Inventors:
Hans M. Wenghoefer - East Greenwich RI
John R. Martin, Jr. - Slatersville RI
Sheridan A. Glen - Madison WI
James F. Corbett - Mahwah NJ
Richard J. Geier - Emerson NJ
Assignee:
Thermo-Stack L.L.C. - Hochessin DE
International Classification:
C21B 722
Abstract:
A furnace exhaust remediation unit comprises an auxiliary combustion chamber with a gas burner assembly optimized for efficient and substantially complete combustion of pollutants, for example, waxy hydrocarbons emitted as binder/lubricant substances are driven off in sintering of green powdered-metal parts. The rate of flow of air and exhaust through the combustion chamber are controlled, permitting control of the average residence time of the emissions, ensuring substantially complete combustion. The burner is arranged such that it provides a high-energy exhaust stream directed tangentially into the combustion chamber, so that a spiral motion is provided to the combustible pollutants, improving mixing and heat transfer and thus ensuring efficient combustion of the vaporized hydrocarbon emissions. The system has a universal modular construction where a burn chamber module; a burn chamber extension module and slide gate damper assembly module are provided. The modular construction permits easy customization of the system to lengthen the burn chamber to increase residence times as well as to facilitate assembly, take-down, cleaning and repair of the system.