Analysis of Polychlorinated Biphenyl Wastes Incineration in Rotary Kilns: Model Development and Validation

doi:10.15344/2455-7412/2015/103

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International Journal of Mechanical Systems Engineering Volume 1 (2015), Article ID 1:IJMSE-103, 10 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2455-7412/2015/103

Research Article

Analysis of Polychlorinated Biphenyl Wastes Incineration in Rotary Kilns: Model Development and Validation

Ehab Hussein Bani-Hani^1*, Mahmoud Hammad², Ali Matar², Ahmad Sedaghat¹ and Khalil Khanafer¹

¹School of Engineering, AustralianCollege of Kuwait, P.O. Box 1411, Safat13015, Kuwait
²Faculty of Engineering and Technology, the University of Jordan, Amman11942, Jordan

Corresponding Author Details: Dr. Ehab Hussein Bani-Hani, School of Engineering, AustralianCollege of Kuwait, P.O. Box 1411, Safat13015, Kuwait; E-mail: e.hani@ack.edu.kw

Received: 01 March 2015; Accepted: 01 May 2015; Published: 03 May 2015

Citation: Bani-Hani EH, Hammad M, Matar A, Sedaghat A, Khanafer K (2015) Analysis of Polychlorinated Biphenyl Wastes Incineration in Rotary Kilns, Part I: Model Development and Validation. Int J Mech Syst Eng 1: 103. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2455-7412/2015/103

Copyright: © 2015 Bani-Hani et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Abstract

Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) are among hazardous wastes that must be incinerated for environmental and health protection. A dynamic model is introduced for the incineration of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in a rotary kiln. The model accounts for variations in composition and process conditions. The effects of excess air and the number of chlorine atoms in the structure of the PCBs are included in the incineration process. A MATLAB code was developed to solve the set of stiff nonlinear equations of PCBs incineration. The proposed incineration model was found to be in good agreement with the experimental data reported in the literature under ordinary feeding conditions for chlorinated compounds.

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