Waste Handling Systems

INCINERATORS

PROPERLY OPERATED SYSTEMS MAY REDUCE SOLID WASTE BY 95 %, THUS REDUCING TRANSPORT AND DISPOSAL COSTS.

TWO TYPES: DOMESTIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

• DOMESTIC - USED FOR HOUSEHOLD WASTE. DUE TO HIGH COST, OPERATING PROBLEMS, ETC., GENERALLY ONLY USED WHERE MUNICIPAL WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES ARE NOT AVAILABLE.
• INDUSTRIAL - COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES USE 1 OF 2 DESIGNS.
1. MULTIPLE CHAMBER - OPERATE WITH HIGH QUANTITIES OF EXCESS AIR.  USUALLY REQUIRE GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS (SCRUBBERS) AND OPERATE UNDER STRICT AIR POLLUTION REGS.
2. CONTROLLED AIR - OPERATE UNDER STARVED AIR CONDITIONS.

INCINERATOR CHARGING SYSTEMS

1. DIRECT MANUAL LOADING
2. MECHANICAL LOADING - "HOPPER/RAM LOADER"

           
INDEX Waste Handling Systems

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