IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING MOTIVE POWER
Year: 1884

page_text: I, WILLIAM SEDDON SUTHERLAND, of Richmond House, Poplar Avenue, Sandon
Road, Birmingham, in the county of Warwick, Engineer, do hereby declare the
nature of my said invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING
MOTIVE POWER to be as follows:-
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The object is to obtain a motor which shall be capable of developing considerable
power and yet be light and occupy small space.
For the above purpose I combine tubular generators and condensers constructed
substantially as set forth in provisional specification No 8054 of the year 1884
with a high and low pressure cylinder engine of any usual or suitable construction
in such manner that there is a complete circuit from the generator through the
cylinders and condenser back to the generator. Valves connecting rods, feed
pumps, and the other accessories of a steam engine are used. It is also advisable
to have a tank or reservoir in the circuit in connection with the condenser or to
make the condenser casing sufficiently large to serve as a reservoir.
The safety valve exhaust pipe is connected in the circuit so that any escape
steam is led to the condenser.
Solid, liquid, or gaseous fuel is used to heat the generator and the condenser is
cooled by water air or other fluid.

page_text: I WILLIAM SEDDON SUTHERLAND of Richmond House, Poplar Avenue, Sandon
Road Birmingham in the County of Warwick Engineer, do hereby declare the
nature of the said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN STEAM ENGINES "and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement:-
The object is to obtain a motor which shall be capable of developing considerable
power and yet be light and occupy small space.
For the above purpose I combine tubular generators and condensers constructed
substantially as setforth in provisional specification N° 8054 of the year 1884
with a high and low pressure cylinder engine of any usual or suitable construction
in such manner that there is a complete circuit from the generator through the
cylinders and condenser back to the generator-Valves, connecting rods, feed
pumps, and the other accessories of a steam engine are used. It is also advisable
to have a tank or reservoir in the circuit in connection with the condenser or to
make the condenser casing sufficiently large to serve as a reservoir.
The safety valve exhaust pipe is connected in the circuit so that any escape
steam is led to the condenser,
Solid, liquid, or gaseous fuel is used to heat the generator and the condenser is
cooled by water air or other fluid.
The view herewith is part in elevation and part in vertical section and is
illustrative of an engine constructed in accordance with my invention.
a is a tubular generator constructed in one piece in the manner set forth in the
complete specification N° 8054 of the year 1884. The said generator is surrounded
by a casing b and rests on a base o surrounding the combustion chamber d The
said generator is connected by the tube e with the compound high and low pressure
engine which is of any usual construction; from the engine f, a pipe g leads to
the tubular condenser h also constructed as setforth in the above specification.
From the condenser a tube i leads to the pump j.which is actuated by an excentric.
from the engine. From the pump ; a tube k leads to the generator a. I is a water
supply pipe leading to the casing which surrounds the condenser. m overflow pipe
for water from condenser casing. n tube leading from the condenser to the exhaust
side of the generator safety valve. The said valve may be attached to any
convenient portion of the generator and is coupled so that any escaping steam
The feed
passes by the pipe n to the condenser instead of to the atmosphere.
pump is of usual plunger type and is placed in an inverted position below the
condenser so that there will be no difficulty in ensuring the passage of the water
of condensation from the condenser to the generator. Any form of fuel, solid
liquid or gaseous may be used to heat the generator and the furnace and
combination chamber may be of any usual or suitable kind.
Pure or distilled water is used in the generator and the steam therefrom passes
through the engine, is condensed and returns again to the generator as will be
evident.

page_text: 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
First Steam engines constructed substantially as herein setforth.
Second Generators, Compound engines and Condensers constructed and combined
substantially as herein setforth.