Improvements in Acetylene Gas Plant.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Acetylene Gas Plant.
We, DAVID WHALLEY, of 118, New Bank Road, Blackburn, in the County of
Lancaster, Club Steward, JOHN HACKING, of 53, Granville Road, Blackburn
aforesaid cashier, and THE IDEAL GAS COMPANY, LIMITED, of 3, Tacketts Street,
Blackburn aforesaid, Acetylene Gas Engineers, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the plant or appliances for manufac-
turing acetylene gas, the object of such invention being to manufacture and store
the gas without loss through leakage and consequent liability of accidents, also
to ensure as far as possible that no water shall enter the gasometer. The inven-
tion consists of simple and inexpensive apparatus occupying small space and well
adapted to inspection or repairs if necessary.
According to this invention we employ a water cistern or tank connected by
pipe and tap or valve with the gas generator which may be of the form illustrated
and described in Specification of Letters Patent No. 15,654 of the year 1896
granted to David Whalley and John Hacking. The water supply tank is placed
at such a height above the generator that there is sufficient pressure to allow of
the latter being completely flooded before recharging so as to ensure all gas being
expelled therefrom. The generator is by single or double curved pipe connected
with a condenser and cooler consisting of a worm inside a vessel or tank of water,
and the condenser or cooler is by a like pipe connected with an ordinary gasometer.
Each of the single or double curved connecting pipes is carried to a point some-
what higher than the level of the water in the vessels to which they are connected,
so that to whatever point the water in the vessels may risè, it cannot rise as high
as the bend of the single or double curved pipe, and so neither water nor water
of condensation is able to get forward to the next vessel. At the lower part of
each single or double curved pipe is a tap or valve by means of which any water
therein can be drawn off.
We, DAVID WHALLEY, of 118, New Bank Road, Blackburn, in the County of
Lancaster, Club Steward; JOHN HACKING, of 53, Granville Road, Blackburn,
5 aforesaid, Cashier, and THE IDEAL GAS COMPANY LIMITED, of 3, Tacketts Street,
Blackburn, aforesaid, Acetylene Gas Engineers, do hereby declare the nature of

page_text: 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 improvements in the plant or appliances for manufac-
turing acetylene gas, the object of such invention being to manufacture and store
the gas without loss through leakage and consequent liability of accidents, also
to ensure as far as possible that no water shall enter the gasometer. The inven-
tion consists of simple and inexpensive apparatus occupying small space and well
adapted to inspection or repairs if necessary.
Such being the nature and object of our said invention, the following is a
complete description of same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,
in which:
Fig. 1 is a view in elevation of the improved gas plant.
According to this invention we employ a water cistern or tank 1 connected by
pipe 2 and tap or valve 3 with the gas generator 4, which may be of the form
illustrated and described in Specification of Letters Patent No. 15,654 of the
year 1896 granted to David Whalley and John Hacking, or other form of non-
automatic generator. The water supply tank 1 is placed at such a height above
the generator 4 that there is sufficient pressure to allow of the latter being com-
pletely flooded before re-charging so as to ensure all gas being expelled therefrom.
The generator 4 is by single or double curved or angular pipe 5 connected with
a condenser and cooler 6 consisting of a worm or coiled pipe inside a vessel or
tank of water, and the condenser or cooler 6 is by a like curved or angular pipe 7
connected with an ordinary gasometer 8. Each of the single or double curved
or angular connecting pipes 5-7 is carried to a point somewhat higher than the
level of the water in the vessels to which they are connected so that to whatever
point the water in the vessels may rise, it cannot rise as high as the apex of the
angle or bend of the single or double curved or angular pipe 5-7 and so neither
water nor water of condensation nor excess of moisture is able to get forward to
the next vessel. At the lower part of each single or double curved or angular
pipe 5-7 is a tap or valve 9 by means of which any water therein can be drawn
off any time whether the plant is at work or not.
A blow off or safety valve may be applied to the top of the generator 4 or
curved or angular pipe 5 and to the top of the gasometer 8 so as to blow off when
the pressure of the gas rises beyond a given point.
Having now particularly described and ascertained 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 general construction, arrangement, and combination of parts con-
stituting the improved acetylene gas generating plant as and for the purpose
herein described and substantially as illustrated by the drawing annexed.
(2) A water supply a gas generator 4 a pipe 5 cooler 6 pipe 7 and gasometer &
all in combination as and for the purpose herein described and substantially as
illustrated by the accompanying drawing.
Dated thio Ofth dow of February 1898
DAVID WHALLEY,
JOHN HACKING.
THE IDEAL GAS COMPANY LD.
By their Agents,
Brierley & Howard,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax.