A method of reusing core sand includes crushing a core used for casting into granules, the core includes water glass as a binder, and the water glass includes water-soluble water glass and water-insoluble water glass; heating the core; detaching the water glass from the core sand; and separating and collecting the core sand from a mixture of the water glass and the core sand.

A method of reusing core sand includes crushing a core used for casting into granules, the core includes water glass as a binder, and the water glass includes water-soluble water glass and water-insoluble water glass; heating the core; detaching the water glass from the core sand; and separating and collecting the core sand from a mixture of the water glass and the core sand.

A method of reusing core sand includes crushing a core used for casting into granules; heating the granules at a temperature of 300 C. to 550 C.; causing the heated granules to collide against each other such that water glass used as a binder detaches from the core sand; and blowing air into a mixture of the water glass and the core sand, which are detached from each other, such that the core sand is separated and collected from the mixture due to a difference in specific gravity between the water glass and the core sand.

A method of reusing core sand includes crushing a core used for casting into granules; heating the granules at a temperature of 300 C. to 550 C.; causing the heated granules to collide against each other such that water glass used as a binder detaches from the core sand; and blowing air into a mixture of the water glass and the core sand, which are detached from each other, such that the core sand is separated and collected from the mixture due to a difference in specific gravity between the water glass and the core sand.

An air wash abrasive particle separator apparatus which separates contaminants from previously-used abrasive particles contained in a contaminated abrasive particle mixture such that the abrasive particles may be re-used multiple times, the apparatus being in combination a contaminated abrasive particle mixture delivery device, an accumulator hopper assembly, a volume sensing device, an automatic flow control valve, a separator assembly and an air transfer device.

An air wash abrasive particle separator apparatus which separates contaminants from previously-used abrasive particles contained in a contaminated abrasive particle mixture such that the abrasive particles may be re-used multiple times, the apparatus being in combination a contaminated abrasive particle mixture delivery device, an accumulator hopper assembly, a volume sensing device, an automatic flow control valve, a separator assembly and an air transfer device.

A method for regenerating foundry sand, in particular for the renewed production of foundry molds and/or foundry mold cores from the regenerated foundry sand, through removal of binding agent, from a foundry sand/binding agent mixture, using a solid support means (6), wherein binding agent and support means (6) are separated from the foundry sand, wherein support means (6) is brought into contact with the foundry sand/binding agent mixture, is preferably added to it, and, together with the binding agent, which adheres thereto and/or which is incorporated therein, is separated from the foundry sand (10).

A method for regenerating foundry sand, in particular for the renewed production of foundry molds and/or foundry mold cores from the regenerated foundry sand, through removal of binding agent, from a foundry sand/binding agent mixture, using a solid support means (6), wherein binding agent and support means (6) are separated from the foundry sand, wherein support means (6) is brought into contact with the foundry sand/binding agent mixture, is preferably added to it, and, together with the binding agent, which adheres thereto and/or which is incorporated therein, is separated from the foundry sand (10).

A return sand cooling system, including: a sand moisture and temperature measuring instrument measuring the moisture content and temperature of the return sand; a control device determines an appropriate water addition amount, which is an amount of water to be added to the return sand; a water-sprinkling cooling device adds water of the appropriate water addition amount to the return sand and cools the return sand by the latent heat of vaporization of water to obtain the cooled return sand; an air introducing device that introduces air into the water-sprinkling cooling device; and an introduced air temperature and humidity measuring instrument measures the temperature and humidity of introduced air to be introduced into the water-sprinkling cooling device; the control device determining the appropriate water addition amount on the basis of the moisture content and temperature of the return sand, and the temperature and humidity of the introduced air.

A method of reusing core sand includes: crushing a core used for casting into granules; heating the granules at a temperature of 300 C. to 550 C.; causing the heated granules to collide against each other such that water glass used as a binder detaches from the core sand; and blowing air into a mixture of the water glass and the core sand, which are detached from each other, such that the core sand is separated and collected from the mixture due to a difference in specific gravity between the water glass and the core sand.