Apparatus for the destruction of refuse
Abstract
Abstract IN A NOVEL APPARATUS USEFUL FOR THE INCINERATION OF REFUSE MATERIAL COMPRISING ADJACENT FIRST AND SECOND ZONES IN WHICH THE FIRST ZONE IS A HEAT GENERATING ZONE IN WHICH ELECTRIC HEATING MEANS ARE EMPLOYED TO HEAT A MASS OF MATERIAL DISPOSED THEREIN THEREBY PROVIDING A HIGH TEMPERATURE ENVIRONMENT FOR A SECOND ZONE COMMUNICATING THEREWITH AND IN WHICH THE SECOND ZONE IS THE INCINERATION ZONE AND COMPRISES MEANS TO INTRODUCE REFUSE MATERIAL THERETO AND MEANS TO INTRODUCE FLUIDS THERETO WHICH PROMOTE AND/OR SUPPORT THE INCINERATION OF THE REFUSE MATERIAL, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES AUXILIARY HEATING MEANS FOR PROVIDING ADDITIONAL HEAT WITHIN THE SECOND ZONE FOR LIMITING THE AMOUNT OF OXYGEN REACHING THE FIRST ZONE, FOR PREHEATING THE OXYGEN AND FOR PREVENTING SLAG BUILD-UP ON THE WALLS OF THE SECOND ZONE.
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- 👤 Kenneth J Southwick
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