Incinerator

Claim 2

An incinerator for burning waste material comprising in combination; a combustion chamber having spaced end walls and a combination; with its central longitudinal axis extending between said end walls, means for introducing a mixture of waste material and air under pressure into said chamber tangentially to said sidewall for establishing a vortical movement of said waste material toward one of said end walls, means for igniting said waste material during its vortical movement, a first discharge flue port having an open end opening in said chamber near said one end wall and substantially concentric with said central longitudinal axis, and a second discharge port having an open end opening in said chamber near said one end wall and adjacent the inner surface of said sidewall for discharging from said chamber during the burning process residual combustible material and noncombustible material which are entrained in the outer region of the vortex, whereby essentially solid-free gases are discharged by said first port.

Claim 3

An incinerator as defined in claim 1 wherein the open end of said first port is spaced axially of said one end wall.

Claim 4

An incinerator as defined in claim 2 including a baffle adjacent the open end of said first port to divert outwardly toward said sidewall residual combustible material and noncombustible material which move from adjacent said one end wall toward the open end of said first port.

Claim 5

An incinerator as defined in claim 1 including means for separating the gases and the solid material discharged by said second port and for introducing said separated gases and any solid particles suspended therein back into said combustion chamber.

Claim 6

An incinerator as defined in claim 4 wherein said means for separating includes a separator for receiving material discharged by said second port, a receptacle beneath said separator for receiving solid material separated by said separator, a conduit in said separator for receiving the gases separated by said separator, and a blower connected to said conduit for introducing said separated gases into said chamber.

Claim 7

An incinerator as defined in claim 1 including means for introducing secondary air into said chamber tangentially to said sidewall at an area downstream from the area of introduction of said waste material.

Claim 8

An incinerator as defined in claim 1 wherein the central longitudinal axis of said chamber extends substantially horizontally, said first port extending coaxially of said central axis through said one end wall, said second port extending tangentially through said sidewall.

Claim 9

An incinerator for burning waste material comprising in combination; a combustion chamber having spaced end walls and a sidewall with its central longitudinal axis extending between said end walls, means for introducing a mixture of waste material and air under pressure into said chamber tangentially to said sidewall for establishing a vortical movement of said waste material toward one of said enD walls, means for igniting said waste material during its vortical movement, discharge flue means extending substantially coaxially of said central longitudinal axis through said one end wall and having an open end in said chamber spaced axially of said one end wall, and a second discharge port extending through said sidewall tangentially thereto adjacent said one end wall for discharging from said chamber during the burning process residual combustible material and noncombustible material which are entrained in the outer region of the vortex, whereby essentially solid-free gases are discharged by said flue means.

Claim 10

An incinerator for burning waste material comprising in combination; a combustion chamber having spaced end walls and a sidewall with its central longitudinal axis extending between said end walls, means for introducing a mixture of waste material and air under pressure into said chamber tangentially to said sidewall for establishing a vortical movement of said waste material toward one of said enD walls, means for igniting said waste material during its vortical movement, discharge flue means extending substantially coaxially of said central longitudinal axis through said one end wall and having an open end in said chamber spaced axially of said one end wall, and a second discharge port extending through said sidewall tangentially thereto adjacent said one end wall for discharging from said chamber during the burning process residual combustible material and noncombustible material which are entrained in the outer region of the vortex, whereby essentially solid-free gases are discharged by said flue means.

Claim 11

An incinerator as defined in claim 8 including a baffle plate mounted on said flue means adjacent the open end thereof to divert outwardly toward said sidewall residual combustible material and noncombustible material which move from adjacent said one end wall toward the open end of said flue means.

Claim 12

An incinerator as defined in claim 9 wherein said baffle plate overlies the open end of said flue means and includes an orifice having a diameter less than the diameter of the open end of said flue means, said baffle plate being removably mounted on said flue means.

Claim 13

An incinerator as defined in claim 8 including means for introducing secondary air into said chamber tangentially to said sidewall at an area adjacent the bottom of said chamber and downstream from the area of introduction of said waste material.

Claim 14

An incinerator as defined in claim 9 including connecting means detachably connecting said flue means to said one end wall, said connecting means being accessible from the exterior of said chamber to permit detachment of said flue means from said one end wall and withdrawal of said flue means and said baffle plate through said one end wall.

Claim 15

An incinerator as defined in claim 8 including means for separating the gases and the solid material discharged by said second discharge port and for introducing said separated gases and any solid particles suspended therein back into said combustion chamber.

Claim 16

An incinerator as defined in claim 13 wherein said means for separating includes a separator for receiving material discharged by said second port, a receptacle beneath said separator for receiving solid material separated by said separator, a conduit in said separator for receiving the gases separated by said separator, and a blower connected to said conduit for introducing said separated gases into said chamber.

