A NEW OR IMPROVED COMPOUND FOR PREVENTING THE FORMATION OF CLINKERS IN FURNACES
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION. .
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 "A NEW OR IMPROVED
COMPOUND FOR PREVENTING THE FORMATION OF CLINKERS IN FURNACES" a com-
munication to me from abroad by The Coal Economizing Company of Topeka in
the County of Shawnee and State of Kansas, United States of America to be as
follows:-
The object of this Invention is to provide a compound for preventing the
formation of clinkers in the combustion of coal, and more particularly for pre-
venting the formation of clinkers in bituminous coals used in the furnaces of
locomotives.
For a hundred parts of the compound I take
8 lbs of Bicarbonate of Aminonia.
15
Salt Petre.
"
"
15
15
5
Bicarbonate of Soda.
"
Rosin.
"
33
23
"
Epsom Salts.
30
12
"
"
"3
"1
Common Salt.
Coal dust.
These ingredients are thoroughly ground and then mixed together the coal dust
being used merely as a base to prevent the cementing of the other ingredients into
a hard mass.
The compound as thus prepared is put up in barrels or packages and in using
the same four pounds of the compound are dissolved in ten gallons of water for
each ton of coal, the solution being sprinkled uniformly upon the coal before being
charged into the furnace.

page_text: 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 "A NEW OR
IMPROVED COMPOUND FOR PREVENTING THE FORMATION OF CLINKERS IN FUR-
NACES" (a communication to me from abroad by The Coal' Economizing Company
of Topeka in the County of Shawnee and State of Kansas, United States of
America) and in what manner the same is to be performed, to-be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-—
The object of this invention is to provide a compound for preventing the
formation of clinkers in the combustion of coal and more particularly for pre-
venting the formation of clinkers in bituminous coals used in the furnaces of
locomotives.
For every hundred parts of the compound I take-
8 lbs of Bicarbonate of Ammonia.
15
15
Sal petre.
Bicarbonate of Soda.
Rosin.
"
"
"
"
15
"
"
5
"
"
Epsom Salts.
30
12
Common Salt.
"
"
Coal Dust.
"
"
These ingredients are thoroughly ground and then mixed together, the coal
dust being used merely as a base to prevent the cementing of the other ingredients
into a hard mass.-
07
The compound as thus prepared is put up in barrels or packages and in using
the same four pounds of the compound are dissolved in ten gallons of water for
each ton of coal, the solution being sprinkled uniformly upon the coal before being
charged into the furnace.
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
The compound for preventing clinker herein described, consisting of Bicarbonate
of Ammonia, Saltpetre, Bicarbonate of Soda, Rosin,. Epsom Salts, Common Salt
and a base for preventing the mass from cementing together, all in or about the
proportions described.
Dated this 24th day of tonuow 100-