Abstract: An animal carcass incinerator including a housing defining a combustion chamber and a charge opening in the housing sized to permit an animal carcass to be inserted therethrough the charge opening having a corresponding charge door. The burner including a blower, is mounted to the incinerator and disposed to produce a flame within the combustion chamber. A heat sensor is disposed to monitor the combustion chamber. A control unit is included for controlling the operation of the burner. A line for communicating temperature signals is included and connects the heat sensor and the control unit. The control unit terminates the burner flame upon receiving a temperature signal corresponding to a first predetermined temperature in a combustion chamber. The blower of the burner introduces air into the combustion chamber after the combustion chamber has reached the first predetermined temperature and the control unit has terminated the burner flame.

Abstract: The present invention provides an incinerator for the disposal of animal carcasses and a method of lining such incinerators. The incinerator is provided with an access port which enables the interior of the incinerator to be easily lined with insulated refractory blocks. The incinerator may have a horizontal cylindrical housing with an access port at one end. The cylindrical housing is lined with arcuate-shaped refractory blocks which are introduced into the incinerator through the access port. The incinerator also includes a charge opening through which animal carcasses are loaded into the incinerator.

Abstract: An incinerator and a process for the incineration of animal carcasses. The inner combustion chamber of the incinerator is lined with a high temperature fibrous insulation material and a stainless steel liner thereby permitting the temperature of the liner to become very hot during incineration. The animal carcass is deposited directly onto the stainless steel liner. Heat is then applied to the chamber, and the liner becomes red hot and radiates heat onto the carcass from all sides of the chamber. The burners are controlled by temperature responsive control devices to maintain the combustion chamber within a desired temperature range. In another embodiment, a stainless steel wall is disposed within the interior of the incinerator housing to form a combustion chamber and an afterburner chamber alongside the combustion chamber. The afterburner chamber includes a separate burner located near the bottom of the incinerator for heating the air as it enters the afterburner chamber.

Abstract: An incinerator and a process for the incineration of animal carcasses. The inner combustion chamber of the incinerator is lined with a high temperature fibrous insulation material and a stainless steel liner thereby permitting the temperature of the liner to become very hot during incineration. The animal carcass is deposited directly onto the stainless steel liner. Heat is then applied to the chamber, and the liner becomes red hot and radiates heat onto the carcass from all sides of the chamber. The burners are controlled by temperature responsive control devices to maintain the combustion chamber within a desired temperature range. In another embodiment, a stainless steel wall is disposed within the interior of the incinerator housing to form a combustion chamber and an afterburner chamber alongside the combustion chamber. The afterburner chamber includes a separate burner located near the bottom of the incinerator for heating the air as it enters the afterburner chamber.