Incinerators—Municipal, Industrial, and Domestic

The author reviews briefly the historical development of incinerator plants and discusses the trends in design in this country and abroad. Although industrial-waste incineration is mentioned briefly, and the incineration of domestic and institutional wastes is discussed in some detail, the greater part of the paper is devoted to the incineration of municipal wastes. Many problems and conditions governing steam production in incinerator plants are touched upon, together with general rules for estimating required incinerator-plant capacity in American communities. The author discusses in detail the design of municipal plants with complementary or auxiliary equipment employed. The latter part of the paper is devoted to the utilization of garbage and rubbish as fuel, with examples pertaining to furnace heat balance and furnace temperature.