Burning apparatus with means for heating and cleaning polluted products of combustion

Patent · Tue Feb 16 04:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:5019341

Foresto, S

Apparatus for burning material such as waste material and the like from which gases with entrained pollutants are produced is described comprising: at least two combustion chambers. The lower combustion chamber includes a grate comprising means for supporting material to be burned. The upper chamber includes a grate comprising means for supporting material to be burned, disposed at a predetermined level above the lower chamber grate. There are means adjacent the upper combustion chamber for exhausting gases produced by the burning of the material supported on the grates to the atmosphere; first fluid communication means between the upper and lower combustion chambers located above the lower chamber grate and below the upper chamber grate; and second fluid communication means between the upper combustion chamber and the lower combustion chamber located above the upper chamber grate.

• Assignee: NOV; NOV-88-006546; EDB-88-105171
• Patent Number(s): US 4724776
• OSTI ID: 5019341
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
421000* -- Engineering-- Combustion Systems
500200 -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
BURNERS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
COMBUSTION CHAMBERS
COMBUSTION CONTROL
COMBUSTION PRODUCTS
COMBUSTORS
CONTROL
DESIGN
EMISSION
GASEOUS WASTES
HEATING
MANAGEMENT
OPERATION
OXIDATION
POLLUTION CONTROL
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES