. The Street railway journal . FIG. S—STANDARD WORK CAR -CARPENTER SHOP OF BUILDING DEPARTMENT ors of the sand house by cranes operating an automaticclam-shell bucket with a capacity of i>-2 cu. yd. Wet sandis placed on a belt conveyor, which delivers it to the rotat-ing shell of the sand dryer, where it comes in direct con-tact with the flames from the furnaces. It then travelsin the same direction of the gases so that the highest tem-perature comes in contact with the wettest material. Thehot air from the furnace is blown through the shell by ablower and the hot gases and waste duct
. The Street railway journal . FIG. S—STANDARD WORK CAR -CARPENTER SHOP OF BUILDING DEPARTMENT ors of the sand house by cranes operating an automaticclam-shell bucket with a capacity of i>-2 cu. yd. Wet sandis placed on a belt conveyor, which delivers it to the rotat-ing shell of the sand dryer, where it comes in direct con-tact with the flames from the furnaces. It then travelsin the same direction of the gases so that the highest tem-perature comes in contact with the wettest material. Thehot air from the furnace is blown through the shell by ablower and the hot gases and waste duct are carried up theflue. When the dry sand drops into a boot after passingthrough the shell it is picked up by bucket conveyor and de-livered into storage bins. From the storage bins the drysand is easily obtained by means of a valve so that it willrun freely into the sand car. The dryer with its auxiliarymachinery was furnished by the American Process Com-pany, New York City. It might be of interest to state that before the sand
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