Reciprocating grate systems for furnaces and incinerators

Patent · Tue Sep 18 04:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:5942276

John, F C; Taggart, G B; Taylor, S R

A new and improved reciprocating grate system for furnaces and incinerators wherein the system is advantageously constructed to accomplish a variety of objectives. Adjacent flights of adjacent portions of the composite grate structure reciprocate back and forth and the speed and stroke of such reciprocation can be ganged, coupled, or independently controlled. The individual grates themselves are advantageously configured for suitable spreading and air mixture relative to debris advancement. Air seals are provided and batch feed is accommodated. Grate frame reciprocation is accommodated by fluid control means, either hydraulic or pneumatic, and features are provided for enabling appropriate adjustment both of drive and stroke of related individual components.

• Assignee: Clear Air, Inc.
• Patent Number(s): US 4471704
• OSTI ID: 5942276
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
421000* -- Engineering-- Combustion Systems
AIR FLOW
COMBUSTION CHAMBERS
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
DESIGN
EQUIPMENT
FLUID FLOW
FLUID MECHANICS
FLUIDIC CONTROL DEVICES
FLUIDIC DEVICES
FUELS
FURNACES
GAS FLOW
HYDRAULICS
INCINERATORS
MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
MECHANICS
PNEUMATICS
SEALS
SOLID FUELS
SUPPORTS