Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 39
Claim 1
Independent Claim
181 words
In apparatus for incinerating a solid fuel containing carbonizable material, a furnace having a preliminary incineration chamber with a fuel intake therein, and a post incineration chamber with a fuel retainer therein, means for feeding the fuel onto the fuel retainer along an elongated path passing through the preliminary incineration chamber from the fuel intake, means forming an airlock across the intake to assure that the atmosphere in the chambers is unable to escape therethrough, and fluid transfer means, including blower means, for pressurizing the atmosphere in the chambers with an oxygencontaining gas, while purging the whole of the atmosphere from the preliminary incineration chamber and discharging the same into the post incineration chamber, said fluid transfer means including means disposed in the furnace adjacent one of the fuel intake and the fuel retainer, so as to form a plenum between the chambers and the blower means, which plenum extends lengthwise of the fuel flow path and which plenum forming means has apertures in the body thereof through which the plenum communicates with the fuel flow path in directions crosswise thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
181 words
In apparatus for incinerating a solid fuel containing carbonizable material, a furnace having a preliminary incineration chamber with a fuel intake therein, and a post incineration chamber with a fuel retainer therein, means for feeding the fuel onto the fuel retainer along an elongated path passing through the preliminary incineration chamber from the fuel intake, means forming an airlock across the intake to assure that the atmosphere in the chambers is unable to escape therethrough, and fluid transfer means, including blower means, for pressurizing the atmosphere in the chambers with an oxygencontaining gas, while purging the whole of the atmosphere from the preliminary incineration chamber and discharging the same into the post incineration chamber, said fluid transfer means including means disposed in the furnace adjacent one of the fuel intake and the fuel retainer, so as to form a plenum between the chambers and the blower means, which plenum extends lengthwise of the fuel flow path and which plenum forming means has apertures in the body thereof through which the plenum communicates with the fuel flow path in directions crosswise thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
90 words
The apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising means for opening the post incineration chamber to the outside of the furnace at a point adjacent the fuel retainer while closing the atmosphere in the post and preliminary incineration chambers to the outside of the furnace between the fuel retainer and the fuel intake along the fuel flow path, so that a portion of the atmosphere in the post incineration chamber is discharged to the outside of the furnace from the region in which the fuel is collected on the retainer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the plenum forming means are disposed in the preliminary incineration chamber adjacent the fuel intake and are operative to form an annular plenum between the preliminary incineration chamber and the intake side of the blower means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
150 words
In apparatus for incinerating a solid fuel containing carbonizable material, a furnace having a preliminary incineration chamber with a fuel intake therein, and a post incineration chamber with a fuel retainer therein, means for feeding the fuel onto the fuel retainer along an elongated path passing through the preliminary incineration chamber from the fuel intake, and fluid transfer means, including blower means, for pressurizing the atmosphere in the chambers with an oxygen-containing gas, while purging the whole of the atmosphere from the preliminary incineration chamber and discharging the same into the post incineration chamber, said fluid transfer means including means which are operative to form a plenum between the chambers and the blower means, which plenum extends lengthwise of the fuel flow path and communicates with the fuel flow path in directions crosswise thereof, and means for varying the degree of communication between the fuel flow path and the plenum.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
150 words
In apparatus for incinerating a solid fuel containing carbonizable material, a furnace having a preliminary incineration chamber with a fuel intake therein, and a post incineration chamber with a fuel retainer therein, means for feeding the fuel onto the fuel retainer along an elongated path passing through the preliminary incineration chamber from the fuel intake, and fluid transfer means, including blower means, for pressurizing the atmosphere in the chambers with an oxygen-containing gas, while purging the whole of the atmosphere from the preliminary incineration chamber and discharging the same into the post incineration chamber, said fluid transfer means including means which are operative to form a plenum between the chambers and the blower means, which plenum extends lengthwise of the fuel flow path and communicates with the fuel flow path in directions crosswise thereof, and means for varying the degree of communication between the fuel flow path and the plenum.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
168 words
In apparatus for incinerating a solid fuel containing carbonizable material, a furnace having a preliminary incineration chamber with a fuel intake therein, and a post incineration chamber with a fuel retainer therein, means for feeding the fuel onto the fuel retainer along an elongated path passing through the preliminary incineration chamber from the fuel intake, and fluid transfer means, including blower means, for pressurizing the atmosphere in the chambers with aN oxygen-containing gas, while purging the whole of the atmosphere from the preliminary incineration chamber and discharging the same into the post incineration chamber, said fluid transfer means including means which are operative to form an annular plenum between the preliminary incineration chamber and the intake side of the blower means, which annular plenum is disposed in the preliminary incineration chamber and extends lengthwise of the fuel flow path so that the fuel flow path passes through the same in leaving the fuel intake, and which annular plenum communicates with the fuel flow path in directions crosswise thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
