Casting metal and reclaiming foundry sand.

摘要

A method of reclaiming used foundry sand containing an organic binder comprising the steps of separating said sand from a casting, supplying said sand to a fluid bed, fluidising said sand in said fluid bed with combustion supporting gas introduced into said sand at a plurality of locations so that the sand remains in said fluid bed in a fluidised state at an elevated treatment temperature range to reclaim said sand and removing reclaimed sand from said fluid bed.