An Improvement in Apparatus for the Manufacture of Water Gas.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Feb., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 21st Nov., 1893-Accepted, 3rd Feb., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Apparatus for the Manufacture of Water Gas.
I JOHN READ PAISLEY of High Street, Colnbrook, Bucks, Engineer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improvement on a former invention for which Letters
Patent was granted to me dated the 8th day of October 1889, No. 15,797, and
relates to the cooling arrangement described in the Specification of the aforesaid
former Letters Patent.
It has been found in practice that the dust and other impurities enter the coolers
with the gas and thus chokes and fouls the pipes leading to the hydraulic seal. In
order to obviate this objection 1 connect at the bottom of each separate pipe of the
coolers other pipes forming traps containing an open water seal so that the gas may
pass from one pipe to the other without forming (as in the hydraulic box) a seal
and during the passage of the gas the dust and other impurities will drop into the
aforesaid additional pipes and be sealed by the water therein, the level of the open
seals being regulated by suitable means.
Dated this 21st day of February 1893.
BROWNE & Co.,
9, Warwick Court, W.C., Agents for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Apparatus for the Manufacture of Water Gas.
I JOHN READ PAISLEY of High Street, Colnbrook, Bucks, 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 an improvement on a former invention for which Letters
Patent were granted to me dated the 8th day of October 1889 No. 15797 and
relates to the cooling arrangement described in the Specification of the aforesaid
former Letters Patent.
It has been found in practise that the dust and other impurities enter the coolers
with the gas and thus chokes and fouls the pipes leading to the hydraulic seal.
In order to obviate this objection 1 connect at the bottom of each separate pipe
of the coolers other pipes forming traps contained in an open water seal so that the
gas may pass from one pipe to the other without forming (as in the hydraulic box)
a seal and during the passage of the gas the dust and other impurities will drop
into the aforesaid additional pipes and be sealed by the water therein, the level of
the open seals being regulated by suitable means.
And in order that my said invention may be fully understood I will refer to the
drawings accompanying this Specification in which
Fig. 1. is a sectional elevation."
Fig. 2. end elevation.

page_text: a and b are wells or seals on which cooler is fixed provided with suitable overflow
these wells or seals serve to trap tar and other bye products before entering surface
cooler and hydraulic box.
c branch pipe to producer and inlet to receive gases also to be used, as a chimney,
the bottom end which is open descends to the well a and is sealed by the water
therein.
d valve attached to top of chimney for allowing gas to escape when not required.
e branch pipe to first water cooler passing over internal pipe f. of cooler the
pipe e. is of sufficient length to allow the water to form a joint as shewn. g outside
casing or jacket of water cooler branch piece with open ends to well b. connected
to the next water cooler, a door i. is provided for cleaning and ; internal pipe
connected to the branch pipe h. both ends of which are sealed in well b, k. outside
casing or jacket of water cooler. 1 branch piece fitting over internal pipe j and
over internal pipes m (which pipes may be continuous below the plate or jointed to
the plate) the pipe is of sufficient length to allow the water to form a joint in
surface water cooler n. o is the hydraulic box in which are fitted pipes p.
corresponding to the pipes m if jointed pipes are used is an outlet pipe leading
into a second hydraulic box r. is outlet to scrubber or holder.
t (shewn dotted) is pipe to supply cooler jackets g. k, and n, with water,
u overflow pipes from jackets 9 and k to supply well a with water. v overflow
pipe to well ¿.
to perforated plates shewn detached at Fig. 4, the pipes m passing
through the holes (Fig. 4) so as to steady such pipes the water passing up through
the smaller holes (Fig. 4) to overflow v.
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 :-
1. In apparatus the open seals substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
2. In apparatus the surface cooler substantially as set forth.
3. The continuous pipe c forming a chimney provided with valve d substantially
as described and shewn.
4. The general arrangement and combination of parts hereinbefore described and
shewn.
Dated this 1st day of Namotion 1002