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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 1995
Filed:
Aug. 02, 1994
Lory E Larson, Walnut Grove, CA (US);
Thomas R Miles, Portland, OR (US);
Southern California Edison Company, Rosemead, CA (US);
Abstract
A system for disposing of refuse-derived fuel ('RDF') and converting the refuse-derived fuel into a fuel gas is described. The system includes a positive pressure combustion chamber and a feed system for feeding the RDF into the combustion chamber at high speed. No compaction of the low density RDF is required. The feed system includes a feed conveyor, first and second air locks with a first conduit between the feed conveyor and the first air lock, and a second conduit between the first and second air locks. Both conduits are generally vertically oriented, but sloped at an angle that prevents bridging of the RDF.