IMPROVEMENTS IN VAPOR-BURNERS
Year: 1884

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I WILLIAM ROBERT LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake, and Co Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex do hereby declare 'the nature
of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN VAPOR-BURNERS and in what manner
the saine is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
This invention relates to vapor burners for petroleum or other oil.
In the accompanying drawing
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Figure 1 represents a transverse vertical section of the improved vapor
burner, and
Figure 2 a transverse vertical section of the same somewhat modified.
A represents a chamber or tube into which water is introduced from a tank or
water supply by means of the supply pipe a; B an annular chamber or space,
extending wholly or partially around chamber A, into which petroleum or other
gaseous combustible fluid is introduced by means of the supply pipe b leading from
a tank or other source of supply; C another annular chamber or space around, and
enclosing wholly or partially, the chamber B, and into which the gases generated as
hereinafter described in the chambers A and B have means of access as represented
by the arrows; D pipes, conduits or orifices through which the commingled gases
generated in chambers A and B are led into a combustion space or chamber E
enclosed by the casing F; G a plate or ring extending partially over combustion
chamber E to spread the flame; H the top of the stove, where used, into which the
retort or burner is placed; and I, a plate on which the burner rests.
In constructing the improved burner, as shown in Figure 1, I make three
chambers one within another and provide means of communication between them.
As represented in the drawing these three chambers all open at the top into one
common space covered by the top of the outer chamber, so that the gases arising
from the two inner chambers commingle, and together enter the outer space or
chamber. I surround the three chambers by a space or annular chamber, (though
this may be dispensed with and the gases allowed to burn freely on the outside of
chamber C,) in which the united gases are ignited and consumed. In order to
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page_text: spread the flame arising from the combustion of the gases, I place a plate or ring
above and partially covering the combustion chamber. This plate rests upon
shoulders or flanges preferably cast upon the outer of the three chambers near its
top as shown, in the drawing. The flames rising to the top of the combustion
chamber strike against this ring and are deflected out and around its edge as
indicated by the arrows.
Pipes lead into chambers A and B from tanks or sources of supply by which
water and petroleum or other combustible gaseous fluids are introduced into these
chambers respectively. The supply of water or oil may be regulated by cocks,
valves, or other well known means.
In Figure 2, the construction of my burner or retort is somewhat modified. The
gases produced in chambers A and B are led by a pipe into a space or chamber C,
whence they pass through the orifices D into the combustion-chamber E, whence
the flames rise around the sides of the chambers A and B. In this drawing the
chambers are represented in a horizontal instead of in a vertical position.
In operation the oil is admitted into the chamber B and allowed to pass on into
chamber C and out through the pipes or orifices D, when it is ignited by a match
or other convenient means. The burning oil heats the chambers A and B so that
the water and oil in them are vaporized, after which their commingled gases,
instead of the oil, support the combustion.
I am aware that it has been proposed to introduce steam into the oil vapor
through a tube passing through an oil chamber, the steam being generated at
a distant point. In my invention the flame from the burner itself generates the
steam from the central water chamber.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
First. The combination in a vapor burner, of a water chamber, a surrounding
oil chamber, and burners arranged around both said chambers to heat the same,
substantially as described.
Second. A retort or vapor burner consisting of a water vaporizing chamber, an
oil vaporizing chamber surrounding the water chamber, and a mixing and burning
chamber surrounding both the oil and water chambers, substantially as described.
Third. A retort or vapor burner consisting of three chambers, ie, a water
chamber, an oil chamber, and a surrounding mixing and burning chamber,
substantially as described.
Dated this 25th day of November 1884.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
For the Applicant.