Waste incineration
How does an incinerator work?
How an incinerator works
An IncinerPro incinerator, designed to eliminate animal waste, has a series of constructive components and automation that allows the burning of waste and the neutralization of resulting emissions, respecting the regulations imposed by European and national legislation.
Elements of an IncinerPro incinerator
The IncinerPro animal waste incinerator has the following basic structural elements:
- 2 combustion chambers; 1 main combustion chamber (waste incineration), 1 post-combustion chamber (for neutralizing gaseous emissions)
- Fully automated burners, with combustion control in each combustion chamber. The total number of burners differs depending on the incinerator model
- Advanced systems for monitoring, programming and controlling combustion parameters and cycles. These operations are possible through access to the control panel with touch screen technology, PLC (programmable logic controller), HMI (human-machine interface)
- Various automations depending on the model
- Safety elements (alarms, emergency switch, secure closures)
- Gas exhaust system
Waste incineration
After the waste has been loaded into the incinerator, following the instructions in the user manual, the incineration process is carried out in the 2 combustion chambers:
- The incineration of waste (animal carcasses or other animal remains) takes place in the first (main) combustion chamber, at temperatures set via the control panel with touch-screen access. In this mode, a combustion cycle is selected, initiated and monitored directly from the menu, according to the selected waste.
- Incineration of the gases resulting from the primary combustion chamber, at a minimum of 850 degrees Celsius for a minimum of 2 seconds, in accordance with specific legislation (requirement imposed by Regulation EC 1069/2009, Regulation EU no. 142/2011). This process takes place in the post-combustion chamber (2nd combustion chamber, equipped with its own, independent burner).
Loading with waste can be done even during combustion, following the instructions in the user manual! Loading of waste is done manually (or mechanically) through the loading door(s).
The loading door(s) have different operating modes (manual or automatic) depending on the IncinerPro incinerator model purchased.
Once the combustion cycle is chosen, through the automatic monitoring and control elements the entire combustion process takes place without the need for operator intervention.
The incinerator is equipped with monitoring, control, safety and warning systems in case of possible problems (e.g. fuel, power outage).
The system continuously monitors the combustion process, and temperatures are maintained at the set values via thermocouples.
Fuel - optimizing consumption in IncinerPro incinerators!
Fuel consumption (natural gas, LPG or diesel) is continuously optimized, using the combustion properties of the loaded waste (e.g.: animal fat is used as a combustion factor, limiting additional fuel consumption).
The burners stop the fuel intake and only inject air (through the integrated ventilation system), when this is possible, thus maintaining the amount of oxygen necessary for combustion at the set parameters.
Emissions
Through the particular design of the combustion chambers, the automation, monitoring, programming and automatic control elements of the incineration process, all IncinerPro incinerators operate in perfect compliance with specific environmental and sanitary-veterinary legislation.
Ash
After animla waste combustion results ash, in an amount that depends on the type of waste incinerated (e.g.: feathers, bones, intestines, carcasses, etc.).
Ash can be removed even during combustion (if the incinerator is equipped with a special ash door). The total number of ash doors differs depending on the IncinerPro incinerator model.
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Safety in use
IncinerPro incinerators are equipped with safety operation elements, alarm systems, for example:
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The autonomous alarm system (with its own separate battery) that equips the incinerator allows several types of warnings:
- visual alarm (light tower: green, yellow and red) to warn the operator about the stage of the combustion cycle, failures, etc.
- audio alarm (the sound can be heard up to 1 km away) to warn the operator in case of power/fuel failures.
- The incinerator is equipped with a general switch that allows the operator to immediately stop operation in case of damage detection.
- At the end of each combustion cycle, the burners only introduce air (via built-in fans) to lower the temperature inside the incinerator at safe values for the operator.
- Door locking systems allow security against accidental closing/opening.