and other Substances from Steam.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Apr., 1888
Specification Accepted, 24th Aug., 1888
and other Substances from Steam.
I, FRANK ALFRED HINE, residing at Tenafly, in the County of Bergen and State of
New Jersey, one of the United States of America, 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 the treatment of live steam or exhaust steam, but
particularly the latter; and the object of the apparatus is to separate oil, grease, grit,
or condensed portions of the steam therefrom.
The apparatus is applicable, to either a horizontal or vertical line of pipe and the same
consists, of a shell or casing interposing said pipe and having a well or pocket in the
lower portion thereof, for the reception of the particles of separation, which are thrown
down, by deflection of the current, in manner hereinafter particularly described and
claimed.
In order to enable others to understand and use my said Invention, I will proceed
to describe its construction, instance certain modifications within the scope of the
Invention and point out, in the appended claims its novel characteristics.
Referring to the Drawings.
Figure 1, is a vertical sectional view of a separator adapted for horizontal pipe.
Figure 2, a similar view of a modification thereof.
Figure 3, a vertical sectional view of a separator adapted for vertical pipe ; and
Figure 4, a similar view of a modification adapted to the same purpose.
A, is the inlet and, B, the outlet pipe in each of the several figures; the chamber, C,
being the receiving chamber, separated from the outlet by the depending partition, D,
the same constituting a downward inter-prolongation of the outlet pipe.
Beneath the partition or curtain, D, the well, E, is located at the point at which
the deflected current reverses, whereby the heavier foreign particles or condensed
portions aforesaid, are deposited by gravity.
The main impurities are arrested in chamber, C, especially by aid of the retarding
projections, a, consisting of ridges disposed about the surface, substantially at right
angles, to the direction of current, at suitable points, preferably those shown, and

page_text: having slight pitch, as they appear in section; which will shed the oily liquid or other
heavy particles arrested by them, and carry such particles out of the centre of current
that they may flow to the well, by gravity.
The portion, F, of the outlet pipe, B, within the curtain, D, is also provided with
similar ridges, inclined (as in vertical cross section) toward the outgoing current,
whereby the complete service of the apparatus is still further insured, and any finer
particles that may remain in suspension are caught and returned to the well, E; the
ridges acting to create cross currents and counter currents of the steam upon the
surface.
The ridges throughout, also act to prevent flowing of the liquid on the metal surface
toward the point of exit, at which they would otherwise be again taken up and carried in
suspension. For the latter purpose, a lip or bead, b, is also provided, at the lower
edge of the partition or curtain, D, adapted to carry liquid particles off, to the sides of
the chamber, C, to points, c, from whence they gravitate to the bottom with comparative
freedom.
G, is a liquid gauge to indicate the contents of the well, from which latter, the
accumulation is removed at suitable intervals (or constantly) by means of a suitable
valve, H, and pipe connected thereto.
In figure 2, the inlet, A, extends inward, over the curtain, D, by the extension or
nozzle, I said curtain being also extended beneath, to underlap the nozzle, I ; to
further break the directness of current.
The same principles apply to figures 3 and 4, for the vertical pipe; the modification
therein, consisting in locating the well differently, to suit the position of the apparatus
and bring said well below the curtain, D.
In figure 4, the well, D, is annular, surrounding the upwardly projecting nozzle, I,
of the inlet pipe, A; the drainage of said well being effected by the pipe, D, and
cock, H, connected at one side, as shown.
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 :
The combination with the shell or casing to be inserted in a line of pipe, a depending
partition and a well, beneath said partition, of ridges as shown, projecting from the
interior surfaces of said shell, at points where the force of the steam current is
received or deflected, said ridges being disposed transversely to the currents, whereby
the heavier particles are separated therefrom.