Air curtain incinerator having waste heat power generation

A method of generating electric power from a portable incinerator, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a transportable incinerator defined by a plurality of walls and having an open top and an open bottom, the walls lined with a refractory material to form a combustion chamber;
• directing a stream of high velocity air through a manifold assembly to create an air curtain across the top opening and down into the combustion chamber;
• burning waste inside the combustion chamber;
• heating by conduction from the burning waste a heat conductive medium;
• driving a generator by the heated heat conductive medium to generate electric power.

A portable power generation system, comprising:

• a plurality of transportable incinerators, each incinerator comprising:
• a plurality of walls and having an open top and an open bottom, the walls lined with a refractory material and operatively associated with the open bottom to form a combustion chamber;
• a source of high velocity air;
• a manifold assembly in air transfer communication with the source of high velocity air, the manifold assembly being adapted to direct an effective curtain of high velocity air across the top opening and down into each combustion chamber;
• a conduit;
• and
• a heat conductive medium disposed in the conduit;
• and
• a single generator arranged to be driven by the heat conductive medium heated by the plurality of combustion chambers.

A portable incineration apparatus and waste heat power generation system, comprising:

• means for forming a transportable combustion chamber;
• means for generating high velocity air;
• a manifold assembly in air transfer communication with the generating means, the manifold assembly being adapted to direct an effective curtain of high velocity air into the combustion chamber;
• a conduit disposed on at least one of the plurality of walls;
• a heat conductive medium disposed in fluid communication with the conduit so that the medium passes through the conduit during combustion and is conductively heated;
• and
• a means for generating electricity from the conductively heated medium.