Tri-generation garbage incinerator

A self-contained garbage incinerating system, comprising:

• a chamber for containing refuse;
• a porous membrane at least partially enclosing said chamber;
• a housing enclosing said porous membrane and said chamber;
• fuel means for supplying fuel to said porous membrane;
• surface combustion means at the surface of said porous membrane facing said chamber for burning refuse contained in said chamber by surface combustion;
• steam generation means including a fluid source and in communication with said surface combustion means for generating steam;
• and
• electricity-generating means which receives steam generated by said steam generation means, for generating electricity therefrom.

A garbage incinerating system, comprising:

• (a) a surface combustion garbage incinerating apparatus, including;
• a chamber for containing refuse;
• a porous membrane at least partially enclosing said chamber;
• a housing enclosing said porous membrane and said chamber;
• fuel means for supplying fuel to said porous membrane;
• surface combustion means at the surface of said porous membrane facing said chamber for burning refuse contained in said chamber by surface combustion;
• and
• (b) a cryogenic apparatus in communication with said surface combustion garbage incinerating system wherein said cryogenic apparatus generates liquid oxygen;
• and
• (c) transferring means for transferring liquid oxygen generated by said cryogenic plant to said fuel means for use in said self-contained incinerator apparatus.

A tri-generation garbage incineration method, comprising the steps of:

• burning refuse in an incinerator apparatus which uses oxygen and a fuel to support the burning of refuse and wherein the burning of refuse in said incinerator apparatus generates heat;
• supplying fuel to said incinerator apparatus wherein said fuel includes oxygen;
• generating steam in a steam generating apparatus which is in communication with said incinerator apparatus and which includes a liquid supply for generating steam by using heat generated in said incinerator apparatus by the burning of refuse;
• generating electricity by using the steam generated by said steam generation means;
• generating liquid oxygen in an cryogenic apparatus powered by the electricity generated in said generating electricity step;
• and
• transferring liquid oxygen generated by said liquid oxygen generating step for use in said incinerator apparatus.