Improved Means for and Method of Conveying and Distributing Heat to the Contents of Vessels such as Stills and the like, or to the Interior of Steam Generating Vessels, Evaporating Pans, Boiling Pans, and the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 29th July, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 29th Apr., 1897-Accepted, 10th July, 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for and Method of Conveying and Distributing Heat
to the Contents of Vessels such as Stills and the like, or to the
Interior of Steam Generating Vessels, Evaporating Pans, Boiling
Pans, and the like.
.We EDWARD MARTIN of Sugar House Lane, Stratford, London, E. Boiler Maker,
and ANDREW STAPLEY of Sugar House Lane, Stratford, London, E. Engineer and
Boiler Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of our invention is to convey and distribute heat into contents of
vessels such as stills and the like as employed in Tar, Oil and Chemical Works;
also, for the purposes of steam generating, evaporating and boiling. Hitherto this
has been but very imperfectly accomplished by means of the apparatus in general
use. The main object of our Invention is to cause the heat to penetrate to and act
upon the central portion of the contents of vessels such as above referred to.
In carrying out our Invention, we introduce cones, cylinders, or other hollow
conducting vessels from any part of the sides or bottom of the vessel to which the
heat conductors are adapted; and, they are so disposed as to penetrate into and
reach the central portion of the still or other vessel, and so allow of the contents
therein being effectively acted upon by the heat from whatever source obtained.
The hollow heat conductors aforesaid may have communication in one or more
places of the source of heat, or may have closed ends with lugs formed on same to
serve as attachments or stays for withstanding strains from any pressure which may
arise from either internal or external forces.
Any number or combination of the above referred to heat conductors may be
employed to distribute the heat into any and every part of the matter to be heated.
Said heat conductors may be made of any suitable material for the conducting
of heat, also for the resistance of destructive action of acids, &c.
.
Dated this 24th day of July 1896.
EDWARD MARTIN.
ANDREW STAPLEY.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATON.
Improved Means for and Method of Conveying and Distributing Heat
to the Contents of Vessels such as Stills and the like, or to the
Interior of Steam Generating Vessels, Evaporating Pans, Boiling
Pans, and the like.
We, EDWARD MARTIN of Sugar House Lane, Stratford, London, E. Boiler Maker,
and ANDREW STAPLEY of Sugar House Lane, Stratford, London, E. Engineer and
Boiler Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
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page_text: the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement::
The object of our Invention is to convey and distribute heat into contents of vessels
such as stills and the like, employed in Tar, Oil and Chemical Works; also for steam
generating and boiling purposes. Hitherto these functions have been but very
imperfectly accomplished by means of the apparatus in general use.
The chief aim we have in view in accordance with our Improvements, is that of
causing the heat to penetrate to and act upon, the central portion of the contents
of vessels such as those above referred to.
In carrying out our invention we introduce cones, cylinders, or other hollow
conducting vessels from any part of the sides or bottom of the utensil to which the
heat conductors aforesaid are adapted: and, these latter are so disposed as to reach
the central portion of the still or other utensil and, so, to allow of the contents
therein, being effectively acted upon by the heat from whatever source obtained.
The hollow heat conductors aforesaid may have communication in one or more
places of the source of heat, or may have closed ends with lugs formed on same to
serve as attachments or stays for withstanding strains from any pressure which may
arise from either internal or external forces.
Any number or combinations of the heat conductors aforesaid may be employed
to distribute the heat into any and every part of the matter to be heated.
Said heat conductors may be made of any suitable material for the conduction of
heat as also for the resistance of destructive action of acids &c.
In order that the nature and scope of our said Invention may the better be under-
stood, we have appended the accompanying four sheets of drawings, throughout
which, the same letters of reference are employed to denote like or corresponding.
parts in each, of the views shown by the said drawings; referring to which,
Figures 1 and 2, Sheet 1, represent, by a transverse, and longitudinal section
respectively, the improvements according to our Invention in the form which
they assume for use in application to steam generators heated by any ordinary
furnace.
In Sheet 2, our improvements are shown, by the. sectional diagram Figure 3 in
their application to stills such as employed in tar, oil, and chemical works; in
said application, the stills may either be employed singly, heated from an ordinary,
separate furnace; or they may be combined together as shewn in Sheet 2, and
heated by an ordinary furnace common to both stills.
In Sheet 3, our improvements are illustrated at Figures 4 and 5, by a vertical and
a transverse sectional view respectively, in connection with another well known type
of ordinary "still," of the class such as above defined, in reference to the Drawing
Sheet 2, but, with the hereinbefore referred to hollow "heat conductors" shaped
and disposed in a manner different to that shewn in Sheet 2.
In Sheet 4 we havé illustrated at Figures 6 and 7, by a vertical, and transverse
section, respectively, the improvements according to our Invention applied to an
ordinary "still" of the type shewn Sheet 3, but furnished with a steam jacket a',
and also possessing other points of difference relatively to the devices shown
Sheets 1, 2 and 3, which we will, hereunder, proceed to particularise.
In all the views, a denotes the "shell" or outline of the vessel-of whatever type
it may be, to which our improvements are adapted: b, bl, the hollow "hoat
conductors" herein before referred to; c the herein before referred to "lugs" for
the attachment of stays d, to provide for withstanding strains from any, pressure
which may arise from either internal, or external forces.
Referring to Sheet 2, it will be seen that the attachment or stay d, here. assumes
a hollow formation. Then in Sheet 4, on reference to Figures 6 and 7, it will be
seen, that, as herein before stated, the "heat conductors" may be disposed in various
ways, and assume various contours, such for instance, conical, as b, parallel sided
as ; or otherwise, they may be as shewn at & Sheet 2. Again adverting to
Sheet 4, 62 serves the twofold function of a hollow stay and a means of effecting

page_text: circularisation between b1 and the steam jacket al. It will also be apparent on
referring to Figure 6, Sheet 4, that, on the part of the "still" above the angle iron
of the steam jacket al being removed, the device would then assume the form of an
open, boiling, or evaporating pan.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is;-
For the purpose of conveying heat to interior of utensils such as those
herein referred to, and so to allow of the contents therein being effectively acted
upon by the heat, from whatever source obtained,-the employment of hollow
heat conductors, adapted to any suitable part of the utensils containing the matter
to be heated, in the manner herein described and set forth.
EDWARD MARTIN.
ANDREW STAPLEY.