CONCERNING THE SOLID MATTER CONVERSION OF RESIDUES IN GRATE SYSTEMS

Grate systems are frequently used today in processes for the thermic t reatment of lumpy residues in the first stage of the process. An impor tant partial objective of the thermic treatment is the extensive decom position of organic substances. Especially with grate systems, numerou s influencing possibilities for process control are given. There exist s, however, the task, - as with other apparatuses, too -, to optimize the process procedure, correspondingly tuned to the individual propert ies of the residues. Against this background, the classification of th e grate process into these processes is shown, after a short presentat ion of superior points of view on the thermic treatment processes. The reafter, model concepts concerning the solid matter conversion in grat e systems aw being discussed, whereby first of all theoretical conside rations are placed in the forefront. Comprehensive presentations of th e experiments will follow in a further report.