Solid waste incinerator and process

Claim 2

An open pit incinerator for waste and refuse products comprising: a combination chamber formed of a substantially longitudinal U-shape, closed at the longitudinal ends and open at the top thereof, said chamber formed of heat resistant materials and including means at the bottom thereof to remove residual products incapable of complete combustion; a longitudinal port extending substantially along the longitudinal length of one vertical leg of said chamber and oriented downwardly across and toward the opposite vertical leg of said chamber to provide a uninterrupted curtain of said air substantially across thereof from said end to end; and means to supply sufficient air to said port whereby the air ensuing therefrom traverses at a substantially high velocity.

Claim 3

An open pit incinerator for waste and refuse products comprising: a combination chamber formed of a substantially longitudinal Ushape, closed at the longitudinal ends and open at the top thereof, said chamber formed of heat resistant materials and including means at the bottom thereof to remove residual products incapable of complete combustion; a longitudinal port extending substantially along the longitudinal length of one vertical leg of said chamber and oriented downwardly across and toward the opposite vertical leg of said chamber to provide a uninterrupted curtain of said air substantially across thereof from said end to end; and means to supply sufficient air to said port whereby the air ensuing therefrom traverses at a substantially high velocity.

Claim 4

An open pit incinerator for waste and refuse products comprising: a combination chamber formed of a substantially longitudinal Ushape, closed at the longitudinal ends and open at the top thereof, said chamber formed of heat resistant materials and including means at the bottom thereof to remove residual products incapable of complete combustion; a longitudinal port extending substantially along the longitudinal length of one vertical leg of said chamber and oriented downwardly across and toward the opposite vertical leg of said chamber to provide a uninterrupted curtain of said air substantially across thereof from said end to end; and means to supply sufficient air to said port whereby the air ensuing therefrom traverses at a substantially high velocity.

Claim 5

An incinerator of claim 1 wherein said means to supply air to said port includes a blower or compressor supplying said air to a longitudinal plenum chamber, to which said port is attached, sufficient to create air velocity from said port within the range of 60 to 120 miles per hour.

Claim 6

An incinerator of claim 1 wherein said port is oriented into said pit at an angle of 60* to said vertical leg of said chamber.

Claim 7

A solid waste and refuse material disposal system comprising: a first stationary primary collection hopper to receive said waste and refuse; first means to convey portions of said waste and refuse to a means for shredding or breaking said material into smaller substantially equal size particles; a combustion chamber; second means to convey said particles from said shredder to said combustion chamber; third means contiguous to said second means to remove reusable waste and refuse materials prior to said combustion chamber; said combustion chamber formed of a substantially longitudinal U-shape, closed at the longitudinal ends and open at the top thereof, said chamber formed of heat resistant materials and including means at the bottom thereof to remove residual products incapable of complete combustion; a longitudinal port extending substantially along the longitudinal length of one vertical leg of said chamber and oriented downwardly across and toward the opposite vertical leg of said chamber to provide a uninterrupted curtain of said air substantially across thereof from said end to end; and means to supply sufficient air to said port whereby the air ensuing therefrom traverses at a substantially high velocity.

Claim 8

A solid waste and refuse material disposal system comprising: a first stationary primary collection hopper to receive said waste and refuse; first means to convey portions of said waste and refuse to a means for shredding or breaking said material into smaller substantially equal size particles; a combustion chamber; second means to convey said particles from said shredder to said combustion chamber; third means contiguous to said second means to remove reusable waste and refuse materials prior to said combustion chamber; said combustion chamber formed of a substantially longitudinal U-shape, closed at the longitudinal ends and open at the top thereof, said chamber formed of heat resistant materials and including means at the bottom thereof to remove residual products incapable of complete combustion; a longitudinal port extending substantially along the longitudinal length of one vertical leg of said chamber and oriented downwardly across and toward the opposite vertical leg of said chamber to provide a uninterrupted curtain of said air substantially across thereof from said end to end; and means to supply sufficient air to said port whereby the air ensuing therefrom traverses at a substantially high velocity.

Claim 9

A system of claim 4 wherein said third means including: a magnetic separator for ferrous particles.

Claim 10

A system of claim 5 including means to separate glass particles.

Claim 11

A system of claim 4 wherein said means to supply air to said port includes a blower or compressor supplying said air to a longitudinal plenum chamber, to whiCh said port is attached, sufficient to create air velocity from said port and across said pit within the range of 60 to 120 miles per hour.