摘要 |
A THERMAL VAPORIZATION APPARATUS (10) INCLUDES A CYLINDRICAL TUBE (12) HAVING TWO ENDS (14, 16). A BASE (22) IS PROVIDED, WITH THE TUBE BEING ROTATABLE WITH RESPECT TO THE BASE. A FIRST DRIVE MECHANISM (24) APPLIES ROTATING FORCE TO THE TUBE. AN AUGER (30) HAVING TWO ENDS (32, 34) EXTENDS THROUGH THE TUBE, AND A SECOND DRIVE MECHANISM (38) APPLIES ROTATING FORCE TO THE TUBE. AT LEAST ONE GAS-FIRED BURNER (44) TO HEAT THE EXTERIOR OF THE TUBE (12) WHILE IN ROTATION IS PROVIDED. A FEED MECHANISM (50) FOR INTRODUCING WET MATERIAL INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE TUBE (12) AND EXTERIOR OF THE AUGER (30) WITHIN THE TUBE IS ALSO PROVID (FIG.5)
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