168 words
In apparatus for incinerating a solid fuel containing carbonizable material, a furnace having a preliminary incineration chamber with a fuel intake therein, and a post incineration chamber with a fuel retainer therein, means for feeding the fuel onto the fuel retainer along an elongated path passing through the preliminary incineration chamber from the fuel intake, and fluid transfer means, including blower means, for pressurizing the atmosphere in the chambers with aN oxygen-containing gas, while purging the whole of the atmosphere from the preliminary incineration chamber and discharging the same into the post incineration chamber, said fluid transfer means including means which are operative to form an annular plenum between the preliminary incineration chamber and the intake side of the blower means, which annular plenum is disposed in the preliminary incineration chamber and extends lengthwise of the fuel flow path so that the fuel flow path passes through the same in leaving the fuel intake, and which annular plenum communicates with the fuel flow path in directions crosswise thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
55 words
The apparatus according to claim 5 wherein the annular plenum is formed by a perforated chute which is suspended in the furnace about the fuel intake, and spaced apart from the wall of the furnace so as to form an annular clearance therebetween, which is in communication with the intake side of the blower means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
43 words
The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the plenum forming means are disposed in the post incineration chamber adjacent the fuel retainer and are operative to form an elongated plenum between the post incineration chamber and the discharge side of the blower means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
168 words
In apparatus for incinerating a solid fuel containing carbonizable material, a furnace having a preliminary incineration chamber with a fuel intake therein, and a post incineration chamber with a fuel retainer therein, means for feeding the fuel onto the fuel retainer along an elongated path passing through the preliminary incineration chamber from the fuel intake, and fluid transfer means, including blower means, for pressurizing the atmosphere in the chambers with an oxygen-containing gas, while purging the whole of the atmosphere from the preliminary incineration chamber and discharging the same into the post incineration chamber, said fluid transfer means including means which are operative to form an elongated plenum between the post incineration chamber and the discharge side of the blower means, which elongated plenum is disposed in the post incineration chamber and extends lengthwise of the fuel flow path so that the fuel flow path passes about the same in approaching the fuel retainer, and which elongated plenum communicates with the fuel flow path in directions crosswise thereof.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
168 words
In apparatus for incinerating a solid fuel containing carbonizable material, a furnace having a preliminary incineration chamber with a fuel intake therein, and a post incineration chamber with a fuel retainer therein, means for feeding the fuel onto the fuel retainer along an elongated path passing through the preliminary incineration chamber from the fuel intake, and fluid transfer means, including blower means, for pressurizing the atmosphere in the chambers with an oxygen-containing gas, while purging the whole of the atmosphere from the preliminary incineration chamber and discharging the same into the post incineration chamber, said fluid transfer means including means which are operative to form an elongated plenum between the post incineration chamber and the discharge side of the blower means, which elongated plenum is disposed in the post incineration chamber and extends lengthwise of the fuel flow path so that the fuel flow path passes about the same in approaching the fuel retainer, and which elongated plenum communicates with the fuel flow path in directions crosswise thereof.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
58 words
The apparatus according to claim 8 wherein the elongated plenum is formed by a perforated cone which is erected upright in the furnace at the center of the fuel retainer, but inverted to the floor of the furnace so as to form an elongated nozzle thereon, which is in communication with the discharge side of the blower means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
172 words
In apparatus for incinerating a solid fuel containing carbonizable material, a furnace having a preliminary incineration chamber with a fuel intake therein, and a post incineration chamber with a fuel retainer therein, means for feeding the fuel onto the fuel retainer along an elongated path passing through the preliminary incineration chamber from the fuel intake, and fluid transfer means, including blower means, for pressurizing the atmosphere in the chambers with an oxygen-containing gas, while purging the whole of the atmosphere from the preliminary incineration chamber and discharging the same into the post incineration chamber, said fluid transfer means including means which are operative to form an annular plenum between the preliminary incineration chamber and the intake side of the blower means, and an elongated plenum between the post incineration chamber and the discharge side of the blower means, each of which plenums extends lengthwise of the fuel flow path and communicates with the fuel flow path in directions crosswise thereof, and which elongated plenum projects within the hollow of the annular plenum.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
