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Device for removing toxic solid and/or liquid substances from projectiles filled with chemical warfare agents

US5522326A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 30, 1994
Grant dateJun 4, 1996
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Expiry dateSep 30, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF23G2209/16
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A device for incinerating solid and/or liquid toxic substances, especially projectiles filled with chemical warfare agents. Because the ammunition to be incinerated may have been inadvertently not disarmed the incinerator plant must be able to withstand an operating pressure of at least 40 bar. The incineration includes a rotatably mounted unit consisting of a rotary tubular kiln, an afterburning chamber, and a waste heat boiler. The unit is designed in a corresponding pressure-proof manner, and the rotary tubular kiln as well as the afterburning chamber are lined with refractory material. The operating pressure is generated by a compressor arranged upstream of the incinerator plant, and it is released by an expander arranged downstream of the entire plant.

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