Principle Of Air Curtain Incineration - Air Burners 100 Series Operating Manual

S100 Refractory Walled Air Curtain Burner with HATZ 3H50 / 4H50 Diesel Engine
OPERATING MANUAL

PRINCIPLE OF AIR CURTAIN INCINERATION

OPERATION
Air curtain incinerators are designed primarily as a pollution control device. Using a
diesel engine driven fan, these machines generate a curtain of air with a very particular
mass flow and velocity. This curtain of air acts as a trap over the top of an earthen
trench or thermo-ceramic lined firebox. The wood debris is dumped into the trench or
FireBox and then ignited (usually with a propane torch or with a small amount of diesel)
just as you would light any other pile of wood you intended to burn. Once the fire has
gained strength the air curtain is turned on. The air curtain traps most of the smoke
particles and causes them to re-burn under the air curtain where the temperatures may
exceed 1,800º F. These machines do not inject any fuels into the fire, the fire is sus-
tained only by adding more wood waste. The air from the air curtain is not heated. The
only fuel used in the continuous operation is that of the diesel engine driven fan.
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