Mors 200 Arts Final - Cremation Vocabulary Part 1
This deck test performed by regulatory agencies to determine if emissions from a crematory exceed permitted pollutant levels in the atmosphere.
Test conducted by federal state, or local regulatory agencies to measure pollutants released into the atmosphere from a crematory, in amounts that exceed regulatory requirements.
Source Test
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Test conducted by federal state, or local regulatory agencies to measure pollutants released into the atmosphere from a crematory, in amounts that exceed regulatory requirements.
Source Test
Hearth on which drying or combustion results from the action of hot combustion gases passing only over the top surface of the hearth.
Cold Hearth
All gases which leave the cremator by way of the flue, including gaseous products of combustion, water vapor, excess air and nitrogen.
Flue Gas (Products of Combustion)
Chamber within a cremator where unburned where unburned combustible materials from the primary chamber are conveyed to facilitate additional combustion.
Afterburner (Secondary Burner)
Chambers or gas passage placed between two chambers to carry the products of combustion in a downward direction.
Downpass
A system on some cremators that monitors the visibility (opacity) through flue gases as they enter the stack. This detects the presence of smoke (possible pollutants) and is designed to allow the operator to correct the operating conditions.
Pollution Control System (PCS)
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Test conducted by federal state, or local regulatory agencies to measure pollutants released into the atmosphere from a crematory, in amounts that exceed regulatory requirements. | Source Test |
Hearth on which drying or combustion results from the action of hot combustion gases passing only over the top surface of the hearth. | Cold Hearth |
All gases which leave the cremator by way of the flue, including gaseous products of combustion, water vapor, excess air and nitrogen. | Flue Gas (Products of Combustion) |
Chamber within a cremator where unburned where unburned combustible materials from the primary chamber are conveyed to facilitate additional combustion. | Afterburner (Secondary Burner) |
Chambers or gas passage placed between two chambers to carry the products of combustion in a downward direction. | Downpass |
A system on some cremators that monitors the visibility (opacity) through flue gases as they enter the stack. This detects the presence of smoke (possible pollutants) and is designed to allow the operator to correct the operating conditions. | Pollution Control System (PCS) |
A smaller gas burner used to light the main burner. | Pilot |
United States Environmental Protections Agency | EPA |
The degree to which a substance allows light to pass through. | Opacity |
Chamber where unburned combustible material from the primary chamber is completely burned. | Afterchamber |
Any air, controlled with respect to quantity and location, forced or induced, supplied to the cremation chamber for the purpose of promoting combustion of the combustible materials in the chamber. | Primary Air |
A unit of pressure. | PSI (Pounds per Square Inch) |
Chamber usually placed between the primary combustion chamber and the secondary combustion chamber where thorough mixing of the products of combustion is accomplished by turbulence created by increased velocities of gases, checkerwork and/or turns indirection of the gas flow. | Mixing Chamber |
Hearth on which drying or combustion results from the action of hot combustion gases passing over both the top and bottom of the hearth. | Hot Hearth |
A chemical reaction that results from mixing fuel and oxygen in the presence of an ignition source (heat, flame, spark, etc.) and releases light and heat. | Combustion |
Combustion products such as smoke, soot, sulfur dioxide, etc. | Emissions |
The heating process of reducing the body, wrapping and/or the container to their basic elements in the form of cremated remains through combustion. | Calcination |
The pressure difference between the cremator or any component part and the atmosphere which causes a continuous flow of air and products of combustion through the gas passages of the cremator to the atmosphere. | Draft |
Sensor that provides the presence of the flame. | Photo Cell |
A vertical (stack) or horizontal (flute) passage for conducting products of combustion to the atmosphere. | Chimney |
A device in the stack which responds to the detection of smoke by setting off an alarm and/or taking some type of corrective action. | Smoke Alarm |
Chamber within a cremator where primary ignition and burning of the remains occurs. | Primary Combustion Chamber |
The process of reducing the body to ash and bone fragments through flame, heat and vaporization. | Cremation |
Any air, controlled with respect to quantity and location, supplied through ports in the walls, roof of the secondary combustion chamber, for the purpose of completing combustion of the combustible materials in the gasses from the cremation chamber or to reduce operating temperatures within the cremator. | Secondary Air |
Any refractory construction intended to change the direction of flow or velocity of the products of combustion. | Baffle |