Improvements in Means for Condensing Smoke from Furnaces.
Year: 1899

page_text: Improvements in Means for Condensing Smoke from Furnaces.
I, JAMES FARNSWORTH, Chantry House, Norton, near Sheffield, Contractor, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
I construct a bell shaped bonnet with an outlet at the top of the required size,
and fix the same over the top of the present muffled furnace, supported on proper
columns, props or stays. The bell end of the bonnet is to be larger than the out-
let of the chimney or funnel of the furnace, so as to leave an open space between
the bonnet and round the funnel to admit the air; the top or outlet of the bonnet
is to be reduced to the required size to unite to a flue or chamber of required size
and length to receive the smoke or fumes into which steam is inserted at various
places to mingle with the smoke or gases, and thus condense the whole into a
liquid form. Air being admitted by the atmospheric pressure up the open space
between the bonnet and the furnace chimney prevents the smoke from coming
out and forces it on through the flue and thus increases the draught of the fur-
nace, and as the smoke passes along the tubes and chamber it is condensed into
a carboline liquor. These flues can be made any length and size required and
can be laid horizontally or perpendicular and otherwise as the situation will
allow. These chambers or flues are made of sheet iron or any other material
suitable for the process of condensation.
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Improvements in means for condensing Smoke from Furnaces,
I, JAMES FARNSWORTH, Chantry House, Norton, Sheffield, Contractor, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
I construct a bell shaped bonnet with an outlet at the top (marked A) of
required size and fix the same lapping over the top of existing muffled or other
furnace chimney (marked B). The bell end of the bonnet is to be larger than
the outlet of the chimney so as to admit air through the open space between the
bonnet and the chimney (marked C) and the top or outlet of the bonnet (marked
A) is to be reduced or made the required size to unite to a flue or chamber, of
required size and length to receive the smoke or fumes from the furnace, into
which steam is inserted at various places (marked D), to mingle with the smoke

page_text: or gases and thus condense the whole into a liquid form. Air being admitted
presses up the open space between the bonnet and the chimney (marked () and
prevents the smoke or gases from coming out; and forces it on through the flues
and thus increases the draught of the chimney. As the smoke passes along the
flues and chambers it is condensed into a carboline liquor. These flues can be
made any length or size required and can be laid horizontal or perpendicular
or otherwise as the situation may require. The chambers or flues are made of
sheet iron or other suitable materials for the process of condensation.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
(1) The collecting of smoke and gases from muffled and other furnaces by a
bonnet substantially as herein before described and shown in the accompanying
drawings.
(2) The apparatus for condensing into a liquid form the smoke from furnaces
substantially as herein before described and shown in the accompanying draw-
ings.