Condensers, Boilers, and Pumps of Steam Engines.
Year: 1885

page_text: Condensers, Boilers, and Pumps of Steam Engines.
I, HENRY EDWARD NEWTON of the Office for Patents 6 Bream's Buildings,
Chancery Lane in the County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer do hereby declare
the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN MEANS FOR EXCLUDING OIL
AND GREASE FROM CONDENSERS, BOILERS AND PUMPS OF STEAM ENGINES, to be
as follows:-
This invention is more particularly intended for steam ships but may be
employed wherever surface condensers are employed in connection with steam
engines.
It is a fact well recognized by steam engineers that the oil and grease which
escapes with the exhaust steam from steam engines produces great injury to surface
condensers and the pumps by which the water of condensation is taken therefrom
and delivered into the boiler and that it oftentimes produces rapid corrosion of and
shortens the life of the boilers.
The object of this invention is to provide an attachment which may be applied
to steam engines at small cost and by which all oil and grease will be intercepted
and caught as they pass through the exhaust pipe or passage and separated
from the steam and water of condensation; and furthermore to accomplish these
desirable results without any loss of water of condensation and without impairing
the vacuum afforded by the condenser.
It is only necessary to refer incidentally to the engine itself as the invention does
not involve any change therein beyond a slight alteration in the exhaust pipe or
passage. The engine may comprise three cylinders which may be of the compound
variety and which, with their steam chests and passages, are all formed in the
cylinder structure which is supported on suitable framing. The crank shaft is
mounted in suitable bearings in the framing and with its cranks may be connected
to the several connecting rods.
This main exhaust pipe or passage may be formed as a part of the engine
framing and in it a vacuum is maintained by the surface condenser and pumps
which are of ordinary or any suitable construction.

page_text: In the exhaust pipe or passage are placed any desired number of catch plates or
conductors which are arranged one above another and are inclined alternately
towards opposite walls of the pipe or passage.
These plates or conductors may be made of sheet or cast metal and are preferably
formed with corrugated or channelled upper surfaces forming a series of gutters or
channels which run in the direction in which the plates or conductors are inclined.
The plates or conductors, are as stated arranged on opposite sides of the pipe or
passage and overlap each other at their inner and higher ends so that no steam can
pass down through the pipe or passage without being repeatedly deflected or turned
aside by them. At the same time they do not materially impede but only render
somewhat circuitous the passage of steam through the pipe or passage.
The plates or deflectors spring from or are attached at their lower ends to gutters
or collectors from which pipes deliver all oil or grease and any water which may be
intercepted. The upper collectors or gutters deliver their contents into the gutters
below them and the lower gutters are in connection with a receiver or chamber
external to the exhaust pipe or passage.
The receiver or chamber has at the bottom a pipe leading to the lower part of
the exhaust passage or to the condenser and in which is a cock or valve. It should
also be provided with a water gauge and with one or more cocks drawing off oil or
grease. In the pipe is a cock or valve whereby the receiver or chamber may be
cut off from communication with the exhaust pipe or passage when desired.
In the ordinary operation of the apparatus this valve is open and the valve
of the receiver is closed. Oil and grease with some water, will flow along the
conductors and pipes and into the receiver. When the gauge shows the receiver to
be about full, or at any desired time, the valve in the pipe from the exhaust
is closed and the valve in the receiver opened only long enough to permit the
water of condensation which will settle at the bottom, to flow therefrom until the
water is below another cock. This cock is then opened and the oil drawn off. This
oil if pure may be again used as a lubricant.
When sufficient oil has been drawn off this cock is closed and the valve between
the exhaust and the receiver opened to again allow the receiver to fill with oil and
water.
It will be observed that by this invention the oil and grease are separated and
removed from the steam and this result is accomplished without any waste of
water and without impairing the vacuum.
Dahl J. of Annil TOOK
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.

