Novel Apparatus for the Production of Acetylene Gas.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Novel Apparatus for the Production of Acetylene Gas.
VICTOR SOCKEEL, Mechanical Engineer, of 71, Rue Masséna, Calais, ALEXANDER
LAUBY, Professor, of Rue Thiers, Calais, CHARLES DRISSE, Merchant, of 21, Rue
Masséna, Calais, ARTHUR SNECK, Butcher, of 72, Rue Masséna, Calais, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
An apparatus consisting of a cylinder A containing water a cylinder B forming
recipient and a third cylinder C also containing water and in communication
with A. by means of a pipe D D'; further a bell E which contains a truncated
cylinder called "the cartridge" into which is introduced the carbide of calcium.
The cartridge is traversed in the sense of its lungitudinal axis by a pipe perforated
in its upper part H and plain in the lower part H¹ and thus placed in contact
with the water in cylinder C. The two bells B & E are equilibrated by a counter-
poise I. The cartridge has at its top a cock K giving communication through a
n pipe and a cock L with the bell E. Thus the cylinder E and the cartridge F
are connected with the water in cylinder C the gas is generated and passes through
the cock K and through L into cylinder E and thence through pipe DD' into
recipient B. Thence the pipe M conveys it to be distributed ready for use.
Dated this Second day of December 1897.
Novel Apparatus for the Production of Acetylene Gas.
VICTOR SOCKEEL, Mechanical Engineer, of 71, Rue Masséna, Calais (France),
ALEXANDER LAUBY, Professor of 51, Rue Thiers, Calais, CHARLES DRISSE, Merchant,
of 21, Rue Masséna, Calais, and ARTHUR SNECK, Butcher, of 72, Rue Masséna,
Calais, 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:-
:-
An apparatus consisting of a cylinder A. containing water, a cylinder B, and a
cylinder C also containing water, in communication with A by means of a
pipe DD; further a bell E which contains a truncated cylinder F called the
cartridge into which is introduced the carbide of calcium. The cartridge is
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page_text: traversed in the sense of its lungitudinal axis by a pipe perforated in the upper
part H and plain in the lower part H¹ and thus placed in contact with the water
in cylinder C. The two bells B and E are equilibrated by a counterpoise I. The
cartridge has at its top a cock K giving communication through a pipe and a
cock L with the bell E. Thus the cylinder E and the cartridge F are connected
with the water in cylinder C, the gas is generated and passes through the cock K
and through L into cylinder E and thence through pipe D D¹ into recipient B;
thence the pipe M conveys it to be distributed ready for use.
In order that our invention may be better understood we now proceed to describe
the same in relation to the drawings hereto annexed.
Fig. 1, shows a vertical section of the complete apparatus which consists of a
cylinder A containing water; an inverted cylinder B for the purpose of storing
the gas; a third cylinder C also containing water and placed in communication
with A by means of a pipe D D¹; further a bell E which contains a truncated
cylinder which itself encloses another truncated cylinder G which we call the
cartridge and into which is introduced the carbide of calcium. The cartridge is
traversed in the sense of its lungitudinal axis by a pipe perforated in the upper
part H and plain in the lower part H¹ and thus placed in contact with the water in
cylinder C. The two bells B and E are equilibrated by the counterpoise I. The
bell E is in reality formed by two concentric cylinders joined together at the
top, and open at the bottom, and the cartridge is placed in the central space. The
cartridge has at its top a cock K giving communication through an pipe and a
cock L with the bell E. Thus the cylinder E and the cartridge G are connected
with the water in cylinder C the gas is generated and passes through the cock K
and the cock L into cylinder E and thence through pipe DD¹ into recipient B.
Thence the pipe M conveys it to be distributed ready for use. R is a recipient
intended to receive such substances or materials as may be used for purifying and
dessicating the gas.
Fig. 2, shows a vertical section of the truncated cylinder designed by the letter G
in Fig. 1 and which we call the cartridge, into which is introduced the carbide of
calcium. Besides the pipe HH¹ plain in the part H¹ and perforated in part H
which pipe serves for the entrance of water; the cartridge is divided into two
chambers separated by a perforated diaphragm S upon which rests the carbide
which is therefore in the upper chamber T, while the milk of lime resulting from
the reaction falls progressively in the lower chamber N, from which it is extracted
when renewing the charge. P is a cap protecting the pipe from being obstructed
in the perforated part H.
The diaphragm S is just placed at the joint of the two chambers T and N so
that, being absolutely watertight and always under water line no gas can escape
except through the cock K when open. For the same reason no gas can be
evolved when that same cock is not open as the pressure of either air or gas
would effectually prevent the entrance of water in the cartridge. When the
cocks K and L are both open and the gasometer B full the automatic working
of the apparatus is produced by the rising of the bell E lifting up the cartridge G
thus interrupting the contact between the water and the carbide.
Of course the gas storer may be suppressed and the gas for use taken direct
from the generator without departing from the purpose of this patent.
Having now particularly described the nature of our said invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we claim is:
' 1. The generator, gasometer, and cartridge substantially as described and illus-
trated by accompanying drawings.
2. The construction of the cartridge with its division in two chambers, pipe
perforated in upper chamber, diaphragm of perforated metal, protecting cap over
portion of pipe perforated, joint under water line substantially as described and
illustrated by accompanying drawings.

page_text: 3. An apparatus for the production of acetylene gas substantially as described
and illustrated by accompanying drawings.
Dated this 31st day of March 1898.
CH. DRISSE,
Of 38, Cassland Road, South Hackney, Agent for the Applicants.