Refuse Type, Amount and Incinerator Discharge

The incinerator be capable of handling garbage and rubbish up to a size limited only by the dimensionas of hopper door; larger-size refuse to be directly to the basement incinerators.

Inflammable refuse such as paint and lacquer containers, aerosol cans not be placed in flue-fed incinerators.

For design purposes, 2 pounds of refuse per person per day be assumed, with a unit weight per cubic foot of app. 5 pounds and that refuse be considered to comprise, by weight, 80% rubbish and 20% garbage, with heat content of 6000 Btu per pound.

Incinerator discharge is done by followings;

1- Particulate matter such as fly ash.
2- Smoke and opaque materials such as unburned hydracarbons, and
3- Odors emanating from one or a combination of such incineration products.

What is Incinerator?

It is a developed type of waste burner used in homes. Development of performance requirement and evaluative procedures for apartment building incineratorsconsistent with reducing air pollution to a minimum. In addition adaptation of existing or development of new incinerator designs which will ensure meeting the performance requirements will be in all other incinerator ways suitable for use.

The functions of a home incinerator are to;
1- Offer a convenience to tenants
2- Provide a more sanitary method of refuse disposal than container storage collection.
3- Serve as a labor-saving device for building owners.
4- Serves as a labor and cost-saving device for the municipality in reducing the weight and bulk of meterial which must be hauled from apartment building to final disposition point.