Waste material incineration system and method

Patent · Tue Apr 09 04:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5271741

Adams, J C

A waste material incineration system and method of combusting waste material is provided wherein system includes a longitudinally directed furnace having a first combustion zone and a second combustion zone. Waste material or other fuel is inserted into furnace through a furnace inlet and passes by gravity assist into a vortexing pattern dependent upon the geometrical contouring of the internal walls of furnace in combination with preheating air conduits. Subsequent to vortexing in the first combustion zone, the substantially fully combusted gases are transported through second combustion zone for insert into a heat exchanger unit and then passes to a scrubber unit where the exhausted gases are further cleansed to expulsion of the cleansed exhaust gases through an exhaust stack to the ambient atmosphere.

• Assignee: Energy Recovery Group, Inc.
• Patent Number(s): US 4509435
• OSTI ID: 5271741
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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42 ENGINEERING
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DECOMPOSITION
EQUIPMENT
EXHAUST GASES
FLUIDS
GASEOUS WASTES
GASES
INCINERATORS
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
PYROLYSIS
SCRUBBERS
SCRUBBING
SOLID WASTES
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
WASTES