AN IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR HEATING THE FEED WATER OF Loco- MOTIVE AND OTHER ENGINES FOR BOILING LIQUOR IN BREWERS' AND DYERS'. VATS, AND FOR OTHER LIKE PURPOSES."
Year: 1873

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Thomas Beams, of Alexandra Road, Hammer-
smith, in the County of Middlesex, Engineer, for the Invention.
of "AN IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR HEATING THE FEED WATER OF Loco-
MOTIVE AND OTHER ENGINES FOR BOILING LIQUOR IN BREWERS' AND DYERS'.
VATS, AND FOR OTHER LIKE PURPOSES."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Thomas Beams at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
7th June 1873.
I, THOMAS BEAMS, of Alexandra Road, Hammersmith, in the County
of Middlesex, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of the said In-
vention for "AN IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR HEATING THE FEED WATER OF
LOCOMOTIVE AND OTHER ENGINES FOR BOILING LIQUOR IN BREWERS' AND DYERS'.
VATS, AND FOR OTHER LIKE PURPOSES," to be as follows:-
My improved apparatus is designed for heating water by admitting
steam to the same as it passes through the said apparatus.
In applying my Invention to a locomotive or similar steam engine
I construct it as follows;-I make a cylinder or barrel which has an .

page_text: inlet aperture for steam connected with the exhaust pipe, another inlet
aperture for water connected with the tender or tank, and an outlet
aperture. Inside the said cylinder I place a conical plug or valve
attached to a screw spindle which passes through a stuffing box, and
is provided with a wheel or handle for adjusting the said plug. The
latter is properly fitted to a conical seat, and when forced down
thereon will stop the supply of steam. Below, this valve portion the
plug has a conical or taper portion, and the interior of the cylinder
is formed with a conical or taper passage immediately under the valve,
and beyond this conical or taper passage is another conical passage. 1
And the taper part of the plug projects through the first conical passage
into the second.
The aperture for the admission of the steam is in the upper part
of the cylinder, or that portion above the plug or valve. The cold
water is admitted between the two conical passages of the cylinder. 1
The outlet aperture is in the end of said cylinder in a line with the
axis of the valve or plug. The said cylinder is designed to be con-
nected with a pump or injector, or with any other apparatus for
supplying water to the boiler or other vessel; it is placed between
the tank or other reservoir of water and the boiler or vessel to be 2
fed, and will afford the means whereby the same may be fed with
a continuous stream of hot water whose temperature may be regulated
by adjusting the valve to admit more or less steam to the water; or
by simply closing the said valve the steam may be shut off and cold
water supplied to the said boiler or vessel.
When my said apparatus is applied to the boiling of liquor in tanks
or vats in breweries, dye houses, and the like, high-pressure steam is
admitted through the steam inlet aperture, and the said apparatus will
be found very effective.