172 words
In apparatus for incinerating a solid fuel containing carbonizable material, a furnace having a preliminary incineration chamber with a fuel intake therein, and a post incineration chamber with a fuel retainer therein, means for feeding the fuel onto the fuel retainer along an elongated path passing through the preliminary incineration chamber from the fuel intake, and fluid transfer means, including blower means, for pressurizing the atmosphere in the chambers with an oxygen-containing gas, while purging the whole of the atmosphere from the preliminary incineration chamber and discharging the same into the post incineration chamber, said fluid transfer means including means which are operative to form an annular plenum between the preliminary incineration chamber and the intake side of the blower means, and an elongated plenum between the post incineration chamber and the discharge side of the blower means, each of which plenums extends lengthwise of the fuel flow path and communicates with the fuel flow path in directions crosswise thereof, and which elongated plenum projects within the hollow of the annular plenum.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
125 words
The apparatus according to claim 10 wherein the annular plenum is formed by a perforated chute which is suspended in the furnace about the fuel intake, and spaced apart from the wall of the furnace so as to form an annular Clearance therebetween, which is in communication with the intake side of the blower means, and the elongated plenum is formed by a perforated cone which is erected upright in the furnace in the center of the fuel retainer, but inverted to the floor of the furnace so as to form an elongated nozzle thereon, which is in communication with the discharge side of the blower means, and wherein the chute and the cone are coaxial with one another, on a line approaching the vertical.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
35 words
The apparatus according to claim 11 wherein the perforations in one of the chute and the cone, are adjustable in cross-sectional area, so that the rate of fluid flow through the same can be varied.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
36 words
The apparatus according to claim 12 wherein the chute is formed by a pair of relatively rotatably interengaged sleeves having perforations therein which vary in overlap as the sleeves are rotated in relation to one another.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus according to claim 13 wherein the area of overlap becomes progressively larger as the fuel passes through the sleeves.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
222 words
In apparatus for incinerating a solid fuel containing carbonizable material, a furnace having a preliminary incineration chamber with a fuel intake therein, and a post incineration chamber with a fuel retainer therein, means for feeding the fuel onto the fuel retainer along a line passing through the preliminary incineration chamber from the fuel intake, means forming an airlock across the intake to assure that the atmosphere in the chambers is unable to escape therethrough, means for pressurizing the atmosphere in the chambers with an oxygen-containing gas while purging the whole of the atmosphere from the preliminary incineration chamber and discharging the same into the post incineration chamber, means for opening the post incineration chamber to the outside of the furnace at a point adjacent the fuel retainer while closing the atmosphere in the post and preliminary incineration chambers to the outside of the furnace between the fuel retainer and the fuel intake along the line of feed, so that a portion of the atmosphere in the post incineration chamber is discharged to the outside of the furnace from the region in which the fuel is collected on the retainer, said post incineration chamber having a sump in the bottom thereof, and there being means movably associated with the sump, to collect and discharge slag from the sump, relatively outside of the furnace.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
222 words
In apparatus for incinerating a solid fuel containing carbonizable material, a furnace having a preliminary incineration chamber with a fuel intake therein, and a post incineration chamber with a fuel retainer therein, means for feeding the fuel onto the fuel retainer along a line passing through the preliminary incineration chamber from the fuel intake, means forming an airlock across the intake to assure that the atmosphere in the chambers is unable to escape therethrough, means for pressurizing the atmosphere in the chambers with an oxygen-containing gas while purging the whole of the atmosphere from the preliminary incineration chamber and discharging the same into the post incineration chamber, means for opening the post incineration chamber to the outside of the furnace at a point adjacent the fuel retainer while closing the atmosphere in the post and preliminary incineration chambers to the outside of the furnace between the fuel retainer and the fuel intake along the line of feed, so that a portion of the atmosphere in the post incineration chamber is discharged to the outside of the furnace from the region in which the fuel is collected on the retainer, said post incineration chamber having a sump in the bottom thereof, and there being means movably associated with the sump, to collect and discharge slag from the sump, relatively outside of the furnace.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
36 words
The apparatus according to claim 15 wherein the sump has an opening in the bottom thereof, and the slag discharge means is movable below the opening to collect the slag as it drips through the opening.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
17 words
