Incinerator

Claim 2

An incinerator for burning waste material comprising in combination; a. a combustion chamber having spaced end walls and a side wall with its central longitudinal axis extending between said end walls, said chamber being disposed such that its central axis extends substantially horizontally, b. means for introducing waste material and primary air into said chamber for establishing a vortical movement of said waste material and primary air toward one of said end walls, c. means for igniting said waste material during its vortical movement, d. a discharge flue port having an open end opening in said chamber near said one end wall and substantially concentric with said central longitudinal axis, e. means for introducing secondary air directly into said combustion chamber substantially tangentially to said side wall at a plurality of regions which are spaced substantially throughout the entire length of said combustion chamber side wall and which are aligned along an axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of said chamber, said regions being located adjacent the bottom of said combustion chamber side wall at one side thereof such that secondary air is directly introduced in directions to maintain the vortical movement of waste material, and f. control means for independently controlling the introduction of secondary air into said chamber at each of said plurality of regions.

Claim 3

An incinerator as defined in claim 1 including a second discharge port having an open end opening in said chamber adjacent the inner surface of said side wall for discharging from said chamber during the burning process non-combustible material which is entrained in the outer region of the vortex.

Claim 4

An incinerator as defined in claim 2 wherein said second discharge port extends through said side wall substantially tangentially thereto with its open end located adjacent the bottom of said chamber at the other side thereof substantially opposite one of the regions of introduction of said secondary air.

Claim 5

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

Claim 6

An incinerator as defined in claim 4 including a baffle adjacent the open end of said discharge flue port to divert outwardly toward said side wall solid non-combustible material which moves from adjacent said one end wall toward the open end of said discharge flue port.

Claim 7

An incinerator as defined in claim 5 including a second discharge port having an open end opening in said chamber adjacent the inner surface of said side wall for discharging from said chamber during the burning process non-combustible material which is entrained in the outer region of the vortex.

Claim 8

An incinerator as defined in claim 6 wherein said second discharge port extends through said side wall substantially tangentially thereto with its open end located adjacent the bottom of said chamber at the other side thereof substantially opposite one of the regions of introduction of said secondary air.

Claim 9

An incinerator for burning waste material comprising in combination; a. a combustion chamber having spaced end walls and a side wall with its central longitudinal axis extending between said end walls, said chamber being disposed such that its central axis extends substantially hOrizontally, b. means for introducing a mixture of waste material and primary air under pressure into said chamber tangentially to said side wall for establishing a vortical movement of said waste material toward one of said end walls, c. means for igniting said waste material during its vortical movement, d. means for introducing secondary air into said chamber substantially tangentially to said side wall at a plurality of spaced regions which are aligned along an axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of said chamber and which are located adjacent the bottom of said chamber at one side thereof, said secondary air being introduced into said chamber in directions to maintain the vortical movement of waste material, e. a first discharge flue port having an open end opening in said chamber near said one end wall and substantially concentric with said central axis, f. a second discharge port having an open end opening in said chamber adjacent the inner surface of said side wall for discharging from said chamber during the burning process non-combustible material which is entrained in the outer region of the vortex, and g. the open end of said second discharge port and one of the regions of introduction of said secondary air being located relative to each other such that they both are intersected by a plane which is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said chamber.

Claim 10

An incinerator for burning waste material comprising in combination; a. a combustion chamber having spaced end walls and a side wall with its central longitudinal axis extending between said end walls, said chamber being disposed such that its central axis extends substantially hOrizontally, b. means for introducing a mixture of waste material and primary air under pressure into said chamber tangentially to said side wall for establishing a vortical movement of said waste material toward one of said end walls, c. means for igniting said waste material during its vortical movement, d. means for introducing secondary air into said chamber substantially tangentially to said side wall at a plurality of spaced regions which are aligned along an axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of said chamber and which are located adjacent the bottom of said chamber at one side thereof, said secondary air being introduced into said chamber in directions to maintain the vortical movement of waste material, e. a first discharge flue port having an open end opening in said chamber near said one end wall and substantially concentric with said central axis, f. a second discharge port having an open end opening in said chamber adjacent the inner surface of said side wall for discharging from said chamber during the burning process non-combustible material which is entrained in the outer region of the vortex, and g. the open end of said second discharge port and one of the regions of introduction of said secondary air being located relative to each other such that they both are intersected by a plane which is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said chamber.

Claim 11

An incinerator as defined in claim 8 wherein said means for introducing secondary air includes control means for automatically adjusting the flow of secondary air in response to variations of temperature within said chamber such that the flow of secondary air is increased in response to an increase in temperature, and is decreased in response to a decrease in temperature.

