IMPROVEMENTS IN AND APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING OAS FROM HYDROCARBONS
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
We JOHN FREDERIC SCHNELL of William Street Ardwick in the County of
Lancaster Mechanic JOHN READ of 37 Piccadilly Manchester in the County of
Lancaster Merchant JAMES WARWICK of 59 Hilton Strect Manchester aforesaid
Sewing Machine Manufacturer and WILLIAM DARBYSHIRE of Great Ancoats Street,
Manchester aforesaid, Printer do hereby declare the nature of our invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN AND APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING OAS FROM HYDROCARBONS, to be
as follows:-
Our invention consists firstly in the use of a compound composed of certain
hydrocarbons the vapour of which being mixed with atmospheric air is adapted for
the purposes of heating illuminating or actuating motive power engines. For the
above purpose we employ a mixture of benzoline and ether or gasoline and when it
is desired to produce a mixture of air and hydro-carbon vapour suitable for the
purpose of illuminating we add paraflin to the aforesaid mixture of benzoline and
ether or gasoline. The mixture above referred to we place within a vessel-through
which we force or pass atmospheric air, so that such air will become impregnated
with the hydrocarbons above named such air and hydrocarbons being then suitable
for being used for the purposes of heating or illuminating or for actuating motive
power engines.
For impregnating the air with the above named hydrocarbons we propose to
make use of the apparatus hereinafter described. Wo employ a chamber or vessel
divided into compartments by means of partitions, which compartments we fill with
pumice stone.
The lower portion of each of the said compartments we supply by a pipo or other
suitable means with the mixture or mixtures of hydrocarbons above referred to.
The air to be impregnated with the vapour of the above named hydrocarbons we
pass by any convenient means through the interstices of the previously mentioned
pumice stone and through openings formed through the partitions aforesaid which
openings we place so as to compel the air above mentioned to pass through the
chambers aforesaid in a zig zag direction and from the last of the chambers above
referred to the air impregnated with the hydrocarbon vapour is conducted to a
suitable reservoir for subsequent use or may pass direct to the motive power engine
to be actuated thereby.

page_text: We JoпN FREDERIC SCHNELL of William Street Ardwick in the County of
Lancaster Mechanic, JOHN READ of 37 Piccadilly Manchester in the County of
Lancaster Merchant, JAMES WARWICK of 59 Hilton Street Manchester aforesaid
Sewing Machine Manufacturer and WILLIAM DARBYSHIRE of Great Ancoats Street
Manchester aforesaid Printer do hereby declare the nature of our invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN AND APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING GAS FROM HYDRO-CARBONS and
in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :—
Our invention consists firstly in the use of a compound composed of certain
hydro-carbons the vapour of which being mixed with atmospheric air is adapted for
the purposes of heating or illuminating or for the purpose of actuating motive-
power-engines. In carrying our invention into effect we employ a mixture of
benzoline and ether or gasoline and when it is desired to produce a mixture of nir
and hydro-carbon-vapour suitable for the purpose of illuminating we add paraffine
to the aforesaid mixture of benzoline and ether or gasoline-We find in practice
that a compound of bonzoline and ether or gasoline in the proportion of one gallon
of benzoline and six ounces avoirdupois of ether or gasoline is suitable for the
purpose of charging air with a vapour suitable for the purposes of heating or of
actuating motive-power Engines or for the purpose of illuminating.
In cases in which it is desired to impregnate air with the vapour of hydro-
carbons so as to render the produced mixture of air and hydro-carbon-vapour more
especially suitable for illuminating purposes we employ a mixture of hydro-carbons
coinposed of benzoline ether or gasoline and paraffine in the proportion of one gallon
of benzoline six ounces avoirdupois of ether or gasoline and one ounce avoirdupois
of paraffine-We would have it understood that in making the mixtures of hydro-
carbons above referred to we do not confine ourselves to the use of the ingredients
above mentioned in the precise proportions given above as such proportions may be
varied without the principle of our invention being departed from-In order to
impregnate air with the vapour of the hydro-carbons above named any apparatus
suitable for use for the purpose of impregnating air with the vapour of hydro-
carbons may be employed but we propose to make use of the apparatus hereinafter
described which apparatus is shown in plan in Fig: 1 and in elevation in Fig: 2
each of which Figures is partly in section-The said apparatus consists in a vessel A
provided with a bottom a sides a¹ a³ and ends a³ aThe upper portions of the
sides a a and ends a³ a' are provided with flanges a-The vessel A is provided
with a lid or cover b secured to the said vessel A by screws c.
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Extending across the interior of the vessel A are partitions a, a, as, a³, a¹º a¹¹, a¹³
which partitions a, a, as, a ao al a divide the interior of the vessel A into
compartments or cavities d, e, f, g, h, i k, l.
The upper edges of the partitions aª a' a" a³ a¹º all a¹² are in contact with the
under side of the lid or cover b-Through the partitions a6 a7 as a al all al
are formed holes or openings m, n, o p q, r, & respectively which holes or
openings m, n, o, p, q, r, 8 are placed alternately at opposite sides of the vessel A.

