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Most problems with incinerator plant proper are basically mechanical and arise mainly at two levels: (a) the introduction of waste into the furnace and (b) the extraction of the various combustion residues. Both should proceed without undesirable and uncontrolled entrance of ambient air.

This chapter was originally published as part of the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology edited by Robert A. Meyers. doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-0851-3

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Buekens, A. (2013). Incinerator Furnaces and Boilers. In: Incineration Technologies. SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5752-7_4

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