Power from waste heat of an incinerator

A new incinerator plant at Providence, R. I., uses the hot gases from a 5-cell incinerator with a normal capacity of 160 tons of refuse per 24 hours to generate steam in a 700-horsepower boiler at a pressure of 200 pounds per square inch. The steam is used in a 1,250-kw turbogenerator which furnishes power for operating the city´s sewage disposal plant and will furnish power for a sewage pumping station now being motorized. A duplicate boiler and turbogenerator assure continuous service. The view above shows wrapped garbage and refuse being dumped into the 1,000-cubic-yard storage pit. At the right is shown the exterior of the building, with conveyor and hopper for ash removal; below is a view of a turbogenerator (Westinghouse photos)