Improvements in Steam Generators.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Oct., 1892-Accepted, 4th Feb., 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Steam Generators.
I, HERMANN GOERING of Birkenfeld on the Nahe, in the Grand Duchy of
Oldenburg Germany, Engineer 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:-
My invention relates to certain improvements in steam generators and consists of
a number of flat box shaped sections arranged side by side and connected at the top
and bottom by cross pipes.
In the accompanying drawings illustrating my invention,
Fig. 1. is a longitudinal section of the steam generator through line c-d in
Fig. 3. showing the general arrangement and method of connecting the sections S. S
with the cross pipes A and F.
Fig. 2. is a transverse section through the line marked e-fin Fig. 3.
Fig. 3. is a horizontal section through the line marked a-b in Fig. 1.
Fig. 4. is a front elevation showing the method of attaching the boiler
mountings.
Fig. 5. is a vertical section of one of the sections S, drawn to an enlarged scale.
Fig. 6. is a horizontal section through the line marked 9.-h. in Fig. 5.
It will be seen from the drawings that the sections S. S. are formed of two iron
plates P. P. held a short distance apart from each other by thin strips of metal i. i
riveted between their edges.
Each section S. is strengthened by bolts O, and rivets D arranged as shewn in
Fig. 5. for the purpose of resisting internal pressure. When in use the sections S S
are filled only to about one fourth of their height with water, in order to obtain a
very large proportion of heating surface in comparison with the amount of water
contained within the generator, whereby the evaporation of the water is very
rapidly and economically effected and dry or superheated steam obtained with great
economy of fuel.
The sections S. S. are connected at their lower ends by the pipe E, to the cross
pipe F, and are each provided with a blow off cock Z.
The upper ends of the sections are connected in a similar way by the pipes B to
the steam pipe A. The feed water is connected to the cross pipe F, whence the
water enters the various sections by means of the pipe E, the steam is carried off
by connections B B, into the collector A at the top. The top collector or steam
pipe A is connected to the bottom pipe F by the bend H and pipe I, so as to
equalize the pressure and at the same time provide a suitable attachment for the
water guage W, to be connected to.
The steam collector A is fitted with the usual boiler mountings such as a safety
valve L, steam gauge M and stop-valve K.
The sections of the generators are enclosed within a furnace V, from which the
gases are carried through the flue U to the chimney. Owing to the rapid
generation of steam deposit in the form of hard scale is practically impossible.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A steam generator consisting of a series of box like sections S. S. connected
at their upper and lower ends to the pipes A and F and enclosed within a suitable
combustion chamber, substantially as and for the purposes described.

page_text: 2 In steam generators as above described the combination of a steam collector A
and water chamber F, connected together by a pipe I, on to which is attached the
water guage W, substantially as and for the purposes described.
Dated thin 17th
For the Applicant,
VICTOR I. FEENY,
60, Queen Victoria Street, E.C., Patent Agent.