Patent ID: 6105515
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: F23G

Abstract:
A system for burning oil spill waste materials comprising:a drum made of manually portable material suitable for sustaining the temperatures expected to be attained in the combustion of specific forms of waste materials,a removable lid for said drum made of said suitable material,a flue in said lid adapted for permitting the escape of the gases generated in the combustion of said waste materials and made of said suitable material,a mesh dome on said flue for preventing the escape of particles of a selected size and made of said suitable material,a hand truck, said drum being positioned on said hand truck, said hand truck including a panel secured thereto, said removable lid hinged to said panel so that it may be lowered to a close fit on the open end of said drum after said waste materials therein have been ignited, and clamping means on said lid for securing said lid to said drum, andmeans for creating a continuous cyclonic flow of air in said drum, including an electrically driven blower for creating a continuous flow of air mounted on said hand truck, and said blower including an air line made of stainless steel and said air line flexible within said flue and spiraled to follow the contour of said flue for a sector of substantially 270.degree.said air line entering said drum adjacent its end so that a downward flow of forced air is created initially and a subsequent upward flow of air will carry gases and small particles toward and through said mesh dome,whereby upon ignition of said waste materials and attachment of said lid to said drum, a cyclonic flow of air will be created in said drum and operate to reduce to ashes substantially all of said waste materials.