Compact, closed-loop controlled waste incinerator
Technologies for solid and liquid waste destruction in compact incinerators are being developed in collaboration between industry, universities, and a Government laboratory. This paper reviews progress on one technology, namely active combustion control to achieve efficient and controlled afterburning of air-starved reaction products. This technology which uses synchronized waste gas injection into acoustically stabilized air vortices was transitioned to a simplified afterburner design and practical operational conditions. The full-scale, simplified afterburner, which achieved CO and NO{sub x} emissions of about 30 ppm with a residence time of less than 50 msec, was integrated with a commercially available marine incinerator to increase throughput and reduce emissions. Closed-loop active control with diode laser sensors and novel control strategies was demonstrated on a sub-scale afterburner.
- Research Organization:
- Naval Air Warfare Center, China Lake, CA (US)
- OSTI ID:
- 20002674
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-990805-; TRN: IM200002%%674
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 33rd National Heat Transfer Conference NHTC'99, Albuquerque, NM (US), 08/15/1999--08/17/1999; Other Information: PBD: 1999; Related Information: In: Proceedings of the 33rd national heat transfer conference NHTC'99, by Jensen, M.K.; Di Marzo, M. [eds.], [1150] pages.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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