Patent ID: 6807913
Filing Date: 2004-10-26
Classification: C10B,F23G

Abstract:
A system for decongesting waste within a waste converting apparatus, the waste converting apparatus having a waste converting chamber adapted for accommodating a column of waste, at least one waste inlet means to said chamber for enabling said waste to be introduced into said chamber, at least one primary plasma torch means for generating a hot gas jet at an output end thereof and for directing said jet towards a lower longitudinal part of the chamber, and at least one liquid outlet for removing liquid product from the lower part of said chamber, said system comprising:â€”at least one fluxing agent inlet means in said chamber separate from said waste inlet means, for selectively providing at least a quantity of at least one fluxing agent to a lower part of said chamber for at least partially removing a solid deposition type congestion and/or high viscosity liquid product-type congestion from said lower part of said chamber, and/or to substantially prevent occurrence or propagation of such a congestion; at least one said liquid product level sensing means at least for detecting a first predetermined status of a liquid product level in said chamber; said at least one fluxing agent inlet means being selectively operable at least in response to said predetermined first status being detected.