The apparatus according to claim 16 wherein the opening has an overhanging lip about the rim thereof.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
33 words
The apparatus according to claim 16 wherein the slag discharge means takes the form of a tray which is reciprocable in relation to the furnace, to and from a point below the opening.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
31 words
The apparatus according to claim 16 wherein the atmosphere purged from the preliminary incineration chamber, is discharged into the post incineration chamber through the opening in the bottom of the sump.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
36 words
The apparatus according to claim 16 wherein the atmosphere purged from the preliminary incineration chamber, is discharged into the post incineration chamber through an opening therein which is spaced apart from the opening in the sump.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
36 words
The apparatus according to claim 20 wherein the sump is annular, and the atmosphere purged from the preliminary incineration chamber, is discharged into the post incineration chamber through an opening at the center of the sump.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
32 words
The apparatus according to claim 16 wherein there are dampered fluid transfer means interconnecting the opening in the bottom of the sump with the means for pressurizing the atmosphere in the chambers.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
208 words
Apparatus for incinerating a solid fuel containing carbonizable material, comprising a furnace having a preliminary incineration chamber with a fuel intake therein, and a post incineratIon chamber with a fuel retainer therein, means for feeding the fuel onto the fuel retainer along a line passing through the preliminary incineration chamber from the fuel intake, means including blower means, for pressurizing the atmosphere in the chambers with an oxygen-containing gas while purging the whole of the atmosphere from the preliminary incineration chamber and discharging the same into the post incineration chamber, means for opening the post incineration chamber to the outside of the furnace at a point adjacent the fuel retainer while closing the atmosphere in the post and preliminary incineration chambers to the outside of the furnace between the fuel retainer and the fuel intake along the line of feed, so that a portion of the atmosphere in the post incineration chamber is discharged to the outside of the furnace from the region in which the fuel is collected on the retainer, and fluid transfer means forming an interconnection between the bottom of the furnace and the intake side of the blower means, to collect fly ash for return to the post incineration chamber with the oxygen-containing gas.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
208 words
Apparatus for incinerating a solid fuel containing carbonizable material, comprising a furnace having a preliminary incineration chamber with a fuel intake therein, and a post incineratIon chamber with a fuel retainer therein, means for feeding the fuel onto the fuel retainer along a line passing through the preliminary incineration chamber from the fuel intake, means including blower means, for pressurizing the atmosphere in the chambers with an oxygen-containing gas while purging the whole of the atmosphere from the preliminary incineration chamber and discharging the same into the post incineration chamber, means for opening the post incineration chamber to the outside of the furnace at a point adjacent the fuel retainer while closing the atmosphere in the post and preliminary incineration chambers to the outside of the furnace between the fuel retainer and the fuel intake along the line of feed, so that a portion of the atmosphere in the post incineration chamber is discharged to the outside of the furnace from the region in which the fuel is collected on the retainer, and fluid transfer means forming an interconnection between the bottom of the furnace and the intake side of the blower means, to collect fly ash for return to the post incineration chamber with the oxygen-containing gas.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
30 words
The apparatus according to claim 23 wherein the post incineration chamber has an apertured sump in the bottom thereof and the interconnection is connected with the opening in the sump.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
28 words
The apparatus according to claim 23 wherein the furnace has a trough formed about the opening thereof and the interconnection is connected with the bottom of the trough.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
38 words
The apparatus according to claim 25 wherein there are means in the trough for imparting a vortical motion to that portion of the atmosphere which is discharged through the opening in the furnace from the post incineration chamber.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
174 words
In apparatus for incinerating a solid fuel containing carbonizable material, a furnace having a preliminary incineration chamber with a fuel intake therein, and a post incineration chamber with a fuel retainer therein, means for feeding the fuel onto the fuel retainer along a line passing through the preliminary incineration chamber from the fuel intake, and means for pressurizing the atmosphere in the chambers with an oxygen-containing gas while purging the whole of the atmosphere from the preliminary incineration chamber and discharging the same into the post incineration chamber, said post incineration chamber having a sump in the bottom thereof, and there being means movably associated with the sump, to collect and discharge slag from the sump, relatively outside of the furnace, said sump having an opening in the bottom thereof, said slag discharge means being movable below the opening to collect the slag as it drips through the opening, and said atmosphere purged from the preliminary incineration chamber, being discharged into the post incineration chamber through the opening in the bottom of the sump.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
