Gas generator has several chambers linked via open aperture to common gas chamber

摘要

A process and assembly converts especially organic refuse into gas for energy conversion. Liquid or flowing bulk solids carrying an organic load passes under control from the inlet to the outlet, through a horizontal fermentation assembly which is subdivided into a number of chambers. The novelty is that all of the chambers (2) have an open aperture to a common gas chamber (4), such that the fermentation unit (1) forms a common gas chamber (4) for the gas. Each chamber (2) is separated from its neighbour by a wall (3) and incorporates assemblies such as heaters, mixers, valves and push-blades. The first chamber receives fresh air (f) enabling it to operate as an anaerobic hydrolysis reactor. One or all chambers are supplied with a nutrient (51). Contaminated wastes are introduced via an inlet to a mixer.