Methods and Apparatus for Enhanced Incineration
OwnerWilliam A. Cavaliere, Berkeley F. Fullerinventors
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Abstract
The teachings of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for enhanced incineration. A method for improving the performance of an incinerator may comprise separating one or more substances from a process fluid using a classifying centrifuge, ejecting a first substance from the classifying centrifuge, the first substance having characteristics optimized for incineration, incinerating the first substance, and using heat generated from the incineration of the first substance to enhance the combustion efficiency of an additional substance separated from the process fluid.
Claims17
A method for improving the performance of an incinerator, the method comprising:
- separating one or more substances from a process fluid using a classifying centrifuge;
- ejecting a first substance from the classifying centrifuge, the first substance having characteristics optimized for incineration;
- incinerating the first substance;
- and
- using heat generated from the incineration of the first substance to enhance the combustion efficiency of an additional substance separated from the process fluid.
A system for removing substances from a process fluid, the system comprising:
- a centrifuge body rotatable around a longitudinal axis, the centrifuge body having a first end and a second end;
- the first end configured for receiving the process fluid;
- the second end configured for dispensing a clarified fluid;
- an outlet extending from the centrifuge body;
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- an incinerator coupled with the outlet to receive substances removed from the process fluid by the centrifuge body.
A method for forming an incinerator, the method comprising:
- providing a centrifuge body having a longitudinal axis;
- forming a first working area within the centrifuge body, the first working area having a first working diameter;
- forming a second working area within the centrifuge body, the second working area having a second working diameter greater than the first working diameter;
- and
- rotatably mounting the centrifuge body relative to the longitudinal axis;
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- disposing the centrifuge body within a non-rotating incinerator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.