Incineration Technology & System Design

INTRODUCTION

This 3-days course covers the evaluation, selection and design of incineration and associated waste disposal systems & equipment. It covers the wide varieties of thermal treatment systems in use today, on waste from refuse to waste gases, from sewage sludge to pesticides. Numerous examples of actual systems will be discussed, with illustrations of actual equipment, and videos of operating systems. The participant will see what this equipment looks like, and will be guided through trouble-shooting of problems that have occurred in many of these systems. Techniques for calculating systems parameters and performance will be discussed including the use of specialty computer programmes. In addition, visits will be made to at least two operating incinerator facilities to give each participant a real taste of the industry.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

This is a practical course which is designed for engineers, regulatory personnel, operators, supervisors and designers who want to obtain the tools needed for understanding equipment design, as well as for the regulator and non-technical planner or other individual who is interested in the types of equipment available, and the advantages and disadvantages of each.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

• Hazardous waste definitions & regulations

• Waste characteristics

• Basic calculations for combustion equations

• Mass balance calculations

• Incineration Technologies

• Central disposal systems

• Heat balance calculations

• Sludge incineration

• Liquid, Gaseous, Mixed/Radioactive waste disposal

• Energy Recovery

• Air emissions/Flue gas calculations

• Thermal destruction criteria for Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

• Disposal in existing industrial processes

• Plasma Arc technology

• Computer calculations of system parameters

• Discussion of examples of incinerator systems

• Site visits to medical waste, industrial waste and municipal waste-to-energy facilities

• A Power Point file of key slides in the presentation will be given to each participant. In addition, computer programs for calculating incinerator parameters, for calculating thermal destruction parameters, and for determining air dispersion of an emission will be given to each attendee. Also included in the handout will be copies of other materials discussed in class.

• Each participant should bring a calculator to class.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• Environmental/Mechanical/Civil Engineers in relevant waste treatment sectors

• Engineers/Technical Professionals employed in waste treatment facilities

• Engineers & Professionals working on construction projects to build incinerator facilities

• Advisers/consultants for construction of incineration facilities/infrastructure

• Government officials, technical professionals/experts undertaking/overseeing the construction of incineration systems for a location, region or city

• Anyone who would like to gain a comprehensive overview & deeper working knowledge of how incineration plants work

ABOUT THE COURSE INSTRUCTOR

The lecturer, C. R. “Charles” Brunner, is Principal Engineer of INCINERATOR CONSULTANTS INCORPORATED (http://members.aol.com/iciengineers, Iciengineers@aol.com) located in Reston, Virginia, USA. He has over 35 years experience in the design, selection, evaluation, and operation of incineration systems and associated equipment and provides expert witness services in this field. He has a BME in Mechanical Engineering from the City College of New York, and a MEng in Engineering Science from the Pennsylvania State University. He is licensed as a Professional Engineer, is a Diplomate of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and is active in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. In addition to dozens of technical articles, he has written 13 widely used textbooks on waste disposal (his latest book has been translated into the Chinese language), and presents lectures on this subject throughout the world.

ACCREDITATION

This course is accredited under the Professional Engineers Board's Continuing Professional Development Programme for Engineers in Singapore. Participants will gain 21 PDU units upon completion of the course. Course participants must complete this course with at least 75% attendance rate.