Observations on waste destruction in liquid-injection incinerators (revised)
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:5328382
The paper discusses various factors affecting the performance of a subscale liquid injection incinerator simulator. The mechanisms by which waste escapes incineration within the spray flame are investigated for variations in atomization quality, flame stoichiometry, and the initial waste concentration in the feed. A turbulent spray flame reactor is fired on No. 2 fuel oil which is doped with an equimolar mixture of various compounds, including chloroform, chlorobenzene, acrylonitrile, benzene, and 1,1,1-trichloroethane. In spite of the fact that the compounds all are initially at the same concentration, certain operating conditions repeatedly yield a consistent ranking in the extent of compound destruction. The 'destructability' ranking is important in identifying the mechanisms responsible for compound release. Two mechanisms are identified as potential explanations for the compound release behavior. The findings are applied to the problem of using CO and unburned hydrocarbon emissions as indirect indicators of waste destruction performance. The results also offer insight into the correlation between waste destruction efficiency and initial waste concentration in the feed that has been observed in field data.
- Research Organization:
- Energy and Environmental Research Corp., Irvine, CA (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 5328382
- Report Number(s):
- PB-91-223347/XAB; CNN: EPA-68-02-3633
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540120* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
ACRYLONITRILE
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
AROMATICS
BENZENE
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHLORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
CHLOROFORM
COMBUSTION
CONTROL
EFFICIENCY
HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
HYDROCARBONS
INCINERATORS
LIQUID WASTES
MANAGEMENT
NITRILES
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
POLLUTION CONTROL
SIMULATION
TESTING
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
540120* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
ACRYLONITRILE
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
AROMATICS
BENZENE
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHLORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
CHLOROFORM
COMBUSTION
CONTROL
EFFICIENCY
HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
HYDROCARBONS
INCINERATORS
LIQUID WASTES
MANAGEMENT
NITRILES
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
POLLUTION CONTROL
SIMULATION
TESTING
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES