IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR UTILIZING ALL WASTE STEAM, CONDENSING IT AND SUPERHEATING WATER FOR BOILERS AND OTHER PURPOSES
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
I WILLIAM COLLINS of Copley near Halifax in the county of York Engineer do
hereby declare the nature of iny Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR
UTILIZING ALL WASTE STEAM, CONDENSING IT AND SUPERHEATING WATER FOR
BOILERS AND OTHER PURPOSES," to be as follows:-
I construct my superheater in the form of a vertical cylinder having at each end
a cap, the cylinder is fitted with two rings of vertical tubes passing from and
secured to the top and bottom plates a space being left in the centre of the vertical
tubes for condensing purposes, under the top cap and around the outer circle of
vertical tubes is a circular pipe perforated and running round the inside of the
cylinder, or in lieu of the pipe a nozzle is fixed in the centre of the tubes, this is
connected to the delivery at the bottom cap, the perforations are so small that the
water comes from it in the form of spray, the exhaust steam rushing in from the
bottom mects it and condenses it, it then passes from the casing into a well, from
there it is taken up by a pump and passed through pipes and superheated, and
passed out to the boilers, the outlet in casing for the condensed steam passing to
the well, is at the bottom of the cylinder, a perforated plate is fixed near each cap
to prevent the water from getting into the cylinder, the outlet to feed boiler, is in
the top cap, the exhaust pipe is in the top part of the cylinder.
The action is as follows; the waste steam enters the cylinder, and ascending
heats the water in the pipes, and is then met by the spray from the perforated coil
or nozzle at the top part of the cylinder, and is condensed it then runs into a well,
and is passed by a pump into the pipes in the cylinder to be superheated and then
passes out to the boilers or tanks for use, the steam not condensed, passes out at the
exhaust pipe, in the top part of the cylinder."
OLT 1981
JOHN E. WALSH,
Crossley Street, Halifax,
Agent for the Petitioner.

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I WILLIAM COLLINS of Copley near Halifax in the county of York Engineer
do hereby declare the nature of my said Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
APPARATUS FOR UTILIZING ALL WASTE STEAM CONDENSING IT AND SUPERHEATING
WATER FOR BOILERS AND OTHER PURPOSES," and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
.'
I construct my superheater in the form of a vertical cylinder A, having at each
end a cap B, C, the cylinder is fitted with two rings of vertical tubes D, passing
from and secured to the top plates E, and bottom plates F, a space being left in
the centre of the vertical tubes for condensing purposes;-under the top cap, and
around the outer circle of vertical tubes, is a circular pipe perforated and running
round the inside of the cylinder, or in lieu of the pipe, I preferably use a nozzle H,
-fixed-in- the centre of the tubes, this is connected to the delivery at the bottom
cap C, the perforations are so small, that the water conies from it in the form of
spray, the waste or exhaust steam, rushing in from the bottom at J, meets and
condenses it; it then passes from the casing into a well L, from there it is taken
up, by a pipe from a pump, and passed through the pipes D, and superheated, it
is then passed out to the boilers, the outlet K, for the condeused steam which
passes to the well L, is at the bottom of the cylinder, a perforated plate is fixed
between each cap and the cylinder, to prevent the water from getting into the
-cylinder";—the outlet, P to feed the boiler, is in the top cap;—the exhaust pipe N
is in the top part of the cylinder.
The action is as follows:—the waste.steam, enters the-cylinder-A, and-ascending
Cheats-the-water-in-the-pipes-D;-and-is-then-met-by-the-spray-from-the-perforated-
coil or nozzle H,.at-the-top-part-of-tho-cylinder-and-is-condensed, it-then runs--
through pipe K, into well L, and is passed through pipe M by a pump, into the
pipes D of the cylinder, to be-superheated,-and-then passes out, through-P, to-the
boilers or tanks for use, the steam not condensed passes out at the exhaust pipe N
in the top chamber of the cylinder.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declaro that what
I claim is :-
1 The combination of the cylinder A fitted with tubes D and caps B and C for
the purposes shewn and described.
2. The arrangement of pipe K, well L, and pipo M (to the pump) for returning
the water to be superheated and thence passed to the boilers as shewn and
described.
3. The nozzle H placed within the cylinder for condensing the waste steam, as
shown and described.
Dated this fourth day of October 1884.