Core wash recirculating tank system
AssigneeInternational Engine Intellectual Property Company, LLC
InventorGregory D. Watkins
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Abstract
A core wash tank has a core wash bath compartment (14) for holding core wash (16) into which sand cores can be immersed for treatment and a single overflow compartment (30) separated from the core wash bath compartment by a divider wall (28) that defines an overflow level for core wash in the core wash bath compartment to overflow into the overflow compartment. A core wash recirculation system has a pump (42) for drawing core wash from the overflow compartment and pumping core wash into the core wash bath compartment.
Claims8
A core wash recirculating tank system comprising:
- a core wash tank having a core wash bath compartment for holding core wash into which sand cores can be immersed for treatment and a single overflow compartment separated from the core wash bath compartment by a divider wall that defines an overflow level for core wash in the core wash bath compartment to overflow into the overflow compartment,
- and a core wash recirculation system comprising a pump for drawing core wash from the overflow compartment and pumping core wash into the core wash bath compartment.
A core wash recirculating tank system comprising:
- a core wash tank having a core wash bath compartment for holding core wash into which sand cores can be immersed for treatment and an overflow compartment separated from the core wash bath compartment by a divider wall that defines an overflow level for core wash in the core wash bath compartment to overflow into the overflow compartment, and
- a core wash recirculation system comprising a pump for drawing core wash from the overflow compartment and pumping core wash into the core wash bath compartment,
- the divider wall extending between opposite upright tank walls and having a height that is less than height of the opposite upright tank walls,
- and further comprising a removable basket in the core wash bath compartment for collecting core chips that fall down in the core wash bath compartment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.