Livestock incinerator

Abstract

Agricultural incinerators are used to dispose of agricultural products, including, but not limited to, agricultural livestock carcasses. Incinerators are operated at extremely high temperatures (e.g., up to 3000-degrees F.) to dispose of an mitigate the spread of unwanted biologics, diseases, or other. The incinerator includes a double walled housing with a layer of sand that is used to protect the housing and to enhance the heat inside the housing. The sand provides a naturally low thermal conductivity to maintain the heat, which increases the efficiency of the incinerator. A hand crank opens a door into the incinerator to mitigate touching of any hot surfaces. In addition, a secondary burner can be used in the exhaust of the incinerator to reduce harmful emissions prior to exhausting into the ambient area of the incinerator.

1 . An agricultural incinerator, comprising:
 a housing, said housing comprising first and second walls separated a distance from one another;   a granular material between the first and second spaced walls of the housing, said granular material having a low thermal conductivity;   a door providing access to an interior of the housing;   a burner for providing heat to the interior of the housing; and   an exhaust in communication with the interior of the housing to direct gaseous discharge therefrom.   
     
     
         2 . The agricultural incinerator of  claim 1 , wherein the granular material comprises sand. 
     
     
         3 . The agricultural incinerator of  claim 1 , wherein the thermal conductivity is less than 4 W/m/° C. 
     
     
         4 . The agricultural incinerator of  claim 1 , further comprising a second burner in the exhaust for reducing emissions from the gaseous discharge. 
     
     
         5 . The agricultural incinerator of  claim 4 , further comprising a damper in the exhaust, with the second burner at the damper, and wherein the damper selectively allows the gaseous discharge to exit from the exhaust. 
     
     
         6 . The agricultural incinerator of  claim 1 , wherein the door comprises a pulley system to open the door without needing to touch said door. 
     
     
         7 . The agricultural incinerator of  claim 6 , wherein the pulley system comprises a hand crank to open and close the door via the pulley system. 
     
     
         8 . The agricultural incinerator of  claim 7 , wherein the pulley system further comprises a first pulley at an elevated position above the housing, and a second pulley at the door, and a cable, wherein said cable connected to an attachment point near the first pulley at one end, and at the hand crank at the other end. 
     
     
         9 . The agricultural incinerator of  claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises a cylinder shape. 
     
     
         10 . An incinerator, comprising:
 a housing, said housing comprising an inner wall and an outer wall, said outer wall spaced a distance from the inner wall to create a cavity therebetween the inner and outer walls;   a granular material in the cavity of the housing;   wherein said housing comprises removable ends on opposite sides of the housing and closing off the inner wall, outer wall, and cavity.   
     
     
         11 . The incinerator of  claim 10 , further comprising a door to access an area within the inner wall of the housing. 
     
     
         12 . The incinerator of  claim 11 , wherein the door is operable with a hand crank. 
     
     
         13 . The incinerator of  claim 10 , further comprising a burner associated with the interior of the inner wall of the housing, said burner providing a high temperature within the housing. 
     
     
         14 . The incinerator of  claim 13 , further comprising an exhaust in communication with the interior of the housing to direct gaseous discharge therefrom. 
     
     
         15 . The incinerator of  claim 14 , further comprising a second burner in the exhaust. 
     
     
         16 . The incinerator of  claim 15 , further comprising a damper associated with the second burner to selectively allow the gaseous discharge to pass therethrough. 
     
     
         17 . The incinerator of  claim 10 , wherein the housing comprises a cylinder shape. 
     
     
         18 . An incinerator, comprising:
 a cylinder-shaped housing having concentric inner and out walls spaced from one another with a cavity therebetween;   a granular material in the cavity of the housing;   a door providing access to an interior of the housing;   a burner for providing heat to the interior of the housing; and   an exhaust in communication with the interior of the housing to direct gaseous discharge therefrom.   
     
     
         19 . The incinerator of  claim 18 , wherein the granular material comprises sand. 
     
     
         20 . The incinerator of  claim 18 , further comprising a second burner in the exhaust for reducing emissions from the gaseous discharge.