Improvements in Saturators and Jets for Producing Oxy-hydrogen or Lime Light.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Sept., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 28th June, 1894-Accepted, 4th Aug., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Saturators and Jets for Producing Oxy-hydrogen
or Lime Light.
ALFRED SUITER 32 Newington Butts in the County of Surrey Mechanical
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
When saturators, or vaporizers, are used for producing the hydrogen element for
oxy-hydrogen, or lime light, the flame is apt to pass, or pop, back, or fire, into the
mixing chamber of jet, and so interfere with the working of a dissolver.
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The object of this invention is to prevent this popping back, to reduce the weight
and bulk of the apparatus, and to reduce the time in getting the apparatus in the
best working order to give the most brilliant light.
In carrying out my invention I combine the saturator and jet in one, and employ
a cistern to hold the benzoline or other such like volatile material. I use the
mixing chamber, or burner, of the jet as the saturator by stuffing it with some porous
material which dips down into the cistern of volatile material much the same as a
wick in an oil lamp. By these means the saturator portion gets warm in a very
short space of time-and an excess of vapour can be produced to prevent the flame
passing, or popping, back-as it is in absolute contact with the flame, and its
forming only such a small proportion of the whole apparatus. The porous material
is always fully charged with volatile material while there is any in the cistern, and
the temperature of the saturator portion is so high, the size of the apparatus is
considerably reduced.
So that there may not be any waiting in getting the saturator portion warm
and to regulate the temperature, I fit the saturator portion with a moveable sheath
with projecting arms and capable of adjustment to or from the flame, so as to conduct
more or less heat to the saturator portion as may be required.
To still further lessen the liability of the flame passing, or popping, back, the
oxygen on entering is split off, one portion having to pass through the whole of the
porous material in the saturator portion, and the other passing through a portion of
it, so getting partially charged with vapour before reaching nozzle of the jet.
The lime is fitted in the usual manner.
Dated this Twenty-eighth day of September 1893.
COMPLETE
SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Saturators and Jets for Producing Oxy-hydrogen
or Lime Light.
ALFRED SUITER, 32 Newington Butts in the County of Surrey Mechanical
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement :-
When saturators are used for producing the hydrogen element for oxy-hydrogen,
or lime light, the flame is apt to pass or pop back, or fire into the mixing chamber
of jet, and so interfere with the working of a dissolver.
The object of this invention is to prevent this popping back, to reduce the weight
and bulk of the apparatus, and to reduce the time in getting the apparatus in the
best working order to give the most brilliant light.

page_text: In carrying out my invention I combine the saturator and jet in one, and
employ a cistern-which may be stuffed with porous material, or not-to hold
benzoline or other such like volatile material, I use the mixing chamber, or burner,
of the jet as a saturator, by stuffing it with some porous material which dips
down, or is connected with the cistern of volatile material, much the same as a
wick in an oil lamp. By these means the saturator portion gets warm in a very
short space of time as it is in absolute contact with the flame, and its forming
only such a small proportion of the whole apparatus.
To regulate the temperature so that substances of a less volatile nature than
even benzoline can be used, and so that an excess of vapour can be produced-so
preventing the flame having a tendency to pass or pop back-l fit the saturator
portion with a sheath with projecting arm or arms and capable of adjustment to
or from the flame, so as to conduct more or less heat to the saturator portion
as may be required. In practice I find it is not absolutely necessary to have
this heater adjustable if placed a pre-arranged distance from the flame according
to the volatility of the material being used.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
1. In saturators for producing lime light, the use of the mixing chamber or
burner of jet as a saturator or vaporizer.
2. The use of a sheath or heater fixed or adjustable substantially as herein
described.