| 摘要 |
Apparatus for the heat treatment of clinical waste includes an enclosed disinfecting chamber 12 having a waste inlet 14, a waste outlet 18, conveyor means 16 for conveying waste from the inlet to the outlet, the conveyor means being driven at a constant speed, heating means 24 which heat the conveyor and/or the chamber for indirect heating of the waste, temperature sensing means 'P' for sensing the internal temperature of the chamber, control means 50 linked to the temperature sensing means and controlling the heating means in response to the monitored temperature so as to maintain a desired temperature profile within the chamber, the temperature being above a minimum disinfecting temperature. Preferably valves 30,39 are located at the inlet and outlet of the chamber so as to provide gas seals whilst permitting waste to enter and exit the chamber. |
