RECLAMATION AND REUTILIZATION OF RESOURCES

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introduced into the preheated bed, either from the top or

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RECLAMATION AND REUTILIZATION OF

by pneumatic injection into the fluidized bed. Material

RESOURCES

may also be fed into the bed as a slurry.

The requirements of Public Law 94-580,

b. Material to be consumed may either be fed in

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

bulk to the fluidized bed by conveyor, or injected into the

requires rethinking of demilitarization and disposal

bed in the form of a sludge or slurry. Material fed in

technology.

Compliance with RCRA will have a

bulk needs little or no preparation. However, materials

substantial impact on much of the existing

fed in sludge or slurry form require special preparation,

demilitarization and disposal technology. Some of the

handling, and feed facilities. Equipment required would

materials in ammunition in the demilitarization inventory

consist of a shredder and/or a mill facility, a mixing and

have a recovery value substantially in excess of the

injection system, and a control system. It should be

original cost of the entire item. This results from

noted that the slurry feed system is required to capitalize

significant increases in material costs since the date of

on the high efficiency and special design features that

manufacture. A prime example is the dye components

the fluidized bed incinerator has to offer.

in smoke grenades. Their recovery and reutilization

could reduce the cost of materials for current or future

c. Fluid bed burners provide the most benefits

production requirements.

when deriving energy from problem fuels, These fuels

are typically characterized by high moisture levels, slow

10-5. EXISTING EQUIPMENT AND PROCESSES

burning rates (such as char), large material size or high

inert levels. Successful testing has been conducted on

The majority of the following equipment and

such diverse fuels as high sulfur coal, petroleum coke,

processes have been tested and are currently available

wood waste, municipal solid waste, sewage sludge, and

for use. These are in addition to those items of

chemical waste utilizing fluid beds of sand and

equipment described in other chapters.

limestone.

APE 2048, Flashing Furnace

10-7. DESIGN FOR DEMILITARIZATION

Ammunition Shear Machine

a. On 15 November 1977, the Joint Logistics

Commanders approved a Joint regulation governing the

Projectile Saw Machine

development of D/D plans and procedures for new or

modified ammunition items (NAVMAT Instruction

Cavijet for Washout of Case

8027.1, AFLC/AFSC Regulation 136-5, and DARCOM

Regulation 75-2). This regulation established Joint

Bonded Missile Motors

DARCOM/NMC/AFLC/AFSC

D/D

policies,

responsibilities, and procedures relating to all

Fluidized Bed Incinerators

developmental phases and release for production of

new or modified ammunition items. This regulation

10-6. FLUIDIZED BED INCINERATORS

reflects the growing concern for environmental quality

and provides sufficient flexibility for meeting

The Fluidized Bed Incinerator, with its support

requirements which may arise in the future, The

equipment, is a versatile and effective facility which

regulation requires that.

offers many advantages in burning waste materials.

(1) D/D considerations are an integral part of

a. A Fluid Bed Burner is a large, refractory lined

the planning and decision-making processes for all new

vessel with an air distribution member or plate in the

or modified ammunition items from conception to final

bottom, a hot gas outlet in or near the top and some

acceptance of the end item.

provisions for introducing fuel. The actual fluidized bed

is formed by blowing air up through a layer of inert

particles at a rate that causes the particles to go into

suspension and continuous motion--analogous to a

boiling liquid but with solid particles, therefore, the term

"Fluid Bed". It should be noted that the media used in

the burner remains as a granular solid. The material to

be used as a fuel is

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