Improvements in Regulators Applicable to Gas, Water, Air, and Steam, Burner where Com.
Year: 1888

page_text: Improvements in Regulators Applicable to Gas, Water, Air, and
Steam, such Regulator being Adapted to be Used with Suitable
Means to Enable other Substances to be Led to the Part of Burner
where Combustion is Taking Place.
I, RICHARD NICHOLLS of Purbrook Villa, Victoria Road Hendon, Gentleman do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
This invention relates to a mode of regulating pressure by employing its own
pressure As follows, by intercepting the gas, water, air or steam, as it is passing
through the main or other pipe by means of the regulator-The gas or other substance
upon being intercepted by the regulator is equally divided by two or more leading
pipes in a suitable way and at a convenient distance the divided currents are made to
meet each other and the force or pressure by that means is arrested, broken, and the
matter defused-The regulator may be so constructed as to admit of the gas or other
substance being heated before burnt, or other substances may be introduced in the
regulator which by suitable means may be led into the part of the burner where
combustion is taking place.

page_text: Improvements in Regulators Applicable to Gas, Water, Air, and
Steam, such Regulator being Adapted to be Used with Suitable
Means to Enable other Substances to be Led to the Part of Burner
where Combustion is Taking Place.
I RICHARD NICHOLLS of Purbrook Villa Victoria Road, Hendon, 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 a self acting mode of regulating the exit of gas air water
or steam at any pressure by the utilization of the pressure in the main pipe without
the aid of valves or any of the usual regulating appliances generally resorted to for
such purpose.
To enable my invention to be properly understood I will proceed to describe the
same with aid of the accompanying drawings in which
Figure 1 represents an elevation of outside of apparatus.
Figure 2 section of same.
Figure 3 plan at line X, Y, with outside removed.
Figure 4 perspective elevation of part embodied in figure 2 drawn to a larger scale.
Figure 4 modification of figure 4.
Figures 5 and 6 side elevation and section respectively of a means for burning
hydrocarbon vapour in combination with gas. A represents the usual burner
attached to the upper part of a chamber B, screwed on to a support C arranged
for attachment to the supply pipe or main. Within the chamber B, is arranged
the means for regulating the exit of the pressure of gas to the burner. This
consists of a bent over tube E communicating with the main inlet on the inside of
this tube are two holes F, placed directly opposite each other by this arrangement
the inlet of gas from the inain is first divided by the bent pipe E into two
separate and equal parts which meet each other in the pipe E and when escaping at
the holes F, impinge against and obstruct each other thereby breaking the current of the
gas which is diffused in the chamber B, and passes out of burner A at a considerably
reduced pressure to what it is in the main, which is self regulating. When using this
invention for diffusing air or vapour in rooms, the bent over tube E can be used
without the covering B. G the usual wire gauze for the gas to pass through. It will
be readily understood that such an arrangement as above described for breaking up
the main pressure is equally applicable to water air or steam, also that the modification
of bent tube E, shown at Figure 44, can be used in place of tube E. When using
this invention for mixing and burning other substances such as hydrocarbon vapour
with gas the regulating apparatus before described is connected to a reservoir H fitted
with tube I with tap J connected to a case K within which is the regulating apparatus.
By introducing oil into K, the warmth from the gas causes it to vapourise and the
vapour rising up burns with the gas. To regulate the exit of vapour, the inside of K
is lined with an asbestos lining L.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained my said invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is
1. A regulator for gas air water or steam consisting of a chamber B within which
is a bent tube E having each end connected to the main or supply pipe and having
holes F opposite each other or in place of bent tube E, two tubes E' substantially as
hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
2. A ventilator or diffuser consisting of the bent tube E having its ends communi-
cating with a main inlet and having holes F placed opposite each other or the tubes E¹
in place of tube E, as hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
3. The combination with the regulator hereinbefore described of suitable means for
vapourizing and burning hydrocarbon vapour with gas as described.
1000
FREDERIC PRINCE,
1, Quality Court, Chancery Lane, W.C.,
Agent for Applicant.
FREDERIC PRINCE,
1, Quality Court, Chancery Lane, W.C.,
Agent for Applicant.