Abstract:
Un quemador de oxi-combustible escalonado, para producir una flama rica en combustible generalmente plana que superpone una flama pobre en combustible altamente radiante, el quemador tiene un pasaje de combustible que termina en una boquilla, el pasaje de combustible y la boquilla tiene una seccion transversal generalmente alargada, un alojamiento de forma complementaria que circunde el pasaje combustible, de manera tal que cuando el combustible se introduce dentro del pasaje de combustible y un oxidante se introduce al pasaje definido por un espacio entre el alojamiento y el pasaje de combustible, se produce una flama rica en combustible generalmente plana en el extremo de boquilla del conducto de combustible y una boquilla de suministro en etapas para introducir oxidante por debajo y una forma complementaria de la flama rica en combustible, para producir una flama pobre en combustible altamente radiante bajo la flama rica en combustible. Un precombustor que tiene una forma en seccion transversal complementaria a la del extremo de flama del quemador, puede disponerse en el extremo de flama del alojamiento del quemador, el precombustor tiene un boquilla por debajo del extremo de flama para introducir oxidante bajo la flama rica en combustible que sale del precombustor.
Abstract:
Se describe un accesorio (50) de instalacion o montaje, para el posicionamiento de los portadores (18, 20, 22) de agujas, de un tazon surtidor de vidrio fundido, uno con respecto al otro; el accesorio tiene un elemento de bastidor (52) y una pluralidad de salientes (54, 56, 58) que dependen del accesorio, una saliente para cada uno de los portadores de aguja de la instalacion del tazon surtidor. Las salientes se insertan a las aberturas (24b, 26b, 28b) de los elementos de base (24, 26, 28) de los cuales los portadores de aguja son portados para posicionar exactamente los brazos de soporte (30, 32, 34) a los cuales los elementos de base se fijan y así los portadores de agujas y las agujas (12, 14, 16) de émbolo, portadas mediante los mismos, uno con respecto al otro. Las salientes dependen por distancias diferentes del elemento de bastidor para permitir la insercion secuencial de las salientes a las aberturas del elemento base.
Abstract:
La invencion se relaciona con un procedimiento y un dispositivo para la fusion del vidrio. Segun la invencion, la fusion de las materias vitrificables se asegura en el compartimiento de fusion 23 por medio de cuando menos un quemador 21 de combustible y/o de gas; el comburente está formado mayoritariamente por oxígeno prácticamente puro; cuando menos 50% del comburente a la combustion deseada, se trae en el compartimiento de fusion por medio de cuando menos una boquilla de oxígeno 24, 25.
Abstract:
Method and apparatus are provided for refining glassy material (51) or the like by vacuum. The material (51) is first melted and then introduced into a vacuum chamber (12), preferably into space above liquid (51) held in the chamber (12). Other aspects involve a two-step melting process preparatory to the vacuum refining, in which the material is initially liquefied in one stage (10) and dissolution of particles is substantially completed in a second stage (11). The molten material (51) is preferably foamed (50) immediately upon entry into the vacuum chamber (12).
Abstract:
A process for the production of a glass by the vacuum melting method using silica as a raw material is disclosed, comprising filing a silica fine powder in a suitable vessel, heating it in the presence of an accelerator for phase conversion to obtain a porous formed body consisting of a cristobalite phase, and then heating and melting the formed body in vacuo. According to the present invention, a transparent and active glass having a high quality can be produced at an inexpensive cost.
Abstract:
A device for processing waste, particularly hospital waste, comprising a gasification chamber (1) into which waste is fed so that it can be degassed and burnt, a post-combustion chamber (2) for burning gas from the gasification chamber, and a melting chamber (3) where the slag from the gasification chamber (1) is vitrified by exposure to a high temperature.
Abstract:
A method and a plant for the vitrification processing of harmful fibre waste, particularly asbestos-containing waste from buildings, are disclosed. The waste to be processed is first coarsely ground and mixed to give a mass in which the fuel fraction is substantially uniformly distributed, whereafter the mass (9) is preheated (10) substantially to 800-1000 DEG C to cause combustion of the plastic and other materials in the mass, evaporate the water, and at least partially oxidise the metals. The preheated mass is fed into a melting chamber (12) to form a melt at around 1400 DEG C. The remaining metal fragments in the mass are allowed to settle in a solid or pasty state in an upstream portion (16) of the melt, while the vitrified fraction continuously flows towards a downstream portion (17) of said melt and is recovered by casting after processing.
Abstract:
Apparatus suitable for vitrifying nuclear waste comprises a tunable microwave cavity (10) connected by a first wave guide (16) to a source of microwave energy (18); cooling coils (12) for cooling the exterior of the cavity; a hopper (14) for loading particulate fusible material to the interior of the cavity (10); within the cavity a crucible (32) made of melted and re-solidified fusible particulate material; an exit-chamber (22) connected by a second waveguide (24) to a second microwave source (26); and a pipe (40) for supplying argon gas to the exit chamber (22) so that a plasma torch (31, 33) can be generated. The separating of the crucible (32) from the cavity walls by unmelted material gives significant advantages in case of cleaning and reduced energy consumption.
Abstract:
A waste treatment system is provided, including a waste melter system (14) and an air pollution control system (16). Hazardous and/or radioactive waste in drums is conducted through a waste feed system into a plasma chamber (20) where the waste is exposed to heat from a plasma torch (22). A part of the waste volatilizes and leaves the plasma chamber (26) for a secondary reaction chamber (32), in which the waste is combusted to form a waste gas stream. The air pollution control system (16) treats the waste gas stream through quenching, filtering and scrubbing, to produce a clean gas stream suitable for release to the atmosphere. Offgas may be recirculated through the waste treatment system as desired. The waste remaining inside the plasma chamber melts and drops onto sloped processing surfaces inside a hearth located below the plasma torch. The hearth includes ground electrodes configured for electrical contact with waste held in the hearth so that the melted waste in the hearth may be further heated by the plasma torch. As the melted waste is heated inside the hearth, the hearth is static, enabling the melted waste to separate into a first metal fraction having a high specific gravity and a second slag fraction having a relatively lower specific gravity. When the melted waste is processed sufficiently, the hearth is first lowererd from the plasma chamber and then tilted in a first direction to pour the slag fraction and then tilted in another to pour the metal fraction from under an underflow weir configured in the hearth. The hearth includes a second ground electrode strategically situated near the underflow weir to ensure that the waste remains melted as it flows through a flow path under the underflow weir.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for the production of amorphous material from non sorted wastes, as well as from slags and fly ashes. It comprises the steps of drying the wastes by heat treating them at 600-1200 DEG C, melting them at 1300-1600 DEG C, transforming the crystal structure of the melt into an amorphous glassy mass by fast cooling thereof in water, and recovering said amorphous material. Complementary correcting oxides are further added during the heat treating step and/or the melting step. The amorphous material obtained can be used for the preparation of various building materials.