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Systeme d'incineration

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EP0815394A1
EP0815394A1 EP96905650A EP96905650A EP0815394A1 EP 0815394 A1 EP0815394 A1 EP 0815394A1 EP 96905650 A EP96905650 A EP 96905650A EP 96905650 A EP96905650 A EP 96905650A EP 0815394 A1 EP0815394 A1 EP 0815394A1
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grate
combustion
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Theodor Koch
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23G—CREMATION FURNACES; CONSUMING WASTE PRODUCTS BY COMBUSTION
    • F23G5/00—Incineration of waste; Incinerator constructions; Details, accessories or control therefor
    • F23G5/08—Incineration of waste; Incinerator constructions; Details, accessories or control therefor having supplementary heating
    • F23G5/14—Incineration of waste; Incinerator constructions; Details, accessories or control therefor having supplementary heating including secondary combustion
    • F23G5/16—Incineration of waste; Incinerator constructions; Details, accessories or control therefor having supplementary heating including secondary combustion in a separate combustion chamber
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23G—CREMATION FURNACES; CONSUMING WASTE PRODUCTS BY COMBUSTION
    • F23G5/00—Incineration of waste; Incinerator constructions; Details, accessories or control therefor
    • F23G5/08—Incineration of waste; Incinerator constructions; Details, accessories or control therefor having supplementary heating
    • F23G5/085—High-temperature heating means, e.g. plasma, for partly melting the waste
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23M—CASINGS, LININGS, WALLS OR DOORS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR COMBUSTION CHAMBERS, e.g. FIREBRIDGES; DEVICES FOR DEFLECTING AIR, FLAMES OR COMBUSTION PRODUCTS IN COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; SAFETY ARRANGEMENTS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR COMBUSTION APPARATUS; DETAILS OF COMBUSTION CHAMBERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F23M5/00—Casings; Linings; Walls
    • F23M5/08—Cooling thereof; Tube walls
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23G—CREMATION FURNACES; CONSUMING WASTE PRODUCTS BY COMBUSTION
    • F23G2202/00—Combustion
    • F23G2202/10—Combustion in two or more stages
    • F23G2202/104—Combustion in two or more stages with ash melting stage
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23G—CREMATION FURNACES; CONSUMING WASTE PRODUCTS BY COMBUSTION
    • F23G2203/00—Furnace arrangements
    • F23G2203/101—Furnace arrangements with stepped or inclined grate
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23G—CREMATION FURNACES; CONSUMING WASTE PRODUCTS BY COMBUSTION
    • F23G2206/00—Waste heat recuperation
    • F23G2206/10—Waste heat recuperation reintroducing the heat in the same process, e.g. for predrying
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23G—CREMATION FURNACES; CONSUMING WASTE PRODUCTS BY COMBUSTION
    • F23G2209/00—Specific waste
    • F23G2209/30—Solid combustion residues, e.g. bottom or flyash

