereof to an appropriate temperature by the heating element 56 (FIG. 4), and forms a high-temperature heated gas from the exhaust port 36 at the lower end to the inside of the housing 28 ′. It is designed to be discharged into the space 29.
The shape of the housing 28 ′ is not particularly limited, but the RCS is formed on both the housing 28 ′ and the conical bottom 16 ′ of the sand hopper 12 ′ in the fluidized heating zone 27, similar to the housing 28 of the temperature control unit 14 shown in FIG. The lower part of the housing 28 ′ facing the conical bottom 16 ′ is inclined with respect to the reference horizontal surface so that the conical bottom 16 ′ of the sand hopper 12 ′ is inclined so as to smoothly flow down to the RCS outlet 18 with sufficient contact. It is preferable that the outer surface has a gradient surface that forms an angle greater than the angle of the surface. The overall shape of the housing 28 ′ is, for example, a substantially spindle shape (a shape in which both ends of the cylinder are pointed) in which the longitudinal section of the housing 28 ′ is a rhombus, an abacus bead, a parallelogram, a polygon (hexagon or octagon), etc. Can be adopted. Among these, as shown in FIG. 8, an abacus bead shape is preferable. The material of the housing 28 ′ is preferably metal, particularly iron, like the housing 28. Further, similarly to the temperature control unit 14 shown in FIG. 1, in order to facilitate the transfer of the heat of the housing 28 heated by the high-temperature heated gas discharged from the gas heater 30 to the RCS in the sand hopper 12, A plurality of fins 40 may be provided on the outer surface of 28 '.
On the inclined wall surface of the lower portion of the housing 28 'of the temperature control unit 14', the fluid heating zone 27 flows instead of the heated gas discharge hole 42 provided in the housing 28 of the temperature control unit 14 shown in FIG. A large number of heated gas discharge holes 43 for supplying heated gas to the fluidized heating zone 27 to heat the RCS are provided at desired intervals. The heated gas discharge hole 43 has the same configuration as the heated gas ejection hole 26 provided in the inner cone-shaped member 24 of the sand hopper 12 of the RCS temperature control system 10. For example, the housing 28 ′ is formed by machining or laser processing. It can form in the inclined wall surface of the lower side part. The heated gas discharge hole 43 is formed at a right angle or an acute angle (a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the gas heater 30 in the drawing) with respect to the inclined wall surface of the lower portion of the housing 28. Thereby, even when the flow velocity of the heated gas is low and therefore the pressure is small and the air volume is small, the RCS can be effectively stirred and heated, and when the discharge of the heated gas is stopped, the RCS in the sand hopper 12 is stopped. Becomes difficult to enter the heated gas discharge hole 43. The shape of the heated gas discharge hole 43 is preferably a circular shape because it has a small gas ejection resistance (and hence pressure loss) and is easy to process, but is not limited thereto. The size of the heated gas discharge hole 43 is mainly determined in consideration of the flow state of the RCS, but preferably has a diameter of about 0.1 mm to 3.0 mm, and particularly has a diameter of 1.0 to 2.0 mm. preferable.
The temperature control unit 14 ′ having the gas heater 30 is small and has excellent thermal efficiency, like the temperature control unit 14 shown in FIG. 1.
In the RCS temperature control system 100 shown in FIG. 8, the gas supplied from the gas source (not shown) to the gas heater 30 of the temperature control unit 14 ′ through the gas supply pipe 34 is transferred by the gas heater 30 by the mechanism described above. It is heated and discharged as a high-temperature heated gas from the exhaust port 36 of the gas heater 30. The heated gas discharged from the exhaust port 36 of the gas heater 30 spreads over the entire internal space 29 of the housing 28 ′, and heats the housing 28 ′ to make the temperature control unit 14 ′ itself a heating body. It is blown into the sand hopper 12 ′ from a large number of heated gas discharge holes 43 of 28 ′. In the sand hopper 12 ′, the RCS that flows toward the RCS outlet 18 through the flow heating zone 27 formed between the housing 28 ′ of the temperature control unit 14 ′ and the conical bottom 16 ′ of the sand hopper 12 ′ is heated. At the same time as being heated by the housing 28 ′ of the temperature control unit 14 ′ which is a body, it is heated by the heated gas blown from the heated gas discharge hole 43. Further, if the fins 40 are provided outside the housing 28 ′ of the temperature control unit 14 ′, the heat of the housing 28 ′ is efficiently transmitted to the RCS flowing through the fluid heating zone 27, and the fluid heating zone 27 The RCS can be more efficiently heated to an appropriate temperature.
The RCS temperature control system 100 does not heat the RCS flowing in the fluid heating zone 27 from both inside and outside like the RCS temperature control system 10 shown in FIG. Absent. However, the temperature control system 100 that preheats the RCS to a predetermined temperature can be manufactured simply by installing the temperature control unit 14 'in the existing sand hopper without processing the existing sand hopper. Therefore, the manufacturing cost of the RCS temperature control system 100 can be significantly reduced.
9 and 10 illustrate an RCS

