Improvements in Fittings for Water Gas Washers.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 14th May, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 30th Jan, 1896-Accepted, 7th Mar., 1896
Improvements in Fittings for Water Gas Washers.
I SAMUEL CUTLER, Engmeer, of Providence lion Works, Millwall, in the
County of London, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
In the manufacture of carburetted water gas it is usual to pass the crude hot
gases from the goneinting vessels through a "washer" containing water, oil or
other liquid and the gas inlet pipe to such washers is immersed in the water or
other liquid to form a seal suitable for preventing the gas from passing back to the
generating vessels when the same are out of action. It is found in practice that a
deposit of carbon dust and grit or other solid matter collects beneath this gas uulet
pipe, and to remove it necessitates putting the apparatus out of action while the
pterior of the washer 18 cleaned.
In my invention I provide a means for removing the deposit of carbon or grit
o other solid matter from beneath the gas inlet pipe and cause it to pass away
with the effluent water or other liquid without stopping the action of the washer.
In canying out my invention I provide in the interior of the washo a radial aim
attached to a vertical spindle which has its lower end carried in a footstep on the
bottom plate and its upper end passed through a stuffing box in the cover of the
washer and terminated with a handle by meaus of which it may be readily revolved.
By rotating the spindle the radial aim is caused to traverse beneath the bottom of
the gas inlet pipe and thus remove the deposit of carbon and gut or other solid
matter which, being broken into small particles, is carried away in the effluont
liquid. This operation is performed without in any way impeding the action of the
washer.
Dated this Lith dox of May 1995
I SAMUEL CUTLER, Engineer, of Providence Iron Works, Millwall, in the
County of London, 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 :-
In the manufacture of carburetted water gas it is usual to pass the crude hot
gases from the generating vessels through a "washer" containing water, oil or
other liquid and the gas inlet pipe to such washers 18 immersed in the water oi
other liquid to form a seal suitable for preventing the gas from passing
back to the
generating vessels when the same are out of action. It is found in practice that a
deposit of carbon dust and gut or other solid matter collects beneath this gns
inlet pipe, and to remove it necessitates putting the apparatus out of action while
the interior of the washer is cleaned.

page_text: In my invention I provide a means for removing the deposit of carbon on gut or
other solid matter from beneath the gas inlet pipe and cause it to pass away with
the effluent water or other liquid without stopping the action of the washer.
The accompanying drawing shows in sectional elevation an apparatus constructed
according to this invention.
In carrying out my invention I provide in the interior of the washer a a radial
arm b attached to a vertical spindle c which has its lower end carried in a footstep d
on the bottom plate e and its upper end passed through a stuffing box in the
of the washer and terminated with a handle by means of which it may
be readily evolved. By rotating the spindle c the radial arm & 18 caused to traverse
beneath the bottom of the gas inlet pipe i and thus remove the deposit of carbon
and gut on other solid matter, which, being bioken into small particles, is carried
away in the effluent liquid. This operation is performed without in any way
unpeding the action of the washer.
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
olaim is :
1. A fitting for water gas washers comprising an arm mounted on a spindle
operated from the outside of the washer, substantially as described and for the
pupose set forth.
2. The ni rangement and construction of fittings for water gas washers substan-
tially as described and shown in the drawings.
Dated this 28th day of January 1896.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W C., Agents.