Improvements in Apparatus for Regulating the Temperature of Fermenting Liquids.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Sept., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 1st June, 1894-Accepted, 14th July, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Regulating the Temperature of
Fermenting Liquids.
1, FREDERICK HENRY COLLINS, of Milmont, Great Yarmouth, in the
County of Norfolk, Brewer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This invention relates to apparatus for regulating the temperature of fermenting
liquids. For this purpose I place in a tank or vessel containing the fermenting
liquid an arrangement of flattened tubes which connect a water space at the one end
to a water space at the other end, these water spaces communicating through
tubular trunnions the one with an upright supply pipe and the other with an
upright discharge pipe. Water cooled to the desired temperature is made to flow
up the supply pipe, along the flattened tubes and away by the discharge pipe.
The water is, however prevented from flowing directly through the tubes and is
compelled to pass several times to and fro along them by suitable partitions
arranged for that purpose in the water space at each end.
For facilitating the cleaning of the apparatus it is mounted as described on
trunnions on which it can be turned round when desired to give access to both
sides of it.
Dated this 5th day of September 1893.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Regulating the Temperature of
Fermenting Liquids.
I, FREDERICK HENRY COLLINS, of Milmont, Great Yarmouth, in the
County of Norfolk, Brewer, 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 apparatus for regulating the temperature of fermenting
liquids. For this purpose I place in a tank or vessel containing the fermenting
liquid an arrangement of flattened tubes which connect a water space at the one
end to a water space at the other end, these water spaces communicating through
tubular trunnions the one with an upright supply pipe, and the other with an
upright discharge pipe.
Water cooled to the desired temperature is made to flow up the supply pipe,
along the flattened tubes and away by the discharge pipe. The water is, however,
prevented from flowing directly through the tubes and is compelled to pass several
times to and fro along them by suitable partitions arranged for that purpose in the
water space at each end.
For facilitating the cleaning of the apparatus it is mounted as described on
trunnions on which it can be turned round when desired to give access to both
sides of it.
Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings is a longitudinal section of apparatus
according to my invention and Fig. 2 is a front view of one of the tube plates.
On two tubular pedestals A A provided with stuffing boxes B B' are pivotted

page_text: trunnions of the covers C C¹ of two water spaces which are connected by a number
of flattened tubes D tightly secured by soldering or otherwise into tube plates E.
These tube plates have at their backs ribs e projecting as baffles.
The ribs and flanges of the tube plates are covered by plates F F' clamped.
between them and the covers C C. The plate F' has through it a central hole,
and through the plate F there are two holes near the ends. Water ascending
through A' is directed through the tubes and down A as indicated by the arrows.
To the covers C C¹ are fixed bolts G G which pass through circular slots in
lugs a a projecting up from the pedestals A A¹. On the bolts G G' are screwed
handles H H'; on partly unscrewing these, the apparatus can be turned partly
round on its trunnions and clamped in position by screwing up the handles H H'.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
Apparatus for regulating the temperature of fermenting liquids, substantially as
described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 1st day of June 1894.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.