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Joseph David Chiles

Anu D Vij

John G Kirkland

Jeffrey J Yerkes

Agustin Cabarlo

Gary Lee Martin

A method and apparatus for on-line wash-down of a heat sink media bed in a regenerative heat exchanger of a regenerative fume incinerator is disclosed. When a heat sink media bed requires cleaning, the selected regenerative heat exchanger is cooled while the remaining regenerative heat exchangers are operated in their normal mode of operation. When the selected media bed reaches a temperature which is less than the thermal-shock temperature of the media material, a cleaning fluid is sprayed on the media surfaces through spray-pipes which are installed within the media bed. After the media surfaces are washed down, the selected regenerative heat-exchanger is reverted back to its normal mode of operation. The regenerative heat exchanger can also be automatically burnt-out of deposited gasifiable matter prior to the wash-down. Random or sequential burn-out and wash-down of the regenerative heat-exchangers can be performed. The apparatus can also be used to suppress fires within the media bed by spraying cold water on the media bed when a rapid rise in temperature is detected within the media bed.

Regenerative fume-incinerator with on-line burn-out and wash-down system

A method for processing an air stream using a thermal oxidizer, by pre-heating the air stream, without the use of auxiliary heat, and substantially eliminating the condensation of organic or inorganic compounds within the air stream to be treated. Alternatively, or in combination, the system used for this pre-heat method can also be used to accommodate intermittent higher volumes of organic or inorganic compounds without the need for additional bypass hardware or any unnecessary waste of energy or capital costs.

Process for minimizing condensibles in process streams treated by

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Rancho Cucamonga, CA, United States of America

Joseph David Chiles