Air Curtain Incinerator

Abstract

A self-contained, transportable air curtain incinerator for combustion of low calorific value waste comprises a transportable frame supporting a firebox, a fuel supply tank, a fuel-burning electric power generator in communication with the fuel supply tank, at least one fuel-burning burner unit in communication with the fuel supply tank for directing a flame into a combustion chamber defined by the firebox, and an air curtain blower powered by the generator for providing a sheet of high velocity air flow generally across an open top of the firebox.

1 . An incinerator apparatus comprising: 
 a frame;    a firebox supported on the frame, the firebox including an open top and a plurality of walls defining a combustion chamber;    a fuel supply tank supported on the frame;    a fuel-burning generator supported on the frame in communication with the fuel supply tank, the generator supplying electric power;    a fuel-burning burner unit in communication with the fuel supply tank, the burner unit being arranged to direct a flame into the combustion chamber; and    air curtain means supported on the frame and powered by the generator for providing a sheet of high velocity air flow generally across the open top of the firebox.    
   
   
       2 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising a control room adjacent the firebox, wherein the fuel supply tank and the generator are housed in the control room.  
   
   
       3 . An incinerator apparatus comprising: 
 a frame;    a firebox supported on the frame, the firebox including an open top and a plurality of walls defining a combustion chamber;    a fuel supply tank supported on the frame;    a fuel-burning generator supported on the frame in communication with the fuel supply tank, the generator supplying electric power;    a fuel-burning burner unit in communication with the fuel supply tank, the burner unit being arranged to direct a flame into the combustion chamber;    an automatic fuel injector regulating flow of fuel to the burner unit;    a controller connected to the fuel injector, whereby output intensity of the burner unit is adjustable by the controller;    at least one sensor connected to the controller for providing feedback to the controller for automatically adjusting the output intensity of the burner unit, wherein the at least one sensor includes a temperature sensor measuring temperature in the firebox;    air curtain means supported on the frame and powered by the generator for providing a sheet of high velocity air flow generally across the open top of the firebox; and    a control room adjacent the firebox, wherein the fuel supply tank and the generator are housed in the control room    
   
   
       4 . An incinerator apparatus comprising: 
 a frame;    a firebox supported on the frame, the firebox including an open top and a plurality of walls defining a combustion chamber;    a fuel supply tank supported on the frame;    a fuel-burning generator supported on the frame in communication with the fuel supply tank, the generator supplying electric power;    a fuel-burning burner unit in communication with the fuel supply tank, the burner unit being arranged to direct a flame into the combustion chamber;    an automatic fuel injector regulating flow of fuel to the burner unit;    a controller connected to the fuel injector, whereby output intensity of the burner unit is adjustable by the controller;    air curtain means supported on the frame and powered by the generator for providing a sheet of high velocity air flow generally across the open top of the firebox; and    a control room adjacent the firebox, wherein the fuel supply tank, the generator, and the controller are housed in the control room.