Integrated diverter and waste comminutor

• Main Authors: FREEMAN, JR. WINSLOW P, CHACON ARMANDO I, DUECKER RONALD A, GRAHAM RODNEY E, SANTIAGO ENRIQUE, BOYD RAMON E, SABOL ROBERT T, FENNESSY CRAIG J
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 25.12.2001
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING; CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING IN GENERAL; DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE; MILLING GRAIN; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; PREPARATORY TREATMENT OF GRAIN FOR MILLING; RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINED SOIL SOIL; SEPARATION; TRANSPORTING

An integrated system for diverting and reducing the size of waste materials in an effluent stream comprising a frame having a bottom housing and a top housing and mountable in the stream. A grinder unit is mounted to the frame bottom housing and comprises a cutter assembly positioned in the stream and a drive mechanism coupled to the cutter assembly to rotate the cutter assembly. The drive mechanism may be electric or hydraulic. A diverter unit is mounted to the frame. It may be a single diverter or dual diverters. The diverter unit comprises a cylindrical drum rotating on a stub shaft. It may also be a helical coil. A drive assembly operably couples the drive mechanism to the drum shaft to rotate the cylindrical drum as the cutter assembly rotates. In operation the diverter unit is positioned side by side to the grinder unit to diverts solids in the effluent stream toward the grinder unit for size reduction. Side rails are employed for flow control around both the diverter unit and the grinder unit.