Year: 1890

page_text: The hydrocarbon burner A, is provided with a casing B, to the front end of which
is secured a tube, C, made of suitable material, and carrying on its outer end a bell-
shaped mouth D.
The tube Cusually passes through the mouth of the furnace in such a manner that
the wide end of the bell-shaped mouth D is flush with the inside of the furnace
wall.
On the casing B, opposite the inner end of the tube C, is secured a bushing E,
through which passes the oil-tube F, passing centrally through the casing B, and a
short distance into the tube C. The oil-pipe F, can be moved inward or outward in
the casing B, to any desired point, and then secured in place by a set-screw E¹,
securing in the bushing E.
The pipe F is connected with a suitable source of oil-supply, located above the
burner. A valve G, serves to regulate the flow of oil to the burner.
On the inner closed end of pipe F are secured a number of rods H, which extend
through tube C to its front end, and are arranged radially around the side of pipe F. The
outer ends of the rods preferably touch the inner surface of the tube C. In the top of
the oil-pipe, is formed an opening I, through which the oil is discharged. The oil
after passing through said opening, falls by its own gravity around the inner ends of the
rods H, and is carried along the same by the air, as hereinafter more fully described.
Into the side of the casing B, opens a pipe J, connected with an air supply of any
approved construction.
In the side of the casing B is held an air-supply regulator K, comprising a
cylindrical tube K', cut out at the top and bottom at K, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3.
The end, towards tube C, is open, while the opposite end is closed by a disk K³, which
extends to the inner surface of casing B, a rod L is secured by its inner end to the
disk K³, and passes through the bushing E to the outside. The outer end of rod Lis
secured to a collar N, mounted to slide on the oil-pipe, and adapted to be secured in
place by a set-screw O. When the latter is loosened, the collar N can be moved
forward or backward on pipe F so that the regulator is moved to the right or left, and
the supply of air entering tube J, is increased or diminished as the said disk moves
more or less over the inner opening of pipe J.
The operation is as follows: Air is supplied through pipe J, and passes into casing B,
through the regulator K, and into tube C. Oil is supplied by pipe F, and passes
through the opening 1 into the inner ends of rods H, so that the air passing over the
ends of said rods, carries the oil along the rods, thereby completely atomizing the oil,
so that the air is charged with oil-vapor, which burns in the bell-shaped mouth D. It
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page_text: is understood that the heat from the furnace to which the burner is applied also heats
the bell-shaped mouth, the tube (), and the rods, so that the atomizing of the oil
proceeds very rapidly, and the resulting gas is highly heated before it is burned. The
quantity of air and oil can be regulated by valve &, and regulator K.
1
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A hydrocarbon burner comprising a casing having an inlet pipe, a burner proper
comprising a tube connected at its inner end with said casing and having a bell-
shaped mouth, and an oil-pipe passing through the inner end of said casing into said
tube, and carrying at its forward end a tubular series of rods extending to the
juncture of the bell-shaped mouth with the outer end of the tube.
2. A hydrocarbon burner comprising a casing having an air-inlet pipe, a burner
proper comprising a tube connected at its inner end with said casing and having a bell-
shaped mouth, an oil-pipe passing through the said casing into the rear end of said
tube, and carrying a tubular series of rods extending to the outer end of the tube at
its juncture with the flaring mouth, and an air supply regulator held in the casing.
3. The combination with a burner proper comprising a tube having a bell-shaped
mouth, of an oil-pipe extending into the inner end of said tube, and provided with a
tubular flaring series of rods extending along the inside of the tube to its outer end at
the junction of the bell-shaped mouth, and serving to carry the oil to be atomized.
4. The combination with the burner-tube connected with an air-supply, of an oil-
pipe extending into the inner end of the said oil-pipe, and extending forward at an
incline, along the said tube to the inner end of the bell-shaped mouth.
5. The combination with an oil-pipe closed at its discharge end, and provided near
the same, on the top with an opening, of rods secured on the discharge end of the
said oil-pipe, and projecting from the same, and serving to carry the oil discharged
through the pipe-opening.
6. The combination with a casing having an air-inlet pipe, of a burner proper com-
prising a tube secured at one end to the said casing and carrying at its other end
a bell-shaped mouth, an oil-pipe passing through the inner end of said casing into
the said burner-tube, and rods secured in a tubular series to the said oil-pipe, and
extending along the said burner tube to the inner end of the bell-shaped mouth
and receiving the oil from the oil-pipe.
7. The combination with a casing having an air-inlet pipe, of a burner proper
comprising a tube secured at one end to the said casing and carrying at its other
end a bell-shaped mouth, an oil-pipe passing through the casing into the inner
end of the burner-tube, rods secured in a tubular flaring series to said oil-pipe
and extending along the burner tube to the inner end of the flaring mouth and
receiving the oil from the oil-pipe, and an oil regulator held adjustable in the
casing, and provided with a rod extending through the end of the casing, and
having an adjustable collar on the oil-pipe.
The 14th f 1900
HERBERT & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C., Agents to Applicant.