Computational simulation of incineration of chemically and biologically contaminated wastes

This paper describes the modeling approach and example results for a newly introduced computational simulation tool to evaluate waste destruction in thermal incineration systems. The Configured Fireside Simulator (CFS) is software simulator, originally developed Department of Defense operations chemical demilitarization incinerators processing warfare agent stockpile US. was later adapted use by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provide ability run “what if” scenarios streams contaminated with chemical/biological (CB) threat agents four specific incinerators, including EPA’s pilot-scale Rotary Kiln Incinerator (RKIS) facility, as well three commercial based on design criteria actual operating facilities. These include Medical/Pathological Waste Incinerator, Hazardous Burning Kiln, Waste-to-Energy Stoker-type combustor. CFS uses three-dimensional fluid dynamics coupled detailed kinetic data agents, biological derived from bench- experiments predict way agent-containing materials will behave under full-scale combustion conditions several different incinerator types. objective this describe software, how it works, potential applications real-world situations. could be valuable researchers, regulators, industry help guide testing activities develop operational difficult-to-manage streams. Although has been development years, represents software’s first introduction scientific community peer-reviewed literature.Implications: Adapting that US civilian CB useful national preparedness. Such model used planning response efforts better understanding capacity, feed strategies, assessment throughput limitations incidents other difficult-to-test contaminants.