Improvements in Steam Boilers.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Dec., 1887
Complete Specification Left, 24th Sept., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 16th Mar., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Steam Boilers.
1 HENRY BIRKETT BUCKLAND of 3 Somerset Terrace Low Walker Newcastle
upon Tyne Mechanical Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
My invention relates to Steam Boilers of the vertical Type as follows. In the
furnace instead of having a crown plate at the top, I attach a tube to the top of
the furnace plate passing down to a suitable distance above the fire being open to the
steam and water at the top and closed at the bottom with a suitable plate. This tube
may be in the form of an inverted cone or other form and with any required amount
of space between it and the furnace plate as may be necessary for combustion and
cleaning. Attached to the end plate at the bottom of the tube there is an inner tabe
passing upwards being open at the bottom and closed with a suitable plate at the top.
From about the top of the inner tube there are several horizontal tubes if required
leading to the first named tube for the passage of the products of combustion from
the inside of inner tube to the outer or conically shaped tube. The consumed gases
from the furnace are led away in the ordinary manner by one or more outlets from the
furnace plate through the outer shell of the boiler. From about the bottom of.
the space between the outer shell and furnace plate to the underside or bottom of the
tube in the furnace there are pipes or connections at any suitable angle so as to
produce and ensure the better circulation of the water.
Thus it will be seen that in any given space for a vertical boiler there will be
greatly increased heating surface and that of a better description than in the ordinary
construction having in addition to the furnace plate surface-the tube surface and the
inner tube surface as well as the surface of the circulating pipes. Also by substituting
for the crown plate of furnace the tube already described the danger and risk of
injury from shortness of water, to top parts of furnace are greatly reduced. The
arrangement also prevents the consumed gases rushing, directly out of furnace and
thus economising the heat of the fuel.
To be named "The Buckland Boiler."

page_text: I HENRY BIRKETT BUCKLAND of 3 Somerset Terrace Low Walker Newcastle upon
Tyne 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 :-
My Invention relates to Steam Boilers of the vertical Type. The following being
a description.-
In the furnace instead of having a crown plate at the top I attach a tube to
the top of the furnace plate passing down to a suitable distance above the fire being
open to the steam and water at the top and closed at the bottom by a suitable plate.
This tube may be in the form of an inverted cone or other form and with any
required amount of space between it and the furnace plate as may be necessary for
combustion and cleaning. Attached to the end plate at bottom of tube there is an
inner tube or chamber passing upwards being open at the bottom and closed with a
suitable plate at the top. From about the top of the inner tube there are several
horizontal tubes leading to the last named tube for the passage of the products of
combustion from the inside of inner tube or chamber to the outer or conically shaped
tube. The consumed gases from the whole are led away in the ordinary manner
by one or moro outlets from the furnace plate through the outer shell of the
boiler.
About the bottom of the space between the outer shell and furnace plate to the
bottom of the conical tube in the furnace there are pipes or connections at any suitable
angle so as to produce and ensure the better circulation of the water. Thus it will
be seen that in any given space for a vertical boiler there will be greatly increased
heating surface and that of a better description than in the ordinary construction
having in addition to the furnace plate the tube surface and the inner tube surface as
well as the surface of the circulating pipes. Also by substituting for the crown
plate of furnace the tube already described the danger and risk from shortness of
water to the top of furnace are greatly reduced. The arrangement also prevents the
furnace gases rushing directly out of furnace and thus economising the heat of the
fuel.
In Fig. 1 and 2 of the drawing
A is the shell of the Boiler.
B is the fire Box C the inverted box or water chamber D the bottom of
inverted Box E the inner tube or chamber, F the smoke tubes from inner
chamber G openings for uptake the circulating tubes I annular chamber, J the
uptake.

page_text: 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
1st. In vertical Boilers the use of an inner chamber in conjunction with an
annular or outer chamber discharging the products of combustion into the uptake
substantially as described.
2nd. The circulating pipes leading from the water space outside the fire Box to
bottom of inverted water chamber.
3rd. The arrangement of vertical Boiler substantially as described and as shewn
in fig. 1 and 2 of drawing.
1-
J. A. G. ROSS,
Agent for Applicant.