temperature regulation system

102, 104 according to yet another embodiment of the present invention. The RCS

temperature control systems

102 and 104 shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 have the same configuration as the RCS temperature control system 10 described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7 except for the configuration of the temperature control unit. Accordingly, corresponding components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.
As with the RCS temperature control system 10 shown in FIG. 1, the RCS

temperature control systems

102 and 104 are each a sand hopper 12 to which an RCS (not shown) is supplied, and a temperature control unit 84 disposed inside the sand hopper 12. , 86. Further, the RCS

temperature control systems

102 and 104 are both a temperature sensor (not shown) and a temperature controller (not shown) for adjusting the temperature of the RCS to an appropriate temperature, similarly to the RCS temperature control system 10 shown in FIG. ).
In place of the gas heater 30 of the temperature adjustment unit 14 of the RCS temperature adjustment system 10, the

temperature adjustment units

84 and 86 include gas heaters 88 and 90 that use

ingots

92 and 94 instead of the radiating fins 78 as heat exchangers. Prepare for each. In particular, the RCS temperature control system 104 of FIG. 10 is configured such that the temperature control unit 86 does not have a housing and the gas heater 90 is exposed in the sand hopper 12.
The sand hoppers 12 of the RCS

temperature control systems

102 and 104 have the same configuration as the sand hopper 12 of the RCS temperature control system 10. That is, the conical bottom portion 16 of the sand hopper 12 has a double bottom structure composed of the outer conical member 22 and the inner conical member 24 that are spaced apart from each other, and the outer conical member 22 and the inner conical member. A space 23 is formed between them 24. The inner conical member 24 has a number of heated gas ejection holes 26 formed at desired intervals, and is supplied to the space 23 between the outer conical member 22 and the inner conical member 24. The heated gas is blown into the sand hopper 12 through the heated ejection holes 26.
The temperature control unit 84 of the RCS temperature control system 102 shown in FIG. 9 constitutes a heating body that radiates heat into the sand hopper 12 from itself, and heats the gas supplied to the temperature control unit 84 to increase the temperature. The gas to be heated is discharged into a space 23 between the outer conical member 22 and the inner conical member 24. The temperature adjustment unit 84 is formed such that a space acting as the fluid heating zone 27 is formed between the outer surface of the temperature adjustment unit 84 and the inner surface of the inner conical member 24 of the conical bottom 16 of the sand hopper 12. It is installed and fixed inside the sand hopper 12.
Similar to the temperature control unit 14 shown in FIG. 1, the temperature control unit 84 includes a housing 28 and a gas heater 88 accommodated in the housing 28. The shape of the housing 28 is not particularly limited, but the slope in which the lower portion of the housing 28 facing the inner conical member 24 of the sand hopper 12 forms an angle greater than the angle of the inclined surface of the inner conical member 24 with respect to the reference horizontal plane. It is preferable to have a surface on the outer surface. As the overall shape of the housing 28, for example, a substantially spindle shape (a shape in which both ends of the cylinder are pointed) is employed in which the longitudinal section of the housing 28 is a rhombus, an abacus bead, a parallelogram, a polygon (hexagon or octagon), etc. can do. Among these, as shown in FIG. 9, an abacus bead shape is preferable. The material of the housing 28 is preferably metal, particularly iron.
The housing 28 has substantially the same configuration as the housing 28 of the temperature control unit 14 shown in FIG. That is, the housing 28 is provided with a heated gas discharge hole 42, and the heated gas discharge hole 42 is connected to a heated gas introduction hole 44 formed in the inner conical member 24 by a heated gas discharge pipe 48. It is connected. Further, on the outer surface of the housing 28, a plurality of fins 40 (see FIG. 5) for easily transferring the heat of the housing 28 heated by the high-temperature heated gas discharged from the gas heater 88 to the RCS in the sand hopper 12. 2) may be provided.
