Improvements in Apparatus for Making Lighting and Heating Gas..
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 9th May, 1896-Accepted, 20.h June, 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Making Lighting and Heating Gas..
I JOHN SIBLEY of Oil Gas Works, Westerham in the County of Kent, 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 :-
This invention relates to certain improvements in apparatus for making, lighting
and heating gas the object being to provide means for converting oil such as the
hydrocarbon oils into gas that may be readily stored or be used direct from the
producing plant particularly for country houses and such like places where ordinary
gas is not available or otherwise where gas from such supply is too costly.
I have shown in the accompanying drawings the apparatus according to this
invention.
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of my improved combined gas plant.
Fig. 2 is a plan of the gas box connected directly from the oil roasting retorts.
the three or more retorts discharging into the one box.
Fig. 3 is a plan of the improved scrubber.
a is the oil container or tank fixed in position at sufficient altitude bare discharge
pipes fitted with suitable taps b¹ regulating supply of oil to retorts c extending
through and across the open space above the furnace such as d. d' is the smoke
stack from furnace.
The oil led into the retorts c of the furnace is heated so as to be reduced into
gaseous state which is then passed therefrom into the retort box e. Below this
retort box e is tube el conveying tarry refuse from retort box e to the container e²
(which latter need not necessarily be below the ground line as is shown). e3 is a
plate upon retort box e secured by screws and flynuts to allow for inspection or
cleansing. is the pipe for conveying away the produced gas to the tank or
receptacle g which tank 9 is partially filled with water and the incoming gas is
conducted therethrough as indicated.
Above the tank g is mounted the scrubber column h which said column is
provided with dividing perforated plates i. At is shown a layer of coke or coke
and charcoal or the like. k is a water funnel with "water-seal" coiled pipe k¹
fitted to the cover h¹ of the scrubber h. The pipe end within the cover of the
scrubber terminates in a "rose" or water spray distributor so that the incoming
water is distributed upon the coke bed and uprising volume of gas. In this way
the gas is thoroughly scoured and will pass over the discharge pipe fi fitted with
stop cock, such as is indicated at f whence the supply of manufactured and
purified gas can be conveyed to the gasometer such as
be disposed of as required.
shown at m or otherwise
12 indicates means for carrying off the water and refuse from the scrubber and
its tank g this may however be variously provided for.
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
claim is:-
1. The improved combined apparatus for making and purifying gas from hydro-
carbon oils as and for the purpose herein set forth and shown by the drawings.
2. In combined apparatus for producing gas from the roasting of volatile oils as

page_text: set forth the gas scrubber and purifier with the water screen container g column h, h³,
dividing grating plates i and coke layers with the water douche or spray k, k¹, as
and for the purpose specified.
3. In combined gas apparatus as set forth the single retort box e connected direct
with the three or more retort pipes c of the furnace as and for the purpose herein
set forth.
Dated this 9th day of May 1896.
HUGHES, ELI & HUGHES,
Agents for Applicant.