Controlled combustion system
OwnerFrancisco Javier Cereceda Balic, Mario Gonzalo Toledo Torresinventors
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Abstract
The invention relates to a controlled combustion system for the simultaneous analysis of the thermodynamic efficiency of combustion and total polluting emissions in solids with combustible potential, including: a pre-chamber, a combustion chamber, a heat transfer unit which includes a connection for a device that analyses combustion gases to determine the performance of combustion and burning, and a unit for storing the combustion emissions, which comprises a container for storing the sample and a means of collecting samples for the simultaneous collection of gases and particulate matter for analyzing the combustion emissions.
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A controlled combustion system for the simultaneous analysis of the thermodynamic efficiency of combustion and pollutant emissions in solids with combustible potential, wherein it comprises:
- a combustion prechamber, preferably cylindrical, which is formed with guides for the positioning of a solid combustible by an ashtray, a pipe for oxidizing gas injection inside said combustion prechamber, the ashtray connected to said pipe for oxidizing gas injection, an electric resistance located on said ashtray in direct contact with said solid combustible, one observation peephole and a first glass ring to isolate the high temperature of the combustion zone;
- a sensor to measure the temperature in the combustion zone located on said ashtray;
- a combustion chamber, preferably cylindrical, connected downstream of said first glass ring of the prechamber, which contains an adiabatic furnace for combustion of the solid combustible, for each batch of combustion;
- a heat transfer unit, preferably cylindrical, connected downstream of the combustion chamber, comprising a second glass ring to isolate the high temperature of the combustion zone, and a connection for a combustion gas analyzer device to determine the performances of combustion and burning;
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- a unit for storing the combustion emissions, connected downstream of the heat transfer unit with an attachment means and clamping that contains a container for storing samples made of a flexible, chemically inert material, and collecting samples means for the simultaneous collection of gases and particulate matter obtained from the combustion chamber, for the analysis of the combustion emissions.
A method for simultaneous analysis of the thermodynamic efficiency of combustion and pollutant emissions in solids with combustible potential in a controlled combustion system, wherein it comprises:
- injecting an oxidizing gas to a controlled combustion system through oxidizing injection means through a prechamber, preferably cylindrical, which is formed with guides for the positioning of a solid combustible by an ashtray, one observation peephole, a pipe for oxidizing gas injection, an ashtray connected to said pipe for oxidizing gas injection, an electric resistance located on said ashtray, a sensor to measure the temperature in the combustion zone located on said ashtray, and a first glass ring to isolate the high temperature of the combustion zone;
- defining a variable central volume that generates a flame in a combustion chamber, preferably cylindrical, connected downstream of said first glass ring of the prechamber to a quantity of solid combustible to be used for each batch of combustion;
- recording the combustion temperature parameters in a heat transfer unit, preferable cylindrical, connected downstream of the combustion chamber, comprising a second glass ring to isolate the high temperature of the combustion zone, and a connection for a combustion gas analyzer device to determine the performances of combustion and burning;
- collecting and storing gases and particulate matter simultaneously, obtained from the combustion, with a unit for storing the combustion emissions, connected downstream of the heat transfer unit;
- analyzing the pollutant emissions of organic and inorganic compounds that allow to determine emission profiles and emission factors for each type of pollutant, molecular markers and concentration ratios of specific chemical compounds for kind of pollution sources, for the analyzed solids with combustible potential;
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- providing simultaneous results of thermodynamic efficiency and emissions analysis of the combustion solids.
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