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Condensers, Boilers, and Pumps of Steam Engines.
I HENRY EDWARD NEWTON of the Office for Patents, 6 Bream's Buildings,
Chancery Lane in the County of Middlesex, Civil 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 is more particularly intended for steam ships, but may be
employed wherever surface condensers are employed in connection with steam
engines.
It is a fact well recognized by steam engineers, that the oil and grease which
escapes with the exhaust steam from steam engines produces great injury to surface
condensers, and the pumps by which the water of condensation is taken therefrom
and delivered into the boiler, and that it oftentimes produces a rapid corrosion of,
and shortens the life of the boilers.
The object of this invention is to provide an attachment which may be applied
to steam engines at small cost, and by which all oil and grease will be intercepted
and caught as it passes through the exhaust pipe or passage, and will be separated
from the steam and water of condensation; and furthermore, to accomplish these
desirable results without any loss of water of condensation, and without impairing
the vacuum produced by the condenser.
The means whereby these results are to be accomplished are shown in the
accompanying drawings, in which
Fig. 1 is an elevation shewing those parts of a steam engine which are necessary
to illustrate the invention, with the invention applied thereto, and shown partly in
section.
Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation, upon a larger scale, of a part of the main exhaust
pipe, shewing the invention as applied thereto; and
Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation on the dotted line x, x of Fig. 2.
Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all the Figures.
It will only be necessary to refer incidentally to the engine itself, as the inven-
tion does not involve any change therein, beyond a slight alteration in the exhaust
pipe or passage. The engine herein shown comprises three cylinders, which may
be of the compound type, and which, with their steam chests and passages, are all
formed in the cylinder structure A, which is supported on suitable framing.--The
crank shaft B is mounted in suitable bearings in the framing, and its cranks are
connected to the pistons by connecting rods not shown in the drawing.
C designates the main exhaust through which passes the steam exhausted from
the engine. This exhaust pipe or passage C may be formed as a part of the engine
framing, and in it a vacuum is maintained by the surface condenser and pumps,
which are of ordinary or any suitable construction.
In the exhaust pipe or passage C are placed any desired number of catch
plates or conductors D (four are shewn in the drawing), which are arranged one
above another, and are inclined alternately towards opposite walls of the pipe
or passage C. These plates or conductors may be made either of sheet or of cast
metal, and are preferably formed with corrugated or channelled upper surfaces,
forming a series of gutters or channels which run in the direction in which the
plates or conductors are inclined. The plates or conductors are, as stated, arranged
on opposite sides of the pipe or passage, and overhang each other at their inner and

page_text: higher ends, so that no steam can pass down through the pipe or passage without
being repeatedly deflected or turned aside by them.-At the same time, they do
not materially impede, but only render somewhat circuitous the passage of steam
through the pipe or passage.
The plates or deflectors D are attached at their lower ends to gutters or
collectors a, from which pipes 6 61 deliver all oil or grease, and any water
which may be intercepted, into a receiver or chamber E, external to the pipe
or passage C.
The receiver or chamber E is provided, at the bottom, with a pipe c, leading to
the lower part of the exhaust passage C, or to the condenser; and in which is a cock
or valve c¹. It should also be provided with a water gauge d, and with one or
more cocks e (two being here shown), for drawing off oil or grease. In the pipe 61
is a cock or valve b*, whereby the receiver or chamber E may be cut off from
communication with the pipe or passage C when desired.
In the ordinary operation of the apparatus, the valve b* is open, and the valve c'
is closed. Oil and grease, with some water, will flow along the conductors and
pipes into the receiver E.-When the gauge d shows the receiver to be about full,
or at any other desired time, the valve b¹ is closed, and the valve c¹ opened, long
enough to permit the water of condensation, which will settle at the bottom, to
flow therefrom until the water is below the lower cock e. The cock e is then
opened, and the oil drawn off.-This oil, if sufficiently pure, may be again used as
a lubricant. When the oil has been drawn off, the cock e is again closed, and the
valve 6* opened, to allow the receiver E to fill again with oil and water.
It will be observed, that by means of this invention, the oil and grease will be
separated and removed from the steam, and this result is accomplished without any
waste of water, and without impairing the vacuum.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated
to me by my Foreign Correspondent, I declare that what I claim is
1. The combination with the exhaust pipe or passage of a steam engine, of
catch plates and conductors arranged therein for intercepting oil and grease, and
conducting it to the exterior of such pipe or passage, substantially as herein
described.
2. The combination with the exhaust pipe or passage of a steam engine, of
inclined catch plates D arranged on opposite sides thereof alternately, collectors or
gutters at the lower edges of such plates, and conductors or pipes leading therefrom
to the exterior of the pipe or passage, substantially as and for the purpose herein
described.
3. The combination with the exhaust pipe or passage of a steam engine, of catch
plates and conductors arranged therein for intercepting oil and grease, and con-
ducting it to the exterior of the pipe or passage, a receiver into which the oil and
grease with water are delivered, a pipe leading from the receiver to the exhaust or
condenser, and provided with a valve, and a cock for drawing oil from the receiver,
substantially as herein described.
4. The combination with the pipe or passage C and the receiver E, provided with
a gauge and one or more cocks e, of the system of catch plates D in the pipe or
passage C, the pipe b₁ delivering into the receiver, and the pipe and valve e c¹ for
controlling the escape of water from the receiver, substantially as herein described.
Dated this 11th day of January 1886.
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Condensers, Boilers, and Pumps of Steam Engines.
I, HENRY EDWARD NEWTON of the Office for Patents 6 Bream's Buildings,
Chancery Lane in the County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer do hereby declare
the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN MEANS FOR EXCLUDING OIL
AND GREASE FROM CONDENSERS, BOILERS AND PUMPS OF STEAM ENGINES, to be
as follows:-
This invention is more particularly intended for steam ships but may be
employed wherever surface condensers are employed in connection with steam.
engines.
It is a fact well recognized by steam engineers that the oil and grease which
escapes with the exhaust steam from steam engines produces great injury to surface
condensers and the pumps by which the water of condensation is taken therefrom
and delivered into the boiler and that it oftentimes produces rapid corrosion of and
shortens the life of the boilers.
The object of this invention is to provide an attachment which may be applied
to steam engines at small cost and by which all oil and grease will be intercepted
and caught as they pass through the exhaust pipe or passage and separated
from the steam and water of condensation; and furthermore to accomplish these
desirable results without any loss of water of condensation and without impairing
the vacuum afforded by the condenser.
It is only necessary to refer incidentally to the engine itself as the invention does
not involve any change therein beyond a slight alteration in the exhaust pipe or
passage. The engine may comprise three cylinders which may be of the compound
variety and which, with their steam chests and passages, are all formed in the
cylinder structure which is supported on suitable framing. The crank shaft is
mounted in suitable bearings in the framing and with its cranks may be connected
to the several connecting rods.
This main exhaust pipe or passage may be formed as a part of the engine
framing and in it a vacuum is maintained by the surface condenser and pumps
which are of ordinary or any suitable construction.

page_text: In the exhaust pipe or passage are placed any desired number of catch plates or
conductors which are arranged one above another and are inclined alternately
towards opposite walls of the pipe or passage.
These plates or conductors may be made of sheet or cast metal and are preferably
formed with corrugated or channelled upper surfaces forming a series of gutters or
channels which run in the direction in which the plates or conductors are inclined.
The plates or conductors, are as stated arranged on opposite sides of the pipe or
passage and overlap each other at their inner and higher ends so that no steam can
pass down through the pipe or passage without being repeatedly deflected or turned
aside by them. At the same time they do not materially impede but only render
somewhat circuitous the passage of steam through the pipe or passage.
The plates or deflectors spring from or are attached at their lower ends to gutters
or collectors from which pipes deliver all oil or grease and any water which may be
intercepted. The upper collectors or gutters deliver their contents into the gutters
below them and the lower gutters are in connection with a receiver or chamber
external to the exhaust pipe or passage.
The receiver or chamber has at the bottom a pipe leading to the lower part of
the exhaust passage or to the condenser and in which is a cock or valve. It should
also be provided with a water gauge and with one or more cocks drawing off oil or
grease. In the pipe is a cock or valve whereby the receiver or chamber may be
cut off from communication with the exhaust pipe or passage when desired.
In the ordinary operation of the apparatus this valve is open and the valve
of the receiver is closed. Oil and grease with some water, will flow along the
conductors and pipes and into the receiver. When the gauge shows the receiver to
be about full, or at any desired time, the valve in the pipe from the exhaust
is closed and the valve in the receiver opened only long enough to permit the
water of condensation which will settle at the bottom, to How therefrom until the
water is below another cock. This cock is then opened and the oil drawn off. This
oil if pure may be again used as a lubricant.
When sufficient oil has been drawn off this cock is closed and the valve between
the exhaust and the receiver opened to again allow the receiver to fill with oil and
water.
It will be observed that by this invention the oil and grease are separated and
removed from the steam and this result is accomplished without any waste of
water and without impairing the vacuum.

