Device for elimination of incombustible particles from gases

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for the elimination of incombustible particles from smoke and exhaust gases as well as ventilation air, whereby it comprises a first chamber ( 1 ) having an inlet ( 3 ) for smoke or exhaust gas or ventilation air, it further comprises a heatable combustion zone ( 6 ), it comprises a second chamber ( 2 ) having an inlet from said first chamber ( 1 ) for said gas, and it comprises an outlet ( 11, 21 ) for collection of particles.

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       17 . Device for the elimination of particles from smoke and exhaust gases as wall as ventilation air, wherein that it comprises a first chamber having an inlet for smoke or exhaust gas or ventilation air, that it further comprises a heatable combustion zone, that it comprises a second chamber having an inlet from said first chamber for said gas, and that it comprises an outlet for agglomeration and collection of particles having a particle size less than 1 μm, preferably less than 0,5 μm, more preferably less than 0,3 μm, further more preferably less than 0,2 μm, which particles after agglomeration have a particle size of at least 6 μm, whereby that the device hither catches and makes the agglomerated particles subject to a combustion.  
   
   
       18 . Device according to  claim 17 , wherein that it further comprises means for providing turbulence of said gas in said first chamber.  
   
   
       19 . Device according to  claim 17 , wherein that it further comprises means for providing laminar flow to said gas.  
   
   
       20 . Device according to  claim 17 , wherein that it further comprises means for adding atomized liquid, preferably water.  
   
   
       21 . Device according to  claim 17 , wherein that it comprises means for condensing said atomized liquid.  
   
   
       22 . Device according to  claim 17 , wherein that it further comprises an outlet for particle containing condensate.  
   
   
       23 . Device according to  claim 17 , wherein that the device further comprises a second inlet into the first chamber for the addition of combustion aiding gas.  
   
   
       24 . Device according to  claim 17 , wherein that the device further comprises a heat exchanger arranged in the second chamber to heat exchange between gas and liquid.  
   
   
       25 . Device according to  claim 17 , wherein that the device further comprises a heat exchanger arranged in the outlet of the second chamber for heat exchange between gas and gas.  
   
   
       26 . Device according to  claim 17 , wherein that the device further comprises means for the addition of energy to said heatable combustion zone.  
   
   
       27 . Device according to  claim 17 , wherein that the device comprises a means for atomizing a liquid.  
   
   
       28 . Device according to  claim 17 , wherein that the means for atomizing liquid comprises a means for transfer of liquid into vapor form.  
   
   
       29 . Device according to  claim 17 , wherein that the means for separation of a condensate comprises a rotatable helical centrifuge.  
   
   
       30 . Device according to  claim 17 , wherein that the device further comprises a gas outlet placed in the outlet of the second chamber, in which gas outlet there is an evacuation fan to obtain a subpressure in said first and second chambers for the driving of said helical centrifuge.  
   
   
       31 . Device according to  claim 17 , wherein that the device comprises a tubular chamber having an inlet part, which chamber is provided with a gas permeable sock which allows passage of a substantially particle free gas to a second chamber, that it comprises a brake plane arranged in the first chamber at the end facing away from the inlet part to catch and agglomerate particles and in connection to said brake plane there is a combustion zone arranged and that it comprises an outlet for the elimination of collected, non-combusted particles.  
   
   
       32 . Device according to  claim 17 , wherein that it comprises a temperature influenced opening arranged in the inlet part to obtain a predetermined high smoke gas flow in the first chamber to obtain a safe catch of the particles at the brake plane of the device.