Claim 12

An incinerator as defined in claim 8 wherein the open end of said first discharge flue port is spaced axially of said one end wall.

Claim 13

An incinerator as defined in claim 10 including a baffle adjacent the open end of said first discharge flue port to divert outwardly toward said side wall solid non-combustible material which moves from adjacent said one end wall toward the open end of said discharge flue port.

Claim 14

An incinerator as defined in claim 9 wherein the open end of said first discharge flue port is spaced axially of said one end wall.

Claim 15

An incinerator as defined in claim 12 including a baffle adjacent the open end of said first discharge flue port to divert outwardly toward said side wall solid non-combustible material which moves from adjacent said one end wall toward the open end of said first discharge flue port.

Claim 16

An incinerator for burning waste material comprising in combination; a. a combustion chamber having spaced end walls and a side wall with its central longitudinal axis extending between said end walls, said chamber being disposed such that its central axis extends substantially horizontally, b. means for introducing waste material and primary air to said chamber for establishing a vortical movement of said waste material toward one of said end walls, c. means for igniting said waste material during its vortical movement, d. a discharge flue port having an open end opening in said chamber near said one end wall and substantially concentric with said central longitudinal axis, e. the side wall of said chamber having a plurality of spaced first openings extending tangentially therethrough which are aligned along an axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of said chamber and which are located adjacent the bottom of said chamber at one side thereof, f. means for introducing secondary air into said chamber through each of said first openings in directions to maintain the vortical movement of waste material, said means for introducing including a manifold supported externally of said chamber to extend along an axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of said chamber, and a blower connected to saId manifold to supply secondary air thereto, g. first control means for independently adjustably controlling the flow of secondary air supplied from said manifold to each of said first openings, and h. second control means for adjustably controlling the flow of secondary air supplied from said blower to said manifold.

Claim 17

An incinerator for burning waste material comprising in combination; a. a combustion chamber having spaced end walls and a side wall with its central longitudinal axis extending between said end walls, said chamber being disposed such that its central axis extends substantially horizontally, b. means for introducing waste material and primary air to said chamber for establishing a vortical movement of said waste material toward one of said end walls, c. means for igniting said waste material during its vortical movement, d. a discharge flue port having an open end opening in said chamber near said one end wall and substantially concentric with said central longitudinal axis, e. the side wall of said chamber having a plurality of spaced first openings extending tangentially therethrough which are aligned along an axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of said chamber and which are located adjacent the bottom of said chamber at one side thereof, f. means for introducing secondary air into said chamber through each of said first openings in directions to maintain the vortical movement of waste material, said means for introducing including a manifold supported externally of said chamber to extend along an axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of said chamber, and a blower connected to saId manifold to supply secondary air thereto, g. first control means for independently adjustably controlling the flow of secondary air supplied from said manifold to each of said first openings, and h. second control means for adjustably controlling the flow of secondary air supplied from said blower to said manifold.

Claim 18

An incinerator as defined in claim 14 wherein said first control means includes a plurality of first dampers each disposed for manual adjustment for effectively varying the size of a separate one of said first openings.

Claim 19

An incinerator as defined in claim 14 wherein said second control means includes a damper movable between open and closed positions, and means for automatically moving said second damper in response to variations of temperature within said chamber such that said second damper is moved toward open position in response to an increased in temperature to increase the flow of secondary air, and is moved toward closed position in response to a decrease in temperature to decrease the flow of secondary air.

Claim 20

An incinerator as defined in claim 14 including a second discharge port having an open end opening in said chamber adjacent the inner surface of said side wall for discharging from said chamber during the burning process non-combustible material which is entrained in the outer region of the vortex.

Claim 21

An incinerator as defined in claim 17 wherein said second discharge port extends through said side wall substantially tangentially thereto with its open end located adjacent the bottom of said chamber at the other side thereof substantially opposite one of said first openings.

Claim 22

An incinerator as defined in claim 14 wherein the open end of said discharge flue port is spaced axially of said one end wall.

Claim 23

An incinerator as defined in claim 19 including a baffle adjacent the open end of said discharge flue port to divert outwardly toward said side wall solid non-combustible material which moves from adjacent said one end wall toward the open end of said discharge flue port.

Claim 24

An incinerator as defined in claim 20 including a second discharge port having an open end opening in said chamber adjacent the inner surface of said side wall for discharging from said chamber during the burning process non-combustible material which is entrained in the outer region of the vortex.

