Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Apr., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 30th Mar.. 1889..
WILLIAM HUCKS, 22 Oval Road Upper James Street, Camdon Town N.W.
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The separation of all or part of the insoluble matter which may come with the
wort from the mash tun, by a special apparatus either attached or independent of
the aforesaid mash tun.
The apparatus for partial removal of the insoluble matter to consist of a travelling
diaphragm of wire gauze, or other suitable material constructed somewhat after the
manner of an ordinary continuous paper making machine and to further complete
the removal of solid matter (from the wort already treated) to subject it to cèntri-
fugal force in a suitable machine in order to precipitate the fine particles not arrested
by the diaphragm.

page_text: Improvement in the Treatment of Brewers' or Distillers' Worts.
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WILLIAM HUCKS, 22 Oval Road Upper James Street Camden Town N.W.
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 the special treatment of Brewers and Distillers worts in
order to separate the whole or part of the insoluble matter which may come with
the wort from the mash tun, by special apparatus attached or independent of the
beforesaid Mash Tun.
The apparatus for partial removal of the insoluble matter to consist of a travelling
diaphragm or wire gauze or other suitable material constructed after, the manner of
an ordinary continuous paper making machine modified so as to separate solids from
liquids, the diaphragm to travel ou an incline upwards from the point where the
wort enters.
At right angles to the travelling diaphragm are 'fixed several boards 'in such a
manner as to check the flow of the liquids over the travelling gauze or diaphragm,
'thus giving more time for the liquids to percolate through the diaphragm.
The thick material collected on top side of gauze to be removed as it travels
forward by means of scrapers, rollers or brushes, after which the gauze may be
cleaned by means of jets of water and steam causing the gauze to return.clean to
"receive fresh wort on its surface.
I 'further subject the 'wort if required to the action of centrifugal force in a
suitable machine constructed to precipitate the solid particles on the outside circum-
'ference of an horizontal disc or wheel formed into a number of closed cells or tubes
radiating from the centre to the circumference like the spokes of a cart wheel.
. The ends of the close cells or tubes can be sopened or closed fat will during the
rotation of the disc, at the ends forming the outside circumference of the wheel, in
order to release the thick material and to allow further space for the particles to
continue to precipitate, the action being continuous, the wort will flow without
interruption into these closed cells or tubes about half way between the centre of the
disc or wheel and its outside circumference and during its passage through these
tubes or cells towards the centre of the wheel, the particles will be precipitated by
centrifugal force to the ends of the tubes or cells which form the outside circumference
of the wheel or disc, these particles will remain until released by opening the ends of
the tubes as already described.
The travelling diaphragm is indicated on my drawings Figs. 1 and 2.
Fig. 1 shews side elevation of moveable diaphragm or wire gauze, A. A. travelling
over the drums B. B.; G shews the trough by which the wort enters upon the wire
gauze A. A.; D represents the trough which liquid runs into after passing through
gauze EEE boards placed across gauze to check liquid flowing forward F the
revolving brush for removing deposit from gauze.

page_text: Fig. 2 represents plan (Fig. 1) A. A. moveable gauze travelling over drums B B,
G trough to convey wort on to wire gauze A A, B D represents sides of trough for
collecting clear liquid E E E boards to check liquid flowing forward, F revolving
brush.
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The centrifugal machine is shewn by. Figs. 3 and 4 Fig. 3 is section shewing
liquid may enter by CO pass into tubes or cells D-D, leaving by outlet E E into
receiver F F. in its passage solid matter it may contain will be deposited against
valves G G which are actuated by. rods H H and enable the operator to open and
close them during the rotation of the machine.
Fig. 4 is part plan corresponding. with the section (Fig. 3) through the points A
and B as indicated by the dotted line. Three arms or spokes D D D out of four, are
shewn, the liquid passes through these making its exit by the openings E E É as
described in Fig. 3.
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Having new 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
claim is
1. The general treatment of worts after leaving the mash tun in the manner
herein before described.
2. The application of a moveable diaphragm for the purpose of removing insoluble
matter from worts in the manner already indicated.
3. The application of centrifugal force for precipitating solid matter present in worts
with an apparatus as above represented.
Dated this 22nd day of January 1889.