Protective housing for aerobic reduction reactor

Abstract

A metallic protective housing for a skid-mounted aerobic reduction reactor which includes a pitched roof supported by two side walls and an end wall, each wall being secured to the skid. The two side walls and roof having reinforced structural members secured to the skid and to the reactor to form a point of attachment for moving the reactor. A series of hinged doors in the side and end walls to provide selective access to the reactor. The interior surfaces of the walls and roof being covered by insulation to control temperatures within the housing.

We claim:  
     
         1 . A housing for enclosing the rotatable drum of a skid-mounted aerobic reactor, said housing including two side walls and an end wall secured to the skid and a gabled roof secured to said walls; said walls and roof being lined with batts of insulation to inhibit transfer of heat to or from the interior of said housing, each of said walls having at least one pair of insulated double doors to provide access to the drum within the housing; and the exterior surfaces of said drum being covered with batts of insulation to inhibit heat transfer from the interior of the drum to the atmosphere within said housing.  
     
     
         2 . A housing as defined in    claim 1    in which one of the side walls includes a transparent window through which measurements of the operation of the reactor can be monitored.  
     
     
         3 . A housing as defined in    claim 2    in which each of the side walls has two pairs of insulated double doors  
     
     
         4 . A protective housing for a skid-mounted dual chamber aerobic reactor which includes a blending chamber and a rotatable drum, said housing including a pair of side walls connected to the blending chamber and to the skid; an end wall connected to both side walls; and a gabled roof connected to the blending chamber and each of said walls; the inner surfaces of the roof and each of the walls being lined with batts of insulation, and the exterior surfaces of the rotatable drum being covered with batts of insulation  
     
     
         5 . A protective housing as defined in    claim 4    in which each of said walls includes at least one pair of double doors for access to all parts of the drum.  
     
     
         6 . A protective housing as defined in    claim 5    in which each of the two side walls includes two pairs of double doors.