Furnaces – Process – Treating fuel constituent or combustion product
Reexamination Certificate
2007-12-04
2007-12-04
Rinehart, Kenneth (Department: 3749)
Furnaces
Process
Treating fuel constituent or combustion product
C110S344000, C110S220000, C110S222000, C110S224000, C110S346000, C110S233000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10862498
ABSTRACT:
A system for disposing of municipal solid waste provides commercially-available equipment that is modified to initially remove identifiable unwanted components from the waste, and then chop the waste into small pieces of a size suitable for handling, separation and combustion. The moisture content of the waste is reduced in a closed system by passing dry air through the waste in a confined space to absorb moisture and produce moist air, which is then dehumidified via refrigeration equipment. The dehumidified air is recycled through the waste repeatedly through the closed system until the water content has reached the predetermined amount. The waste is stored in a bunker for later use or is immediately combusted in a two-step process by first gasifying the dried waste to produce combustible syngas and then immediately or later combusting the gas in a gas turbine or other engine to produce electricity that is partly used to power the process and partly sold commercially.
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Hyland Warren
Pallett Richard B.
Greenlee David A.
Rinehart Kenneth
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