Method for operating a furnace unit
AssigneeMartin GmbH fuer Umwelt- und Energietechnik
InventorsSebastian Josef JELL, Ulrich MARTIN, Max Josef SCHOENSTEINER
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Abstract
A method operates a furnace unit with a feed chute and a camera for capturing an image of the surface of the chute. The chute includes a slide on which material flows to a grate, and the coverage of the chute and in particular of the slide with material, the burning bed thickness and the burnout zone are determined by an image evaluation.
Claims26
A method for operating a furnace unit (1) with a feed chute (10) and a camera (12) for capturing an image (14) of the surface (13) of the chute (10), wherein the chute (10) comprises a slide (21) on which material (4) flows to a grate (2) and the coverage of the chute (10) and in particular of the slide (21) with material (4) and/or the change in position and thus the movement of individual components or surface areas (42) within the chute is determined by an image evaluation (22).
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