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a device according to the preamble of claim 1 and a method for operating such a device.
  • the first category are the so-called grate firing systems. These are suitable for solid fuels, such as household waste, industrial waste, coal, etc. These fuels are burned on a grate.
  • a first phase the fuel is dried and degassed. This is already partially done in the feed zone of the plant. This process is triggered by the radiation from the combustion chamber and by the addition of preheated air. The fuel is also ignited on its surface due to the flame radiation from the combustion chamber.
  • the main combustion takes place, whereby the dried fuel ignites completely (not only on the surface).
  • more air is now supplied than in the first phase.
  • the conversion of solid carbon to gaseous products takes place, which through the firebox in the afterburning chamber. get the flue gas exhaust.
  • the second category of incinerators includes the melting processes, such as rotary kilns or melting chambers.
  • the rotary kiln systems in particular are particularly suitable for the combustion of chemical waste in solid, pasty or liquid form. It is precisely these last two types of waste that cannot be used in grate firing systems because they cannot be stored or transported on the conventional grate.
  • the melting process the residues remaining from the combustion process are melted. This takes place through heat exchange between the residues and the hot flue gases from the combustion process in the rotary tube or the melting chamber.
  • the slag that remains afterwards is fed to a water-cooled detoxifier and solidifies there to form a glazed granulate, which is easy to deposit due to its water-insolubility.
  • residues from combustion plants of the first category can also be melted, although a very high energy input is necessary, since these residues are introduced in cold form and have to be heated up first.
  • Such systems in particular rotary tube systems, are poorly suited for the combustion of large amounts of fuel, such as domestic and / or commercial waste, due to their low throughput.
  • the additionally supplied combustion air is also difficult to press through such waste, with the result that the combustion temperatures required for melting cannot always or not reliably be achieved.
  • Such a device according to the invention is particularly suitable for the incineration of household and commercial waste.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic longitudinal section of a conventional grate furnace with counterflow.
  • FIG. 4 shows the schematic longitudinal section of a furnace according to the invention
  • Fig. 5 shows the schematic longitudinal section of a furnace according to the invention with a rotary tube.
  • the direct current firing according to FIG. 3 does not bring any significant improvement in this regard either.
  • the afterburning chamber 6 is indeed shifted a little further in the direction of material flow, with essentially only the combustion chamber 7 'being slightly closed above the actual combustion zone by means of an edge 8 projecting into the combustion chamber.
  • the burnout grate 4 is not or only slightly affected by the hot flue gases of the combustion zone.
  • high-calorific fuel for example coal dust
  • This can preferably be done via feed openings take place, which are arranged in a stage 10 between the firing grate 3 and the burnout grate 4.
  • This further increases the heat input.
  • the residual fuel (combustible material, carbon) still contained in the combustion residues 2 ′ can thus be gasified and oxidized with little or no additional air supply, which can be supplied from below through the burnout grate 4. Such an additional air supply would remove heat again from the combustion residues 2 ', which is why this is actually undesirable.
  • this burnout grate 4 is preferably inclined, preferably approximately 20 ° from the horizontal, and preferably also has a concave cross section. So that the slag flows in the middle of the burnout grate 4 against the slag fall opening 5.
  • the burnout grate 4 actually becomes a melting grate.
  • the advantage of the molten slag lies in the practically complete burnout of the material, the destruction of toxic substances such as dioxin and furans, the immobilization of pollutants such as heavy metal and the reduction in the specific volume of the combustion residues themselves compared to a burnout.
  • the invention provides for a rotary tube 13 to be connected to the burnout grate 4 to arrange, as can be seen from Figure 5.
  • Liquid fuels can now be introduced directly into this rotary tube 13 through correspondingly arranged feed openings 14 and burned there.
  • the great advantage here is that the hot flue gases are guided out of the combustion chamber 7 via the burnout or combustion chamber.
  • the length of the rotary tube 13 can thus also be much shorter in comparison to conventional rotary tube systems.
  • pasty or solid fuels with a very low calorific value can be applied to the melting grate 4 in front of the rotary tube 13.
  • Such a device according to the invention can be used universally for the combustion of all fuels, it being possible for the first area with the rust combustion to achieve a very high throughput, in particular also for solid fuels.
  • the walls 7 'of the combustion chamber 7 can be constructed from cooled masonry, as can also be seen in FIG. 4.
  • air channels are present in the masonry. Cooling air can now be guided through these channels and, if appropriate, subsequently fed to the combustion chamber 7 as combustion air. This is particularly advantageous when a fuel 2 with a low calorific value has to be burned, in which heat loss through the combustion chamber walls 7 'is to be prevented, so that the melting of the slag is promoted.
  • the temperature of the walls 7 1 is preferably kept within a predetermined value by a correspondingly regulated or controlled supply of the cooling air. According to the invention, this temperature value is said to be just below the melting temperature of the the walls for depositing fly ash resp. Slag parts are kept.
  • temperatures in the combustion chamber 7 higher than this slag melting temperature are achieved with a device according to the invention. Appropriate cooling of the combustion chamber walls causes the fly ash to melt, respectively. Prevents slag. The molten slag would severely affect the masonry. Through the adjustability of this temperature, the thickness of the slag layer can moreover be adjusted, preferably only a very thin slag layer is aimed for.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Gasification And Melting Of Waste (AREA)
  • Breeding Of Plants And Reproduction By Means Of Culturing (AREA)
  • Incineration Of Waste (AREA)
  • Baking, Grill, Roasting (AREA)
  • Treatment Of Sludge (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention concerne un système permettant d'incinérer des matériaux (2) solides ou pâteux à l'aide d'une grille de foyer (3, 4), qui comprend une chambre de combustion (7) fermée située au-dessus de la zone de la grille (3, 4). La chambre de postcombustion n'est disposée qu'après la zone de grille (3, 4) globale. Les gaz brûlés chauds sont de ce fait guidés hors de la première zone de grille (3) dans laquelle s'effectue l'incinération à proprement parler du matériau à incinérer (2), par l'intermédiaire de la zone arrière de la grille (4). Les résidus de combustion (2') peuvent ainsi être fondus dans cette zone arrière (4). Ce procédé permet de minimiser les résidus de combustion habituels qui subsistent lors de l'incinération d'ordures ménagères ou de déchets industriels. Lesdits résidus sont pratiquement exempts de tout matériau encore susceptible de brûler et les métaux lourds qu'ils contiennent sont immobilisés de façon insoluble dans l'eau.
EP96905650A 1995-03-30 1996-03-12 Systeme d'incineration Expired - Lifetime EP0815394B2 (fr)

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CH89795 1995-03-30
CH897/95 1995-03-30
CH89795 1995-03-30
PCT/CH1996/000093 WO1996030701A1 (fr) 1995-03-30 1996-03-12 Systeme d'incineration

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EP0815394A1 true EP0815394A1 (fr) 1998-01-07
EP0815394B1 EP0815394B1 (fr) 1999-09-15
EP0815394B2 EP0815394B2 (fr) 2002-04-17

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JP (1) JPH11502603A (fr)
KR (1) KR19980703333A (fr)
AT (1) ATE184693T1 (fr)
DE (1) DE59603073D1 (fr)
DK (1) DK0815394T3 (fr)
ES (1) ES2137672T3 (fr)
GR (1) GR3031827T3 (fr)
WO (1) WO1996030701A1 (fr)

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EP0815394B1 (fr) 1999-09-15
WO1996030701A1 (fr) 1996-10-03
DK0815394T3 (da) 2000-04-03
JPH11502603A (ja) 1999-03-02
KR19980703333A (ko) 1998-10-15
GR3031827T3 (en) 2000-02-29
ATE184693T1 (de) 1999-10-15
ES2137672T3 (es) 1999-12-16
EP0815394B2 (fr) 2002-04-17

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