| 摘要 |
<p>A COMPOSTING SYSTEM WHICH INCLUDES A STATIONARY AND USUALLY UNHEATED GENERALLY HORIZONTAL COMPOSTING CHAMBER (1) WITH AN INLET AND OUTLET AT OPPOSITE ENDS (3, 4) OF THE CHAMBER. THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE CHAMBER MAY BE A SHAFTS (7) TO WHICH ARE ATTACHED A SERIES OF DISCRETE ARMS (5), APPENDAGES OR FLUTES THAT EXTEND INTO THE OUTER VOLUME OF THE CHAMBER. THE ARMS (5) MIX AND AGITATE A COMPOSTING MATERIAL PLACED IN THE INLET AND TRANSPORT THE COMPOST MATERIAL TO THE OUTLET AT THE OTHER END OF THE CHAMBER WHILE THE MATERIAL COMPOSTS AND BIODEGRADES IN THE CHAMBER. THE ARMS (5) ALLOW AIR TO PENETRATE IN THE COMPOSTING MATERIAL AND TO RELEASE WATER THROUGH THE EMISSION OF STEAM. A NUMBER OF PROBES THROUGH THE EXTERIOR OF THE CHAMBER WHICH EXTEND IN TO THE HEADSPACE OF THE CHAMBER, OR INTO THE COMPOSTING MIX MEASURE TEMPERATURE AND CARBON DIOXIDE LEVELS WITHIN THE CHAMBER.</p> |