page_text: WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Seventh day of June, in the year of
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-three, in the thirty-
sixth year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give
and grant unto me, the said Thomas Beams, Her special licence that I,
the said Thomas Beams, my executors, administrators, and assigns, or
such others as I, the said Thomas Beams, my executors, administrators,
and assigns, should at any time agree with, and no others, from time to
time and at all times thereafter during the term therein expressed;
should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend, within the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands,
and Isle of Man, an Invention for "AN IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR HEATING
THE FEED WATER OF LOCOMOTIVE AND OTHER ENGINES FOR BOILING LIQUOR IN
BREWERS' AND DYERS' VATS, AND FOR OTHER LIKE PURPOSES," upon the con-
dition (amongst others) that I, the said Thomas Beams, my executors
or administrators, by an instrument in writing under my, or their, or
one of their hands and seals, should particularly describe and ascertain
the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same was
to be performed, and cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent
Office within six calendar months next and immediately after the date of
the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Thomas Beams, do hereby declare
the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement, reference being had to the accompanying Drawing
forming a part of this Specification:-
My improved apparatus is designed for heating the feed water of
locomotive and other steam boilers, and for heating or boiling water
for brewing and dyeing apparatus, and for various other purposes. The
water is passed through the said apparatus, and is heated by steam,
admitted to the same, as herein set forth.
I have more particularly described the application of my Invention
for heating the feed water of a locomotive or similar steam engine, as
it is more especially designed for that purpose, but its adaptation to other
purposes will be readily understood.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING.
Figure 1 is an external end or top view of my improved apparatus ;
Nieum in a mortical scation on the lino r.
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page_text: Figure 3 is a side elevation partly in section of a modification of the
said apparatus.
Like letters indicate the same parts throughout the Drawing.
The body of the said apparatus is a cylinder or barrel a of brass or
other suitable metal; it has an inlet aperture 6 for steam, and which is
to be connected with the exhaust pipe of the locomotive or other engine.
The said cylinder also has an inlet aperture c which must be connected
with the tender or tank, or other reservoir of cold water, and an outlet
aperture d through which the heated water passes to the pump or
injector, whereby it is delivered into the said boiler. Inside the
cylinder a I place a conical plug or valve e which has a screw
spindle c; the latter passes through a stuffing box f, and is provided
with a wheel or handle g for adjusting the said plug, as herein-after
described.
The aperture for the admission of the steam is in the upper part
of the cylinder, or that portion above the plug or valvo e, as shewn.
The cold water is admitted at the intermediate portion of the cylinder.
The outlet aperture is in the end of the said cylinder in a line with
the axis of the valve or plug e. The valve e is so fitted to the conical
seat that when forced down thereon it will close the passage for the
steam, and stop the supply of the same to the water passing through
the apparatus. The valve or plug e has a conical or taper extension e³.
The part of the cylinder immediately surrounding this conical or
taper extension forms a conical or taper passage or throat i immediately
under the valve e, and the small end of this passage or throat opens
into the large end of a second conical passage j formed in the part k.
By referring to Figure 2 it will be seen that the taper extension of
the plug e projects through the first conical passage i into the second
conical passage j.
It will also be seen that an annular space 1, 1, exists between the
exterior of the conical part ¹ and the interior of the conical part k
immediately opposite the water admission aperture, and through this
annular space 1, 1, the water entering at c passes. The part k is
screwed or otherwise tightly secured in the end of the cylinder a,
and its lower end is provided with a screw or flange for the attach-
ment of the suction pipe, whereby the said apparatus is connected
with a pump or injector, or with any other apparatus for supplying

page_text: water to the boiler or other vessel. The said apparatus is placed
between the tank or other reservoir of water and the boiler or vessel
to be fed, and will afford the means whereby the same may be supplied
with a continuous stream of hot water whose temperature may be
regulated by adjusting the valve e to admit more or less steam to
the water; or by closing the said valve the steam may be shut off
and cold water supplied to the said boiler or vessel. The stop-cock l
is provided for regulating the supply of water from the tank or tender
to the apparatus.
When the said apparatus is used for a locomotive tank engine it
may be fitted with a valve m in the steam inlet aperture b, as shewn
in Figure 3, to prevent the entrance of water into the exhaust pipe
when the steam is shut off.
Figure 3 also shews the said apparatus provided with means whereby
if placed at or near the front end of a locomotive it may be controlled
from the foot plate; for this purpose the plug or valve spindle e¹ is
provided with an arm or bar o connected with a three-threaded screw p
which works through a nut formed on or secured to the side of the
cylinder. By giving the screw rod p one-half turn the valve spindle
will be raised or lowered, and the valve e opened or closed, as desired.
The lever p¹ of the screw p is connected by a rod or link with a lever
or handle on the foot plate, and is thereby adjusted to open or close the
valve; or the valve spindle e¹ may be formed with a threc-threaded
screw fitted to work through a nut which is connected to and turned
by a lever on the said foot plate for the purpose of opening and closing
the valve e.
When my said apparatus is applied to the boiling of liquor in tanks
or vats in breweries, dye houses, and the like, high-pressure steam is.
admitted through the steam inlet aperture, and the said apparatus will
be found very effective and economical for heating the liquor. It may
also be employed in the same manner for heating liquids for other
purposes.
Having thus fully described my said Invention, and the manner of
performing the same, I wish it understood that I claim, an apparatus
constructed with the internal taper or conical passages and adjustable
valve arranged in combination with the water inlet aperture, the steam
inlet aperture, and the outlet aperture, so that the water passing through

page_text: |the said apparatus may be heated to any required temperature by the
steam admitted to the same, as herein specified.
In witness whereof, I, the said Thomas Beams, have hereunto set
my hand and seal, this Third day of December, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-three.
Witness,
H. J. NOONE,
8, Southampton Buildings,
London.
THOMAS BEAMS. (L.8.)