and Electricity by the Regeneration of spent Lyes Use In Fireless Steam Generators.
Year: 1885

page_text: and Electricity by the Regeneration of spent Lyes Use In
Fireless Steam Generators.
I, ALEXANDER MELVILLE CLARK, of the firm of A. M. and Wm. Clark, of
53, Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex, Fellow of the Institute
of Patent Agents, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN STORING THE FORCE OF WIND WATER STEAM AND ELECTRICITY
BY THE REGENERATION OF SPENT LYES USED IN FIRELESS STEAM GENERATORS
a cominunication to me from abroad by Moritz Honigmann of Grevenberg, near
Aachen, in the Empire of Germany, through his Agents Wirth and Company, of
Frankfort on the Main Germany to be as follows:—
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This Invention relates to a process for the transformation of wind, water, steam.
and electric power into stored or accumulated steam power.
In the working of fire-less steam engines by means of soda or other substances
whose solutions have a bigh boiling point, only the heat transformed into work
is lost.
This Invention relates to a process for the fire-less working of steam engines in
perfectly closed spaces without any loss of heat excepting that transformed into
work the same steam being constantly used for the working of the machine and
the storage of power being effected only by elementary forces without the use
of fuel.
This is performed in the following way
When during the fireless working, by means of soda or other substances, the
steam has passed long enough from the water vessel through the steam engine to
dilute the soda, this operation is reversed the steam being drawn by means of an
exhaustor or a compressor from the soda vessel into the water vessel in which it
becomes absorbed.

page_text: As the introduction of the compressed steam is effected in such a manner that
a rapid circulation is produced in the pipes separating the soda and water vessels,
the differences of temperature due to the absorption and vaporising process are
quickly equalized.
In many arrangements and specially in locomotives and ships the above described
soda regeneration process is not performed in the soda steam vessel itself but in a
special vessel from which the condensed water and evaporated soda are periodically
or continually removed.
It has been found that the soda steam vessel is a reservoir of accumulated power
and the greater the quantity of vaporised soda, the greater will be the power.
It is therefore evident that by the above described process, means are obtained
for the working of steam engines stationary or portable with next to no expense,
by means of wind or water power.

page_text: improvements in storing the Force OI wind, water, Steam,
and Electricity by the Regeneration of Spent Lyes Used in
Fireless Steam-generators.
I, ALEXANDER MELVILLE CLARK, of the firm of A. M. and Wm. Clark, of
53, Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex, Fellow of the Institute of
Patent Agents, do hereby declare the nature of this Invention (a communication
to me from abroad by Moritz Honigmann, of Grevenburg, near Aachen, in the
Empire of Germany, through his Agents Wirth and Company of Frankfort on
the Main in the Empire of Germany,) 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 process for the transformation of wind, water, steam
and electric power into stored or accumulated steam power. In the working of
fireless steam engines by means of soda or other substances whose solutions have
a high boiling point, only the heat transformed into work is lost.
This Invention relates to a process for the fireless working of steam engines in
perfectly closed spaces without any loss of heat excepting that transformed into
work, the same steam being constantly used for the working of the machine, and
the storage of power being effected by elementary forces only without the use of
fuel. This is performed in the following way;-
When during the fireless working, by means of soda, or other substances, the
steam has passed long enough from the water vessel through the steam engine to
dilute the soda, the operation is reversed, the steam being drawn by means of an
exhauster or a compressor worked by the wind, water, steam, or electric power,
from the soda vessel into the water vessel in which it becomes absorbed. As the
introduction of the compressed steam is effected in such a manner that a rapid
circulation is produced in the pipes separating the soda and water vessels the
differences of temperature due to the absorption and vaporising process are quickly
equalized.
In many arrangements, and especially in locomotives and ships, the above
described soda regeneration process is not performed in the soda steam vessel itself
but in a special vessel from which the condensed water and evaporated soda are
periodically, or continually, removed.
It
It has been found that the soda steam vessel is a reservoir of accumulated power,
and the greater the quantity of soda evaporated, the greater will be the power.
is, therefore, evident, that by the above described process, means are obtained for
the working of steam engines, stationary or portable, with next to no expense, by
means of wind or water power. By the above described soda regeneration process,
the soda steam boiler is freed from many of the difficulties and disadvantages
which are attached to the working of steam boilers with fire in the ordinary
manner.
In cases where neither water power, nor wind power, is obtainable, an ordinary
steam engine with compressor can be employed.

page_text: The Invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings; but it must, however,
be understood that the Invention is not confined to the special constructions shown,
as they only serve as examples of methods of carrying the Invention into effect.
Figure 1. When the soda contained in N. has been diluted by the steam received
through the pipe A. from the steam engine D, during which process the heat
generated has produced steam in W to supply the steam engine D by pipe B, the
operation is reversed, the compressor C being put in motion either by wind, water,
or any other power. The compressor draws the aqueous vapour contained in the
soda vessel N. out by the pipe F. and forces it through the pipe E into the water
contained in water boiler W which thus becomes heated and communicating its
heat to the soda-boiler N increases the evaporation of aqueous vapour from the
soda; this continues until the soda is sufficiently concentrated, and the apparatus
can again evolve power.
Figure 2; represents an arrangement on the same principle as the above, but
carried out in such a manner as to be suitable for the working of fireless locomotives.
The steam is drawn by the compressor C through the pipe F, out of the soda vessel N
and is forced through the coil E. into an extra water vessel W. Both the vessels N
and W can, either continually or periodically, have their soda, or hot water,
respectively drawn off through pipes G. H; for charging the soda steam boiler of
a fireless engine.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
Invention; and in what manner the same is to be performed; I declare that
what I claim is
1st In the working of fireless steam engines, by means of soda, or other
substances whose solutions have a high boiling point, the transformation of wind,
water, steam, electric, or other power, into accumulated steam power; by connecting
the soda steam boiler with an exhauster or compressor which draws the steam
out of the soda steam boiler, and forces it into the water of the water boiler,
substantially in the manner, and for the purpose as described.
2 In the working of fireless steain engines by means of soda, or other
substances whose solutions have a high boiling point, the transformation of wind,
water, steam, electric, or other power, into accumulated steam power, by connecting
the soda vessel with an exhauster or compressor which draws the aqueous vapour
out of the diluted soda or other material and passes it through a system of pipes
by which it is condensed, said system of pipes being surrounded by the soda
solution as described.