The gas heater 88 is held between two fixing plates 96 inside the housing 28. The fixing plate 96 is fixed to the housing 28 by an appropriate method such as fastening or welding using bolts and nuts, for example. Has been. A gas supply pipe 34 for supplying gas from a gas source (not shown) to the gas heater 88 is fixed to the top of the housing 28 so as to extend into the housing 28.
The gas heater 88 is composed of an ingot 92 in which an arbitrary number of gas passages 99 extending from a gas introduction hole 97 connected to the gas supply pipe 34 to a plurality of exhaust ports 98 are formed. A plurality of heat source accommodation holes are formed in the ingot 92, and a plurality of heating elements 56 are individually accommodated as heat sources in the heat source accommodation holes. The heating element 56 has the same configuration as the heating element 56 of the gas heater 30 shown in FIG. 1, and can be composed of a rod-shaped carbon heater (FIG. 4), and various rod-shaped electric heaters such as a cartridge type and a self-heating element type. .
The temperature control unit 84 having the gas heater 88 is small and has excellent thermal efficiency, like the temperature control unit 14 shown in FIG.
The ingot 92 itself functions as a heat exchanger. The gas supplied to the gas introduction hole 97 of the ingot 92 is heated by heat exchange with the ingot 92 heated by the heating element 56 while passing through the gas passage 99, and is exhausted from the ingot 92 as a high-temperature heated gas. 98 is discharged. The heated gas discharged from the exhaust port 98 of the ingot 92 spreads over the entire internal space 29 of the housing 28, heats the housing 28, and makes the temperature control unit 84 itself a heating body. Further, the heated gas in the housing 28 passes through the heated gas discharge pipe 48 connected to the heated gas discharge hole 42 of the housing 28, and then from the heated gas introduction hole 44 of the inner cone-shaped member 24 to the outer cone member. It is discharged into a space 23 formed between 22 and the inner conical member 24.
The heated gas discharged into the space 23 between the outer cone-shaped member 22 and the inner cone-shaped member 24 is blown into the sand hopper 12 through the numerous heated gas ejection holes 26 of the inner cone-shaped member 24. In the sand hopper 12, the RCS that flows toward the RCS discharge port 18 through the fluid heating zone 27 formed between the housing 28 of the temperature control unit 84 and the inner cone-shaped member 24 is a temperature control that is a heating body. At the same time as being heated from the inside by the housing 28 of the unit 84, it is heated from the outside by the heated gas blown from the heated gas ejection holes 26 of the inner conical member 24. Therefore, in the RCS temperature control system 102, as in the RCS temperature control system 10, the RCS flowing in the fluid heating zone 27 is efficiently heated to an appropriate temperature. In addition, the temperature control unit 84 of the RCS temperature control system 102 is a small one that can be easily and economically installed in the existing sand hopper of the shell mold molding apparatus, so that the manufacturing cost of the RCS temperature control system 102 can be reduced. .
The temperature adjustment unit 84 of the RCS temperature adjustment system 102 does not release the heated gas directly from the housing 28 into the sand hopper 12 like the temperature adjustment unit 14 ′ of the RCS temperature adjustment system 100 described above. Therefore, unlike the RCS temperature control system 104 shown as a modification in FIG. 10, a temperature control unit 86 that does not have the housing 28 and has only the ingot 94 (that is, the gas heater 90) that contains the heating element 56 is employed. You can also. In this configuration, like the housing 28, the ingot 94 preferably has a substantially spindle-shaped shape having a rhombus-shaped or abacus-shaped longitudinal section. The heated gas discharge pipe 48 is directly connected to the exhaust port 98 of the ingot 94, and connects the exhaust port (that is, the heated gas discharge hole) 98 and the heated gas introduction hole 44 of the inner conical member 24. .
In the RCS

temperature control systems

102 and 104, the gas passages 99 are formed directly in the

ingots

92 and 94. Therefore, the gas passages 99 cannot be made too large, and the passage resistance may increase. Therefore, at the same gas supply pressure, the flow rate of the heated gas that can be supplied may be smaller than that of the gas heater 30 of the temperature adjustment unit 14 shown in FIG.

