10.2190/DB3U-PNNH-M1TX-D9X1 DB3UPNNHM1TXD9X1 2 Solid Waste Incineration and Energy Recovery in Hospitals 303 320 20020509 20020509 20020509 20020509 DB3UPNNHM1TXD9X1.pdf http://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=DB3UPNNHM1TXD9X1 4 Leo T. Smith Richard A. Matula Fu-Kang Tsou Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics Department, Drexel University Small-scale, on-site incineration is examined as one practical method for disposing of hospital solid waste. On-site incineration-energy recovery systems are reviewed and potential annual savings of conventional fuel costs are computed as a function of bed capacity and fuel costs. Potential savings in a 500 bed hospital, for example, are found to range from 19,000 to 57,000 dollars per year for a fuel price range of one to three dollars per million Btu. A market survey of 492 hospitals in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware indicates a strong potential interest in on-site incineration-energy recovery systems. Extrapolation of the survey results to the northeast and middle atlantic regions shows a potential market of 500 to 600 small-scale units. Potential blockages to the hospital market, such as particulate emissions and auxiliary fuel requirements, are discussed. Syska and Hennessy, Inc., Engineers, <i>Hospital Systems. Part VII: Solid Waste Management</i>, Tech. Let., <i>24</i>:3, February 1974. R. G. Bond, S. R. Arora, R. L. DeRoos, et al., <i>Study of the Economics of Hospital Systems</i>, PB-221 681, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1973. Syska and Hennessy, Inc., Engineers, <i>Hospital Systems. Part IV: Solid Waste Disposal</i>, Tech. Let., <i>19</i>:2, September 1969. E. S. Monroe, Jr., <i>New Developments in Industrial Incineration</i>, Proceedings of 1966 National Incinerator Conference, ASME, New York, N. Y., p. 226, 1970. J. A. English, II, <i>Design Aspects of a Low Emission, Two-Stage Incinerator</i>, Proceedings of 1974 National Incinerator Conference, ASME, Miami, Florida, p. 311, 1974. G. Theoclitus, H. Liu, and J. R. Dervay, Jr., <i>Concepts and Behavior of the Controlled Air Incinerator</i>, Proceedings of 1972 National Incinerator Conference, ASME, New York, N. Y., p. 211, 1972. A. F. Iglar and R. G. Bond, <i>Hospital Solid Waste Disposal in Community Facilities</i>, PB-222 018, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1973. J. R. Dervay, II, Air Preheater Company, Inc., Wellsville, N. Y., private communication, 1974. F. K. Tsou, L. T. Smith, and R. A. Matula, <i>Review of the Technology Associated with Small Scale Solid Waste Incinerators</i>, Rept. No. DUCK-752, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1975. G. R. Winch, <i>The Place of On-Site Incinerators in Modern Waste Disposal Systems</i>, Proceedings of 1974 National Incinerator Conference, Miami, Florida, p. 359, 1974. L. T. Smith, F. K. Tsou, and R. A. Matula, <i>Emission Standards, Source Testing, and Emissions from Small Scale Solid Waste Incinerators</i>, Rept. No. DUCK-751, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1975.