174 words
In apparatus for incinerating a solid fuel containing carbonizable material, a furnace having a preliminary incineration chamber with a fuel intake therein, and a post incineration chamber with a fuel retainer therein, means for feeding the fuel onto the fuel retainer along a line passing through the preliminary incineration chamber from the fuel intake, and means for pressurizing the atmosphere in the chambers with an oxygen-containing gas while purging the whole of the atmosphere from the preliminary incineration chamber and discharging the same into the post incineration chamber, said post incineration chamber having a sump in the bottom thereof, and there being means movably associated with the sump, to collect and discharge slag from the sump, relatively outside of the furnace, said sump having an opening in the bottom thereof, said slag discharge means being movable below the opening to collect the slag as it drips through the opening, and said atmosphere purged from the preliminary incineration chamber, being discharged into the post incineration chamber through the opening in the bottom of the sump.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
190 words
In apparatus for incinerating a solid fuel containing carbonizable material, a furnace having a preliminary incineration chamber with a fuel intake therein, and a post incineration chamber with a fuel retainer therein, means for feeding the fuel onto the fuel retainer along a line passing through the preliminary incineration chamber from the fuel intake, and means for pressurizing the atmosphere in the chambers with an oxygen-containing gas while purging the whole of the atmosphere from the preliminary incineration chamber and discharging the same into the post incineration chamber, said post incineration chamber having a sump in the bottom thereof, and there being means movably associated with the sump, to collect and discharge slag from the sump, relatively outside of the furnace, said sump being annular and having an opening in the bottom thereof, said slag discharge means being movable below the opening to collect the slag as it drips through the opening, and said atmosphere purged from the preliminary incineration chamber, being discharged into the post incineration chamber through an opening therein which is disposed at the center of the sump and spacEd apart from the opening in the sump.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
190 words
In apparatus for incinerating a solid fuel containing carbonizable material, a furnace having a preliminary incineration chamber with a fuel intake therein, and a post incineration chamber with a fuel retainer therein, means for feeding the fuel onto the fuel retainer along a line passing through the preliminary incineration chamber from the fuel intake, and means for pressurizing the atmosphere in the chambers with an oxygen-containing gas while purging the whole of the atmosphere from the preliminary incineration chamber and discharging the same into the post incineration chamber, said post incineration chamber having a sump in the bottom thereof, and there being means movably associated with the sump, to collect and discharge slag from the sump, relatively outside of the furnace, said sump being annular and having an opening in the bottom thereof, said slag discharge means being movable below the opening to collect the slag as it drips through the opening, and said atmosphere purged from the preliminary incineration chamber, being discharged into the post incineration chamber through an opening therein which is disposed at the center of the sump and spacEd apart from the opening in the sump.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
175 words
In apparatus for incinerating a solid fuel containing carbonizable material, a furnace having a preliminary incineration chamber with a fuel intake therein, and a post incineration chamber with a fuel retainer therein, means for feeding the fuel onto the fuel retainer along a line passing through the preliminary incineration chamber from the fuel intake, and means for pressurizing the atmosphere in the chambers with an oxygen-containing gas while purging the whole of the atmosphere from the preliminary incineration chamber and discharging the same into the post incineration chamber, said post incineration chamber having a sump in the bottom thereof, and there being means movably associated with the sump, to collect and discharge slag from the sump, relatively outside of the furnace, said sump having an opening in the bottom thereof, said slag discharge means being movable below the opening to collect the slag as it drips through the opening, and there being dampered fluid transfer means interconnecting the opening in the bottom of the sump with the means for pressurizing the atmosphere in the chambers.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
175 words
In apparatus for incinerating a solid fuel containing carbonizable material, a furnace having a preliminary incineration chamber with a fuel intake therein, and a post incineration chamber with a fuel retainer therein, means for feeding the fuel onto the fuel retainer along a line passing through the preliminary incineration chamber from the fuel intake, and means for pressurizing the atmosphere in the chambers with an oxygen-containing gas while purging the whole of the atmosphere from the preliminary incineration chamber and discharging the same into the post incineration chamber, said post incineration chamber having a sump in the bottom thereof, and there being means movably associated with the sump, to collect and discharge slag from the sump, relatively outside of the furnace, said sump having an opening in the bottom thereof, said slag discharge means being movable below the opening to collect the slag as it drips through the opening, and there being dampered fluid transfer means interconnecting the opening in the bottom of the sump with the means for pressurizing the atmosphere in the chambers.