Method and apparatus for disposing of leachate
OwnerRichard L. Echols, Bobby Ray Hawthorneinventors
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Abstract
The present invention describes a method and apparatus for vaporizing and thermally incinerating leachate utilizing gas, including waste gas. The method of disposing of the leachate and waste gas comprises the steps of combusting waste gas in a fire tube heater submerged in leachate contained in a pressure-controlled tank, vaporizing the leachate with thermal energy absorbed from the fire tube heater, releasing the resulting leachate vapor through a pressure valve to a connecting enclosed thermal incinerator, and combusting the leachate vapor in the thermal incinerator thereby destroying volatile organics in the vapor.
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A method of disposing of leachate, comprising the steps of:
- combusting gas in a fire tube heater submerged in said leachate being contained in a pressure controlled tank, said combusting step injecting thermal energy into said leachate;
- vaporizing said leachate with said thermal energy, thereby creating leachate vapor containing volatile organics;
- releasing said leachate vapor through a pressure-controlled exhaust valve to a thermal incinerator;
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- combusting said leachate vapor in said thermal incinerator so that at least a portion of said volatile organics are thermally destroyed.
A method of disposing of leachate and waste gas, comprising the steps of:
- vaporizing said leachate with thermal energy in a tank, thereby creating leachate vapor containing volatile organics;
- combusting said leachate vapor in a thermal incinerator so at least a portion of said volatile organics are thermally destroyed using said waste gas as a fuel for combustion.
A method of disposing of leachate, comprising the steps of:
- combusting gas in a fire tube heater submerged in said leachate being contained in a pressure controlled tank, said combusting step injecting thermal energy into said leachate;
- vaporizing said leachate with said thermal energy, thereby creating leachate vapor containing volatile organics;
- releasing said leachate vapor through a pressure-controlled exhaust valve to a thermally powered prime mover;
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- converting the energy from said leachate vapor into mechanical or electrical energy in said thermally powered prime mover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.