Heat recovery system and method of heat recovery and reuse for a portable incineration apparatus
AssigneeAir Burners, Inc.
InventorBrian M. O'Connor
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Abstract
A heat recovery system for an air curtain incinerator includes a transportable box defined by a plurality of walls and has an open top and an open bottom. The walls are lined with a refractory material operatively associated with the open bottom to form a combustion chamber. The system also includes a source of high velocity air and a manifold for directing an effective curtain of high velocity air across the top opening and down into the combustion chamber. The heat recovery system comprises a system of tubing for conveying a heat conductive medium through the tubing during the combustion process. The tubing may be mounted to the walls, mounted inside the walls, or formed integrally in the walls.
Claims18
A portable incineration apparatus and heat recovery system, comprising:
- a transportable box defined by a plurality of walls and having an open top and an open bottom, said walls lined with a refractory material and operatively associated with said open bottom to form a combustion chamber;
- a source of high velocity air;
- a manifold assembly in air transfer communication with said source of high velocity air, said manifold assembly being adapted to direct an effective curtain of high velocity air across said top opening and down into said 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,
- a pump and a pipe disposed in fluid communication with the conduit, the pipe disposed through a retention pond.
A portable incineration apparatus and heat recovery system, comprising:
- a transportable box defined by a plurality of walls and having an open top and an open bottom, said walls lined with a refractory material and operatively associated with said open bottom to form a combustion chamber;
- a source of high velocity air;
- a manifold assembly in air transfer communication with said source of high velocity air, said manifold assembly being adapted to direct an effective curtain of high velocity air across said top opening and down into said 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,
- a pump and a pipe disposed in fluid communication with the conduit, the pipe disposed in fluid communication with a convective heating system for heating air in a building.
A portable incineration apparatus and heat recovery system, comprising:
- means for forming a transportable combustion chamber;
- means for generating high velocity air;
- a manifold assembly in air transfer communication with said generating means, the manifold assembly being adapted to direct an effective curtain of high velocity air into the combustion chamber;
- a conduit having an inlet and an outlet and disposed on the forming means;
- a heat conductive medium disposed in fluid communication with the conduit so that the medium has a first temperature at the inlet and a second temperature at the outlet, the second temperature being greater than the first temperature during combustion;
- and,
- a pump and a pipe disposed in fluid communication with the conduit, the pipe disposed through a retention pond.
A method of recovering heat from a portable incineration apparatus, the method comprising:
- providing a transportable box defined by a plurality of walls and having an open top and an open bottom, said walls lined with a refractory material operatively associated with said open bottom to form a combustion chamber, a source of high velocity air, a manifold assembly in air transfer communication with said source of high velocity air, said manifold assembly being adapted to direct an effective curtain of high velocity air across said top opening and down into said 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;
- circulating a heat conductive medium through the conduit during combustion;
- and,
- wherein the heat conductive medium is conveyed to a retention pond after the medium passes through the conduit.
A method of recovering heat from a portable incineration apparatus, the method comprising:
- providing a transportable box defined by a plurality of walls and having an open top and an open bottom, said walls lined with a refractory material operatively associated with said open bottom to form a combustion chamber, a source of high velocity air, a manifold assembly in air transfer communication with said source of high velocity air, said manifold assembly being adapted to direct an effective curtain of high velocity air across said top opening and down into said 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;
- circulating a heat conductive medium through the conduit during combustion;
- and,
- wherein the heat conductive medium is conveyed to a convective heating system for heating air inside a building.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.