Formation of transient puffs from contained liquid wastes in a rotary-kiln simulator

Technical Report · Mon Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:6079178

Linak, W P; McSorley, J A; Wendt, J O.L.; Dunn, J E

This paper gives results of a study of the generation of transient puffs resulting from the batch incineration of liquid waste into a 73-kW rotary-kiln-incinerator simulator. Liquid wastes investigated included toluene, methylene chloride, carbon tetrachloride, and No. 5 fuel oil. Transient puffs from these wastes were monitored using on-line measurements for FID measurable hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and integrated particulate filter loadings, although the suitability of any one of these indicators depended on the chemical nature of the waste involved. Study results show that puffs formed during transient conditions are generated easily, even with small quantities of wastes and with the kiln operating at 100% excess air.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC (USA). Air and Energy Engineering Research Lab.
• OSTI ID: 6079178
• Report Number(s): PB-87-199642/XAB; EPA-600/D-87/196
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

500200* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION MONITORING
ALKYLATED AROMATICS
AROMATICS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HYDROCARBONS
INCINERATORS
KILNS
LIQUID WASTES
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
TOLUENE
TOXICITY
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES