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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8156819 | Method for checking a knocking device A method is provided for checking a knocking device which is intended for cleaning a surface of a heat exchanger element arranged on an inside of a boiler housing of a garbage incineration plant. The knocking device has a knocking ram guided through a wall of the bo... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7343866 | Waste-throughput limiting control Waste-throughput limiting control device (MBR) comprising at least one averaging unit (ME), a waste-throughput limiting controller (MBr) and a minimum unit (MIN). Starting from a waste weight (MG) applied to a charging system of the waste incineration plant and a pr... | 03/18/2008 |
| 6938561 | Device for producing a rotating flow A device for producing a rotating flow in a rectangular flow duct which has a flue-gas outlet of an incineration plant, in particular of a garbage incineration plant, and a transition region from a combustion chamber of the incineration plant to the flue-gas outlet.... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6655955 | Coolable arched roof A coolable arched roof for a high-temperature melting furnace having a furnace interior. At least the following layers are present on that side of a layer of refractory bricks, which is remote from the furnace interior: a sealing layer, which is used to s... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6513445 | Plant and grate block for the thermal treatment of waste materials A plant for the thermal treatment of waste materials. The plant has a grate, on the surface of which the waste materials lie. The grate has gas passages which are connected to a gas supply for the grate surface. The gas supply has at least one oxygen feed... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6425336 | Grate trough as part of a grate for a plant for the thermal treatment of waste A grate trough forms the lower part of a grate element which has a plurality of fixed and a plurality of movable grate block rows. The grate block rows each include a plurality of grate blocks suspended next to one another on a block holding element and c... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6382112 | Chute of a feed system for a refuse incineration plant having a cutting apparatus The chute is provided with a cutting apparatus which has a mating holder, a clamping slide and a cutting slide. To close the chute, the mating holder is moved inward approximately into the center of the chute and is locked. Then, the clamping slide is mov... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6290752 | Device and process for adsorption or chemisorption of gaseous constituents from a gas flow A filter device for adsorption of gaseous constituents from a gas flow includes a filter chamber with filters arranged therein, a clean-gas chamber connected to the first chamber in a fluid-conducting manner via the filters, and a collection chamber arran... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6237808 | Method and device for emptying a drum filled with solids In a method for emptying drums which are filled with solids and the lids of which have already been removed, the drum base is separated from the drum and the solids are forced out of the drum with the aid of a pressing body. An apparatus for emptying drums fil... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6117405 | Process for removing nitrogen oxides from flue gases A process is provided for removing contaminants, such as nitrogen oxides, out of exhaust gases, such as gases emitted from an incineration plant. Ammonia or a reducing agent producing ammonia is added to the exhaust gases at a point where the exhaust gase... | 09/12/2000 |
| 5925165 | Process and apparatus for the 3-stage treatment of solid residues from refuse incineration plants In a method for processing solid residues from refuse incineration plants the slag is melted and heavy metals from the melt (16) are separated for reutilization. The slag is directly transferred from the refuse incineration plant into a first heating cham... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5915311 | Process for the thermal treatment of waste material The waste material is degasified under the action of heat in a pyrolysis chamber (2). The volatile degasifying products are subjected to afterburning with supply of oxygen in an afterburning chamber (4a or 4b or 4c) designed as a fluidized-bed reactor. Th... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5878677 | Process for cooling and cleaning flue gases To cool and clean flue gases from a furnace of a waste incineration plant, the flue gases are fed to a fluidized-bed reactor (6) as fluidizing gases in a first stage (1), into which solid sorbents are simultaneously introduced to remove gaseous pollutants... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5836258 | Method and apparatus for incinerating waste material using oxygen injection A method and apparatus for incinerating loose waste material in which the loose waste material is introduced into a furnace chamber to form a layer in the bottom of the furnace chamber. The layer of loose waste material is subjected to the direct action o... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5797336 | Process for the combustion of waste material with production of thermal energy Waste is burnt in a furnace chamber (1). The oxygen-containing flue gases resulting in this process are introduced into a fluidized bed in an afterburning chamber (5) and reburnt. Solids discharged with the flue gases from the afterburning chamber (5) are... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5775238 | Cooled grate block For cooling a grate block which forms a part of a grate for plants for the thermal treatment of waste material, a closed cooling chamber inside a block body of the grate block below an upper wall bearing the waste material is filled with cooling water and... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5771820 | Method for the thermal treatment of waste material, particularly refuse, and a rotary tubular furnace for applying the method A waste material, particularly refuse, is conveyed through a combustion chamber while simultaneously being mixed and is treated with a gaseous oxidizing agent. The combustion chamber comprises a rotary tubular furnace. The waste material is acted on by th... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5765489 | Process for the treatment of solid residue from refuse incineration plants, and apparatus for performing the process A process for the treatment of solid residue from a refuse incineration plant, involving: melting the solid residue in a first heating chamber under oxidizing conditions to provide a melt; reducing any heavy metal compounds present in the melt to elemental met... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5749309 | Process and apparatus for the thermal production of energy from waste material, particulary refuse Waste material is conveyed in an uncomminuted state on a grate (5) through a combustion chamber (12) of a stationary furnace (10) and at the same time mixed by a thrust and shearing action of the grate (5). A gaseous oxidizing agent is introduced, for exa... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5617801 | Cooled grate block To cool a grate block which forms a part of a grate for plants for the thermal treatment of waste material, a closed cooling space in the grate block below an upper wall supporting the waste material is filled with cooling water. Water feed lines and wate... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5592151 | Fire monitoring system A fire monitoring system for waste bunkers includes a pair of infrared cameras, which are arranged on an axis of rotation. The axis of rotation is connected to a controllable drive motor and to an angle transmitter. Furthermore, the fire monitoring system... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5512257 | Process for the treatment of flue particulates Fly ash from incineration plants is treated with an acidic aqueous solution for the purpose of removing heavy metals. The residual solid matter is filtered. The filtration residue is treated with a precipitating agent for heavy metals. The thereby obtaine... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5511496 | Method of recovering glass and metal from solid residues produced in refuse incineration plants Glass and metal are recovered separately by melting from the solid residues produced in a refuse incineration plant, particularly from slag. The melting is effected in two zones. In the first, top melting zone the oxidic constituents of the residues are c... | 04/30/1996 |
