Method and system for pushing and moving solid waste

摘要

The present invention relates to a method and system of using at least one moving means for the pushing and moving solid waste from at least one holding area within buildings or outdoors through a waste transport conduit to at least one collection station or at least one collection conduit. The movement of the at least one moving means is driven by generating differential pressure across the at least one moving means to push and move the solid waste towards the at least one collection station or at least one collection conduit. The differential pressure creates systematic directional air movement inside the waste transport conduit to move the at least one moving means to move and push the solid waste to the at least one collection station or at least one collection conduit. The differential pressure is delivered by controlling a system of valves that is connected to at least one higher pressure air conduit and at least one lower pressure air conduit or removes air to or from the waste transport conduit respectively. Both the at least one higher pressure air conduit and at least one lower pressure air conduit is connected to air handling apparatus.

主权项

1. A system for conveying solid waste from at least one holding area into at least one collection location, the system comprising:
at least one holding area configured to hold solid waste; a means for regulating discharge connected each holding area, the means for regulating discharge being configured to regulate the solid waste discharged from the holding area connected thereto; a waste transport conduit fluidly coupled with each holding area through one of the means for regulating discharge; at least one collection location fluidly coupled to the waste transport conduit, said collection location being selected from a collection station or collection conduit; and at least one moving means slidably located inside the waste transport conduit, each moving means being configured to move the solid waste from the means for regulating discharge to the at least one collection location, wherein the waste transport conduit has at least one conveying zone between the at least one holding area and the at least one collection location, each conveying zone having at least one zone valve, each conveying zone having a first pressure conduit at a first zone end and a second pressure conduit at a second zone end, the first pressure conduit and second pressure conduit being fluidly coupled to a differential pressure system that provides a pressure differential between the first pressure conduit and second pressure conduit when the at least one moving means is located in the conveying zone between the first pressure conduit and second pressure conduit.