Claim 17

An incinerator for burning waste material comprising in combination; size-reducing means for receiving waste material and reducing it in size, blower means for drawing the size-reduced material from the size-reducing means and entraining it in an airstream, a generally cylindrical combustion chamber having spaced end walls and an annular sidewall, said chamber being disposed such that its central axis extends substantially horizontally, a conduit extending between said blower means and said chamber for delivering the entrained size-reduced material to said chamber and introducing it into said chamber tangentially to said sidewall for establishing a vortical movement of said waste material toward one of said end walls, means for igniting said waste material during its vortical movement, discharge flue means extending substantially coaxially of said central axis through said one end wall and having an open end in said chamber spaced axially of said one end wall, a second discharge port having an open end opening in said chamber at an area adjacent said one end wall and at the extremity of the inside diameter of said sidewall for discharging from said chamber during the burning process residual combustible material and noncombustible material which are entrained in the outer region of the vortex, and a baffle plate mounted on said flue means adjacent the open end thereof to divert outwardly toward said sidewall residual combustible material and noncombustible materiAl which move from adjacent said one end wall toward the open end of said flue means, whereby essentially solid-free gases are discharged by said flue means.

Claim 18

An incinerator for burning waste material comprising in combination; size-reducing means for receiving waste material and reducing it in size, blower means for drawing the size-reduced material from the size-reducing means and entraining it in an airstream, a generally cylindrical combustion chamber having spaced end walls and an annular sidewall, said chamber being disposed such that its central axis extends substantially horizontally, a conduit extending between said blower means and said chamber for delivering the entrained size-reduced material to said chamber and introducing it into said chamber tangentially to said sidewall for establishing a vortical movement of said waste material toward one of said end walls, means for igniting said waste material during its vortical movement, discharge flue means extending substantially coaxially of said central axis through said one end wall and having an open end in said chamber spaced axially of said one end wall, a second discharge port having an open end opening in said chamber at an area adjacent said one end wall and at the extremity of the inside diameter of said sidewall for discharging from said chamber during the burning process residual combustible material and noncombustible material which are entrained in the outer region of the vortex, and a baffle plate mounted on said flue means adjacent the open end thereof to divert outwardly toward said sidewall residual combustible material and noncombustible materiAl which move from adjacent said one end wall toward the open end of said flue means, whereby essentially solid-free gases are discharged by said flue means.

Claim 19

An incinerator as defined in claim 15 wherein said baffle plate overlies the open end of said flue means and includes an orifice having a diameter less than the diameter of the open end of said flue means, said baffle plate being mounted for removal from said flue means.

Claim 20

An incinerator as defined in claim 15 including means for separating the gases and the solid material discharged by said second discharge means and for introducing said separated gases and any solid particles suspended therein back into said combustion chamber.

Claim 21

An incinerator as defined in claim 17 wherein said means for separating includes a separator for receiving material discharged by second port, a receptacle beneath said separator for receiving solid material separated by said separator, a conduit in said separator for receiving the gases separated by said separator, and a blower connected to said conduit for introducing said separated gases into said chamber.

Claim 22

An incinerator as defined in claim 15 wherein said second port extends tangentially through said sidewall.

Claim 23

An incinerator as defined in claim 15 wherein said conduit introduces the size-reduced material into said chamber at an area adjacent the top of the chamber at one side thereof, and means for introducing secondary air into said chamber tangentially to said sidewall at an area which is downstream from the area of introduction of the size-reduced material and which is adjacent the bottom of the chamber at the opposite side thereof.

Claim 24

An incinerator for burning waste material comprising in combination; a combustion chamber having spaced end walls and a sidewall with its central longitudinal axis extending between said end walls, means for introducing a mixture of waste material and air under pressure into said chamber tangentially to said sidewall for establishing a vortical movement of said waste material toward one of said end walls, means for igniting said waste material during its vortical movement, discharge port means in the region of said one end wall for discharging from said chamber gaseous products of combustion, residual combustible material and noncombustible material, and means connected to said discharge port means for separating the gases and the solid material discharged by said discharge port means and for introducing said separated gases and any solid particles suspended therein back into said combustion chamber.

Claim 25

An incinerator for burning waste material comprising in combination; a combustion chamber having spaced end walls and a sidewall with its central longitudinal axis extending between said end walls, means for introducing a mixture of waste material and air under pressure into said chamber tangentially to said sidewall for establishing a vortical movement of said waste material toward one of said end walls, means for igniting said waste material during its vortical movement, discharge port means in the region of said one end wall for discharging from said chamber gaseous products of combustion, residual combustible material and noncombustible material, and means connected to said discharge port means for separating the gases and the solid material discharged by said discharge port means and for introducing said separated gases and any solid particles suspended therein back into said combustion chamber.

Claim 26

An incinerator as defined in claim 21 wherein said last-named means includes a separator for receiving the discharged material, a receptacle beneath said separator for receiving solid material separated by said separator, a conduit in said separator for receiving the gases separated by said separator, and a blower connected to said conduit for introducing said separated gases into said chamber.

Claim 27

An incinerator as defined in claim 22 wherein said waste material is introduced into said chamber at an area adjacent the top of the chamber at one side thereof, said separated gases being introduced back into said chamber at an area which is downstream from the area of introduction of the waste material and which is adjacent the bottom of the chamber at the opposite side thereof.