page_text: We fill the interiors of the compartiments or cavities d, e, f, g, h i̟, k, l with
fragments of pumice stone.
We form a hole through the lid or cover b which hole we close by means of a
screwed plug-In order to charge the vessel A we remove the screwed plug t and
through the hole left by the removal of such screwed plug two pour either of the
previously mentioned mixtures of hydro-carbons until the interior of the vessel A
is filled up to the level indicated by the line B. C and again close the hole aforesaid
by inserting the screwed plug -In order to allow the hydro-carbons to flow from
the interior of the compartment or cavity e to the interiors of the compartments or
cavities d, f, g, h, ik, we form openings a³× a³× a** a³× a¹xa*a* through
the lower parts of the partitions a, a¹ aª a³ à¹º, a¹¹ a¹ respectively-In order that
the level of the surface of the liquid contained within the vessel A may be readily
seen we provide the said vessel A with a gunge consisting of a glass tube
supported by brackets v, w the interior of the glass tube u being in communication
with the interior of the vessel A by means of passages formed through the
brackets v, wWhen the vessel A has been charged the hydro-carbons contained
in the vessel A will permeate the mass of pumico stone contained within the
compartments or cavities d, e f, g, h, i, k, l-The air to be impregnated with the
vapour of the hydro-carbons contained within the vessel A is forced by means of
any suitable apparatus through the tap x-The air aforesaid after passing through
the interstices of the pumice stone contained in the compartment or cavity d, above
the level of the upper surface of the hydro-carbons contained in the said compart-
ment or cavity d passes from the compartiment or cavity & through the opening m.
into the compartment or cavity e and after passing through the interstices of
the pumice stone contained in such compartment or cavity e, above the level of
the hydro-carbons contained in such compartment or cavity e. passes through the
opening into the compartment or cavity f and in a like manner through the
remaining compartments or cavities g, h, i kl and passes from the compartment or
cavity through the tap y to the pipe -The air aforesaid during its passage
through the compartments or cavities d, e f, g, hi k,l will have become impregnated
with the vapour of the hydro-carbons contained in the interior of the vessel A the
cavities and projecting angles of the above mentioned pumice stone presenting
the hydro-carbons to the air aforesaid in a finely divided state-The air aforesaid
impregnated with the vapour of the hydro-carbons above mentioned may upon
issuing from the tap y be conducted by means of pipes to the place where it is to
be used either for heating illuminating or for actuating motive power engines as
may be desired-The air aforesaid impregnated with hydro-carbon vapour may
either be consumed immediately after it is produced or it may be conducted to and
stored in any suitable reservoir for subsequent use-We provide the vessel A with
a tap 1 by means of which tap 1 the hydrocarbons may be removed from such
vessel A when it is so desired.
Wo would have it understood that we do not confine ourselves to the use of any
particular number of the compartments or cavities d, e, f, g, h, k, l, or to the use
of compartments or cavities d, e f g h i k l of any particular size as both the
number and size of such compartments or cavities may be varied.
Having now particularly described, and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed wo declare that what
we claim is
Firstly The use of a compound composed of a mixture of benzoline and ether
or gasoline with the vapour of which compound atmospheric air inay be impregnated
or charged so as to be suitable for the purposes of heating and illuminating or for
actuating motive power engines.
Secondly-The use of a compound composed of a mixture of paraffine with
benzoline and ether or gasoline with the vapour of which compound atmospheric
air may be impregnated or charged so as to be more especially applicable or suitable
for the purpose of illuminating.

page_text: Thirdly: The apparatus hereinbefore described for impregnating or charging
atmospheric air with the vapour of the hydro-carbons above mentioned, such
apparatus being constructed, arranged used and operating as and in the manner
hereinbefore described in reference to and illustrated by Figs 1 and 2 of the
drawing hereunto annexed.
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