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Title: Electric controlled air incinerator for radioactive wastes

Abstract

A two-stage incinerator is provided which includes a primary combustion chamber and an afterburner chamber for off-gases. The latter is formed by a plurality of vertical tubes in combination with associated manifolds which connect the tubes together to form a continuous tortuous path. Electrically-controlled heaters surround the tubes while electrically-controlled plate heaters heat the manifolds. A gravity-type ash removal system is located at the bottom of the first afterburner tube while an air mixer is disposed in that same tube just above the outlet from the primary chamber. A ram injector in combination with rotary magazine feeds waste to a horizontal tube forming the primary combustion chamber.

Inventors:
 [1];  [1]
  1. Aiken, SC
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
863849
Patent Number(s):
US 4259910
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
DOE Contract Number:  
AT(07-2)-1
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
electric; controlled; air; incinerator; radioactive; wastes; two-stage; provided; primary; combustion; chamber; afterburner; off-gases; latter; formed; plurality; vertical; tubes; combination; associated; manifolds; connect; form; continuous; tortuous; path; electrically-controlled; heaters; surround; plate; heat; gravity-type; ash; removal; located; bottom; tube; mixer; disposed; outlet; injector; rotary; magazine; feeds; waste; horizontal; forming; vertical tube; primary combustion; combustion chamber; radioactive waste; radioactive wastes; ash removal; primary chamber; horizontal tube; burner chamber; /110/976/

Citation Formats

Warren, Jeffery H, and Hootman, Harry E. Electric controlled air incinerator for radioactive wastes. United States: N. p., 1981. Web.
Warren, Jeffery H, & Hootman, Harry E. Electric controlled air incinerator for radioactive wastes. United States.
Warren, Jeffery H, and Hootman, Harry E. 1981. "Electric controlled air incinerator for radioactive wastes". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863849.
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author = {Warren, Jeffery H and Hootman, Harry E},
abstractNote = {A two-stage incinerator is provided which includes a primary combustion chamber and an afterburner chamber for off-gases. The latter is formed by a plurality of vertical tubes in combination with associated manifolds which connect the tubes together to form a continuous tortuous path. Electrically-controlled heaters surround the tubes while electrically-controlled plate heaters heat the manifolds. A gravity-type ash removal system is located at the bottom of the first afterburner tube while an air mixer is disposed in that same tube just above the outlet from the primary chamber. A ram injector in combination with rotary magazine feeds waste to a horizontal tube forming the primary combustion chamber.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/863849}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981}
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