10, 100, 102 Temperature control system 12, 12 '

Sand hopper

14, 14', 84, 86 Temperature control unit 22 Outer conical member 24 Inner conical member 26 Heated gas ejection hole 28, 28 '

Housing

30, 88, 90

Gas heater

36, 98 Exhaust port 38 Baffle plate 42 Heated gas discharge hole 48 Heated gas discharge tube 54 Heater pipe 56 Heating element 58

Frame

76, 99 Gas passage 78

Heat radiation fin

92, 94 Ingot

Claims

Resin coated sand temperature control unit,
A housing in which heated gas discharge holes are formed;
A gas heater housed in the housing,
The gas heater is
A heater pipe,
A heating element housed in the heater pipe;
A frame attached to the outside of the peripheral wall of the heater pipe and forming a gas passage therein;
A heat dissipating fin disposed in the gas passage so as to contact the peripheral wall of the heater pipe;
The heat of the heater pipe heated by the heat generating element is transmitted to the heat radiating fin, the gas introduced into the gas passage is heated by the heat radiating fin, and is heated from the gas passage to the inside of the housing. The resin-coated sand is heated to an appropriate temperature by the heated gas by discharging and discharging the heated gas from the heated gas discharge hole of the housing.
Resin coated sand temperature control unit.
The resin-coated sand temperature control unit according to claim 1, wherein the heating element is a carbon heater in which a belt-like carbonaceous heating element is enclosed in a protective tube.
The heater pipe has a rectangular cross section, and the heat radiating fins are attached to a pair of opposed peripheral walls of the heater pipe having a relatively large surface area. The resin-coated sand temperature control unit according to claim 2, wherein the flat main surface of the quality heating element is arranged so as to be parallel to the pair of peripheral walls.
The gas heater includes a gas supply pipe that supplies a gas before heating to the gas passage, an exhaust port that discharges the heated gas heated in the gas passage to the inside of the housing sigma, and faces the exhaust port The baffle plate further comprises a baffle plate arranged to flow the heated gas discharged from the exhaust port toward the gas supply pipe outside the gas heater. The resin-coated sand temperature control unit according to claim 3.
Resin coated sand temperature control system,
A sand hopper supplied with resin-coated sand;
A temperature control unit according to any one of claims 1 to 4, comprising a temperature control unit disposed inside the sand hopper,
The resin-coated sand supplied to the sand hopper is heated to an appropriate temperature by the heated gas released from the temperature control unit.
Resin coated sand temperature control system.
Resin coated sand temperature control system,
A sand hopper to which resin-coated sand is supplied, comprising a conical bottom portion having an outer conical member and an inner conical member spaced apart from each other through a space, and a plurality of heated gas ejection holes in the inner conical member A sand hopper formed with
A temperature control unit that is disposed inside the sand hopper and constitutes a heating body, wherein the temperature control unit forms a fluid heating zone between the temperature control unit and the inner conical member;
A heated gas discharge pipe disposed through the inner conical member and extending between the space between the inner conical member and the outer conical member and the temperature control unit;
The heated gas heated by the temperature control unit is discharged into the space between the inner cone member and the outer cone member through the heated gas discharge pipe, and is formed in the inner cone member. The resin-coated sand that is blown to the fluidized heating zone through a plurality of heated gas ejection holes and supplied to the sand hopper and flows through the fluidized heating zone is heated to an appropriate temperature by both the heated gas and the temperature control unit. Is configured to
Resin coated sand temperature control system.
The resin-coated sand temperature control according to claim 6, wherein the temperature control unit includes a heat generating element, and a heat exchanger that exchanges heat between the gas supplied to the temperature control unit and the heat generating element. system.
The temperature control unit includes a housing in which a heated gas discharge hole is formed, and a gas heater accommodated in the housing. The gas heater includes a heater pipe and the heat generation accommodated in the heater pipe. An element, a frame attached to the outside of the peripheral wall of the heater pipe to form a gas passage therein, and a heat dissipating fin disposed as the heat exchanger in the gas passage so as to contact the peripheral wall of the heater pipe; The heat of the heater pipe heated by the heat generating element is transmitted to the heat radiating fin, the gas introduced into the gas passage is heated by the heat radiating fin, and the gas passage is heated from the gas passage. The inside of a housing is discharged | emitted and this to-be-heated gas is discharge | released to the to-be-heated gas discharge pipe from the to-be-heated gas discharge hole of the said housing. Jin-coated sand temperature control system.