Claim 25

An incinerator as defined in claim 21 wherein said second discharge port extends through said side wall substantially tangentially thereto with its open end located adjacent the bottom of said chamber at the other side thereof substantially opposite one of said first openings.

Claim 26

An incinerator for burning waste material comprising in combination; a. size reducing means for receiving waste material and reducing it in size. b. blower means for drawing the size reduced material from the size reducing means and entraining it in a primary air stream, c. a generally cylindrical combustion chamber having spaced end walls and an annular side wall with its central longitudinal axis extending between said end walls, said chamber being disposed such that its central axis extends substantially horizontally, d. a conduit extending between said blower means and said chamber for delivering the primary air stream and the entrained size reduced material to said chamber and introducing it into said chamber tangentially to said side wall for establishing a vortical movement of said waste material toward one of said end walls, e. means for igniting said waste material during its vortical movement, f. a discharge flue port having an open end opening in said chamber near said one end wall and substantially concentric with said central longitudinal axis, g. the side wall of said chamber having a plurality of spaced first openings extending tangentially therethrough which are aligned along an axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of said chamber and which are located adjacent the bottom of said chamber at one side thereof, h. means for introducing secondary air into said chamber through each of said first openings in directions to maintain the vortical movement of waste material, said means for introducing including a manifold supported externally of said chamber to extend along an axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of said chamber, and a blower connected to said manifold to supply secondary air thereto, i. first control means for independently adjustably controlling secondary air supplied from said manifold to each of said first openings, j. second control means for adjustably controlling secondary air supplied from said blower to said manifold, k. said first control means including a plurality of first dampers each adapted for manual adjustment for effectively varying the size of a separate one of said openings, and l. said second control means including a second damper movable between open and closed positions, and means for automatically moving said second damper in response to variations of temperature within said chamber such that said second damper is moved toward open position in response to an increase in temperature to increase the flow of secondary air, and is moved toward closed position in response to a decrease in temperature to decrease the flow of secondary air.

Claim 27

An incinerator for burning waste material comprising in combination; a. size reducing means for receiving waste material and reducing it in size. b. blower means for drawing the size reduced material from the size reducing means and entraining it in a primary air stream, c. a generally cylindrical combustion chamber having spaced end walls and an annular side wall with its central longitudinal axis extending between said end walls, said chamber being disposed such that its central axis extends substantially horizontally, d. a conduit extending between said blower means and said chamber for delivering the primary air stream and the entrained size reduced material to said chamber and introducing it into said chamber tangentially to said side wall for establishing a vortical movement of said waste material toward one of said end walls, e. means for igniting said waste material during its vortical movement, f. a discharge flue port having an open end opening in said chamber near said one end wall and substantially concentric with said central longitudinal axis, g. the side wall of said chamber having a plurality of spaced first openings extending tangentially therethrough which are aligned along an axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of said chamber and which are located adjacent the bottom of said chamber at one side thereof, h. means for introducing secondary air into said chamber through each of said first openings in directions to maintain the vortical movement of waste material, said means for introducing including a manifold supported externally of said chamber to extend along an axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of said chamber, and a blower connected to said manifold to supply secondary air thereto, i. first control means for independently adjustably controlling secondary air supplied from said manifold to each of said first openings, j. second control means for adjustably controlling secondary air supplied from said blower to said manifold, k. said first control means including a plurality of first dampers each adapted for manual adjustment for effectively varying the size of a separate one of said openings, and l. said second control means including a second damper movable between open and closed positions, and means for automatically moving said second damper in response to variations of temperature within said chamber such that said second damper is moved toward open position in response to an increase in temperature to increase the flow of secondary air, and is moved toward closed position in response to a decrease in temperature to decrease the flow of secondary air.

Claim 28

An incinerator as defined in claim 23 including a second discharge port having an open end opening in said chamber adjacent the inner surface of said side wall for discharging from said chamber during the burning process non-combustible material which is entrained in the outer region of the vortex.

Claim 29

An incinerator as defined in claim 24 wherein said second discharge port extends through said side wall substantially tangentially thereto with its open end located adjacent the bottom of said chamber at the other side thereof substantially opposite one of said first openings.

Claim 30

An incinerator as defined in claim 23 wherein the open end of said discharge flue port is spaced axially of said one end wall.

Claim 31

An incinerator as defined in claim 26 including a baffle adjacent the open end of said discharge flue port to divert outwardly toward said side wall solid non-combustible material which moves from adjacent said one end wall the open end of said discharge flue port.

Claim 32

An incinerator as defined in claim 23 wherein said plurality of first openings comprises four openings spaced equally substantially throughout the entire length of said chamber.