Improvements in Gas Burners
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 20th July, 1895-Accepted, 31st Aug., 1895
Improvements in Gas Burners.
1, JOHN GOODSON, Gas Engineer, of Vauxhall Bridge Road in the County of
Middlesex 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 for improvements in gas burners relates to burners of the Argand
type specially applicable for heating purposes and has for its principal object to so
regulate and distribute the gas and air supply as to produce perfect combustion of
the gas and consists essentially in supplying the air necessary to support combustion
centrally and externally in a particular manner and in automatically regulating the
gas supply to suit varying pressures.
In the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings:
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Fig. 1 is a vertical section of a burner constructed according to this invention.
Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on the line A B Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a plan of the same and
Fig. 4 is a vertical section of the lower portion of burner showing adjustable
bye-pass of governor.
into a governor
valve e having a
A. side passage or
The gas enters the orifice a and passes through a gauze disc
valve chamber c closed by a cap d and in which works a
perforation for the passage of the gas to the chamber c.
bye-pass g whose cross area is regulated by a screw also conducts gas to the
chamber c from whence it escapes through openings i to the burner. The central
portion of the valve e is cut away, so that the top and bottom portion only comes
in contact with the surface of the chamber c, in order to reduce frictional
resistance.
C
It will thus be seen that the passage g may be set by means of the screw plug h
to a given constant opening while the action of the governor valve controls and
regulates the outflow through the openings i.
To a flange on the portion is screwed an intermediate piece m having two
passages n which convey the gas to an annular space o at the base of the steatite
portion P of the burner. At the lower portion of the burner p a perforated metal
ring 9 is placed, which acts as a distributor causing the gas to flow evenly through
the burner, before it issues at the points of ignition.
Around the upper portion is attached the gallery r having at its lower side a
series of holes for supplying air to the outer portion of the flame. Attached to the
gallery and concentric with the burner is secured a deflector s having a series of
holes t near its base. In the central portion of the burner is secured to the part v
a tube w having portions cut away to enable air to be supplied to a head a screwed
on to the top of same and having a series of perforations y around same for
distribution of the air. The gallery also has attachments z for holding a chimney
in position.
The action of the burner is as follows:-
The gas supply on entering the burner first passes through the gause disc b, then
a portion of the same passes through the central orifice f in the governor valve e
and operates the same in the usual manner, another portion passing through the
passage g which acts as a bye-pass, the amount passing this way being regulated by
means of the screw so that the burner can be set to consume a certain amount of
gas in a given time.

page_text: The gas which flows from the chamber c into the annular space a now enters the
passages n and passes through the distributor g and steatite portion p of the burner
and is ignited at the orifices 6'. A current of air is now induced through the
several openings as shown by arrows and causes the gas flame to be highly charged
with oxygen and so produce an intense heat, which can be utilized for many
purposes and especially for heating living rooms where syphon or other gas stoves
are used as owing to the perfect combustion of the gas, no smoke or smell is
produced.
The supply of air to the internal part of the flame can be regulated by adjusting
the head up or down, thus increasing or diminishing the annular outlet at c' and
causing the lower outer curved portion d¹ to deflect more or less air onto the flame.
The flame assumes the shape of the dotted lines when in action.
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
1. In a gas burner, a governor device for regulating the admission of the gas
comprising a passage 9 communicating with the valve chamber c and capable of
being varied by the adjustable screw plug h, a perforated valve e capable of sliding
in the chamber c and outlet openings for the exit of the gas, the whole sub-
stantially as described and for the purpose set forth.
2. The combination with an Argand gas burner of an internal air tube surmounted
by a perforated head for conducting and distributing air to the centre of the flame
and regulating the air admission substantially as described.
3. The combination of parts constituting my improved burner the whole arranged,
constructed and operating substantially as described in the foregoing Specification
and illustrated in the drawings hereunto annexed.
Dated this 19th day of July 1895.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.