Specification of Edward Wilson : consumption of smoke.

  • Wilson, Edward.
Date:
1858
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Credit: Specification of Edward Wilson : consumption of smoke. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Wilsons Improved Method of Consuming SmoJce. gas or vapor should be forced into the chamber m, m, or pipe h9 h; it may be allowed to pass uncontrolled, which I also show in the Drawings 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. Some of these variations I now proceed to describe. h\ h1, Figures 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, the pipe or passage for the air, steam, gas, or other vapor is in this 5 instance a thin tube or pipe of iron or other suitable material, perforated at such places as may be desired. Upon these tubes are placed bricks or sections r, r, of an outer tube, which sections or bricks may be made of fire brick, cast iron or other suitable material perforated with holes or openings to correspond with the perforations in the tubes h\ h\ These sections or bricks 10 are carried by a frame s, s9 attached to the furnace or fire-box, to which frame are firmly fitted the set pins t91, upon which are fitted the flange pipes u9 u9 and held up by the cotters v, v9 and thus support the tubes or pipes h\ hl9 in their place. When the cotters v9 v9 are removed, the pipe u9 u, falls and allows the tube or pipe hl9 h\ to drop, so as to allow of the placing, 15 replacing, or changing of the sections of the outer tube as is shewn by the position of the centre tube in Figure 4. The ends of the tubes or pipes u9 u9 communicate with the chamber m, m9 formed in the ash-pan, the front end of which chamber is open for the admission of the atmosphere, such admission being regulated by a damper in the ordinary way. 20 Figures 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15, shew in detail the parts referred to by letters. It will be understood by reference to the letters upon the Drawings, that the foregoing description equally applies to the furnaces of stationary boilers, and it is therefore unnecessary for me to go into a more particular description 25 as regards the application of my Invention to such stationary furnaces. And having now described the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same may be performed, I declare that I claim,— First, the introducing of atmospheric air, steam, or other gas or vapor into furnaces or fire-boxes by means of pipes or tubes or other channels passing 30 into and traversing such furnace or fire-box, in such manner as to cause the air, gas, or vapor to be heated to a high degree, before coming in contact with the smoke or gases evolved from the fuel in the furnace. Second, the detailed distribution of the air, gas, steam, or vapor- so heated in such manner as to insure its thoroughly intercepting and mixing with the 35 gases given off by the fuel, for the better combustion of the same. Third, the peculiar modes of constructing the pipes or tubes for conveying, heating, and distributing the air, gas, or vapor for facilitating their renewal in small sections, and for the better preserving them from deterioration by the action of the fire, all as herein-before described.