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Condensers, Boilers, and Pumps of Steam Engines.
I HENRY EDWARD NEWTON of the Office for Patents, 6 Bream's Buildings,
Chancery Lane in the County of Middlesex, Civil 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 is more particularly intended for steam ships, but may be
employed wherever surface condensers are employed in connection with steam
engines.
It is a fact well recognized by steam engineers, that the oil and grease which
escapes with the exhaust steam from steam engines produces great injury to surface
condensers, and the pumps by which the water of condensation is taken therefrom
and delivered into the boiler, and that it oftentimes produces a rapid corrosion of,
and shortens the life of the boilers.
The object of this invention is to provide an attachment which may be applied
to steam engines at small cost, and by which all oil and grease will be intercepted
and caught as it passes through the exhaust pipe or passage, and will be separated
from the steam and water of condensation; and furthermore, to accomplish these
desirable results without any loss of water of condensation, and without impairing
the vacuum produced by the condenser.
The means whereby these results are to be accomplished are shown in the
accompanying drawings, in which
Fig. 1 is an elevation shewing those parts of a steam engine which are necessary
to illustrate the invention, with the invention applied thereto, and shown partly in
section.
Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation, upon a larger scale, of a part of the main exhaust
pipe, shewing the invention as applied thereto; and
Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation on the dotted line x, x of Fig. 2.
Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all the Figures.
It will only be necessary to refer incidentally to the engine itself, as the inven-
tion does not involve any change therein, beyond a slight alteration in the exhaust
pipe or passage. The engine herein shown comprises three cylinders, which may
be of the compound type, and which, with their steam chests and passages, are all
formed in the cylinder structure A, which is supported on suitable framing.-The
crank shaft B is mounted in suitable bearings in the framing, and its cranks are
connected to the pistons by connecting rods not shown in the drawing.
C designates the main exhaust through which passes the steam exhausted from
the engine. This exhaust pipe or passage C may be formed as a part of the engine
framing, and in it a vacuum is maintained by the surface condenser and pumps,
which are of ordinary or any suitable construction.
In the exhaust pipe or passage C are placed any desired number of catch
plates or conductors D (four are shewn in the drawing), which are arranged one
above another, and are inclined alternately towards opposite walls of the pipe
or passage C.-These plates or conductors may be made either of sheet or of cast
metal, and are preferably formed with corrugated or channelled upper surfaces,
forming a series of gutters or channels which run in the direction in which the
plates or conductors are inclined.-The plates or conductors are, as stated, arranged
on opposite sides of the pipe or passage, and overhang each other at their inner and

page_text: higher ends, so that no steam can pass down through the pipe or passage without
being repeatedly deflected or turned aside by thein.-At the same time, they do
not materially impede, but only render somewhat circuitous the passage of steam
through the pipe or passage.
The plates or deflectors D are attached at their lower ends to gutters or
collectors a, from which pipes 6 61 deliver all oil or grease, and any water
which may be intercepted, into a receiver or chamber E, external to the pipe
or passage C.
The receiver or chamber E is provided, at the bottom, with a pipe c, leading to
the lower part of the exhaust passage C, or to the condenser; and in which is a cock
or valve c. It should also be provided with a water gauge d, and with one or
more cocks e (two being here shown), for drawing off oil or grease. In the pipe b¹
is a cock or valve b*, whereby the receiver or chamber E may be cut off from
communication with the pipe or passage C when desired.
In the ordinary operation of the apparatus, the valve b* is open, and the valve c¹
is closed. Oil and grease, with some water, will flow along the conductors and
pipes into the receiver E.-When the gauge d shows the receiver to be about full,
or at any other desired time, the valve b¹ is closed, and the valve c¹ opened, long
enough to permit the water of condensation, which will settle at the bottom, to
flow therefrom until the water is below the lower cock e. The cock e is then
opened, and the oil drawn off.--This oil, if sufficiently pure, may be again used as
a lubricant. When the oil has been drawn off, the cock e is again closed, and the
valve opened, to allow the receiver E to fill again with oil and water.
It will be observed, that by means of this invention, the oil and grease will be
separated and removed from the steam, and this result is accomplished without any
waste of water, and without impairing the vacuum.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the. said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated
to me by my Foreign Correspondent, I declare that what I claim is
1. The combination with the exhaust pipe or passage of a steam engine, of
catch plates and conductors arranged therein for intercepting oil and grease, and
conducting it to the exterior of such pipe or passage, substantially as herein
described.
2. The combination with the exhaust pipe or passage of a steam engine, of
inclined catch plates D arranged on opposite sides thereof alternately, collectors or
gutters at the lower edges of such plates, and conductors or pipes leading therefrom
to the exterior of the pipe or passage, substantially as and for the purpose herein
described.
3. The combination with the exhaust pipe or passage of a steam engine, of catch
plates and conductors arranged therein for intercepting oil and grease, and con-
ducting it to the exterior of the pipe or passage, a receiver into which the oil and
grease with water are delivered, a pipe leading from the receiver to the exhaust or
condenser, and provided with a valve, and a cock for drawing oil from the receiver,
substantially as herein described.
4. The combination with the pipe or passage C and the receiver E, provided with
a gauge d and one or more cocks e, of the system of catch plates D in the pipe or
passage C, the pipe delivering into the receiver, and the pipe and valve c c¹ for
controlling the escape of water from the receiver, substantially as herein described.
Dated this 11th day of January 1886