VACLAIM, a method to remove pollution, reclaim Nobake moldsand, convert binder waste into fuel, and recover casting heat in foundry molds during casting

Title: VACLAIM, a method to remove pollution, reclaim Nobake moldsand, convert binder waste into fuel, and recover casting heat in foundry molds during casting

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The development program was carried out at the Experimental Foundry at the Abex Research Center, Mahwah, NJ. Objectives were met and data collected to design VACLAIM systems. Feasibility was established and several configurations of equipment used with success. The experiments included test and commercial castings. VACLAIM reduces foundry energy needs, materials, investment costs, operating costs, and improves foundry atmospheres and casting quality in a single step. The system is expected to be installed in 60 or more foundries in the next ten years to save up to $27 million per year in investment and processing costs.

Authors:: Scheffer, K D

Publication Date:: 1983-06-21

Research Org.:: Scheffer (Karl D.), Scotia, NY (USA)

OSTI Identifier:: 5972732

Report Number(s):: DOE/CS/15036-T1
ON: DE83014725

DOE Contract Number:: FG01-81CS15036

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Resource Relation:: Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; FOUNDRIES; HEAT RECOVERY; POLLUTION CONTROL; RECYCLING; CASTING; CASTING MOLDS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; OPERATING COST; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION; CONTROL; COST; ENERGY RECOVERY; FABRICATION; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; RECOVERY; WASTE PRODUCT UTILIZATION; 320304* - Energy Conservation, Consumption, & Utilization- Industrial & Agricultural Processes- Waste Heat Recovery & Utilization; 320305 - Energy Conservation, Consumption, & Utilization- Industrial & Agricultural Processes- Industrial Waste Management

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  abstractNote = {The development program was carried out at the Experimental Foundry at the Abex Research Center, Mahwah, NJ. Objectives were met and data collected to design VACLAIM systems. Feasibility was established and several configurations of equipment used with success. The experiments included test and commercial castings. VACLAIM reduces foundry energy needs, materials, investment costs, operating costs, and improves foundry atmospheres and casting quality in a single step. The system is expected to be installed in 60 or more foundries in the next ten years to save up to $27 million per year in investment and processing costs.},

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