Claims
- 1. A method of destroying volatile organic compounds (VOCs) comprising the steps of:
- collecting air laden with VOCs;
- compressing said VOC laden air in a compressor;
- injecting a primary fuel into a combustor;
- directing said compressed VOC laden air into said combustor to form a mixture of said primary fuel and said VOC laden air;
- combusting said mixture in said combustor and directing said combusting mixture from said combustor into a reaction chamber;
- continuing to combust said mixture in said reaction chamber to substantially destroy said VOCs and create a resulting stream of combustion gas;
- directing said resulting stream of combustion gas to drive a power generator; and
- recovering power from operation of said power generator.
- 2. The method of claim 1 further comprising controllably bypassing a portion of said VOC laden air around said combustor and into said reaction chamber to mix and react with said combusting mixture.
- 3. The method of claim 2 further comprising the step of:
- controlling the flow of said bypassed VOC laden air and said flow of primary fuel to maintain a suitable ratio of fuel-to-air in said combustor.
- 4. The method of claim 2 further comprising the step of controlling the flow of said bypassed VOC laden air to maintain said power generator at a suitable operating condition.
- 5. The method of claim 4 wherein said operating condition is the speed of said power generator.
- 6. The method of claim 4 wherein said operating condition is the power output of said power generator.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 08/538,308, filed Oct. 3, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,673,553.
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