Design Analysis and Testing of Sand Muller for Foundry Application

Abstract

A Sand Muller was designed, fabricated, and its performance tested by producing standard specimens. They were subjected to green compression strength test. The Sand Muller was designed to help foundry industries in Nigeria as well as small-scale foundries acquire basic foundry equipment to test and control raw materials in order to improve castings quality. In designing the Sand Rammer, systematic design analysis of the basic theories required to make it functional were considered. The Sand Muller was fabricated from locally sourced materials, tested and found to produce sand mix of adequate strength for casting purposes.