Improvements in Gas Making Apparatus for Producing Heating and Illuminating Gas.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 1st May, 1886.
Complete Left, 1st Feb., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 1st Mar., 1887.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Gas Making Apparatus for Producing Heating
and Illuminating Gas.
1 WILLIAM SEDDON SUTHERLAND of Cherry Street Cannon Street Birmingham
in the County of Warwick, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
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The invention relates to apparatus now known as producers used for converting coal
or carbonaceous matter into carbonic oxide and the object is to so construct and equip
the producers that they are available for the production of not only carbonic oxide for
heating purposes but also carburetted hydrogen for illumination, this hitherto having
been impracticable with producers.
I fit the producers with inlet and outlet ways and valves for the air to support
combustion and the carbonic oxide evolved, and in addition thereto I provide them
with outlets for carburetted hydrogen and in all cases I work them with a pressure
above that of the atmosphere.
In use the action is as follows:-When employed to produce carbonic oxide the air
inlet and carbonic oxide valves are open, and the carburetted hydrogen valve shut.
Air is forced through the fuel in the producer which is fed thereto and ignition takes
place in the usual manner. When carburetted hydrogen is to be produced the air
inlet and carbonic oxide valves are closed at a time when the producer and the
remaining carbon therein are at a high temperature: A charge of coal is admitted
and the carburetted hydrogen gas valve is opened. The carburetted hydrogen evolved
is led to a gasometer or to burners preferably through purifiers and condensers.
Under my patent No. 1784 of the year 1874 I use steam along with the air
admitted to produce combustion: this may be utilized to facilitate production of the
illuminating gas as if a small quantity of steam he admitted when the production of
illuminating gas is proceeding as above described this object is found to be facilitated.
J. T. KING,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Gas Making Apparatus for Producing Heating
and Illuminating Gas.
I WILLIAM SEDDON SUTHERLAND of Cherry Street, Cannon Street, Birmingham,
in the County of Warwick, 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:--
The invention relates to apparatus now known as producers used for converting coal
or carbonaceous matter into carbonic oxide and the object is to so construct and equip
the producers that they are available for the production of not only carbonic oxide for
heating purposes but also carburetied hydrogen for illumination this hitherto having
been impracticable with producers.
I fit the producers with inlet and outlet ways and valves for the air to support
combustion and the carbonic oxide evolved, and in addition thereto I provide them
with outlets for carburetted hydrogen, and in all cases I work them with a pressure
above that of the atmosphere.
In use the action is as follows:-When employed to produce carbonic oxide the air
inlet and carbonic oxide valves are open, and the carburetted hydrogen valve shut.
Air is forced through the fuel in the producer which is fed thereto, and ignition takes
place in the usual manner. When carburetted hydrogen is to be produced the air
inlet and carbonic oxide valves are closed at a time when the producer and the
remaining carbon therein are at a high temperature: A charge of coal is admitted,
and the carburetted hydrogen gas valve is opened. The carburetted hydrogen evolved
is led to a gasometer or to burners preferably through purifiers and condensers.
Under my patent No. 1784 of the year 1874 I use steam along with the air
admitted to produce combustion; this may be utilized to facilitate production of the
illuminating gas as if a small quantity of steam be admitted when the production of
illuminating gas is proceeding as above described this object is found to be facilitated.
The drawing hereunto annexed is a transverse section of apparatus illustrative of
my improvements. a walls of producer, this may be of any usual or desired
construction with closed hearth, air inlet, e carbonic oxide outlet, d hydro carbon
gas outlet, e f g valves. Instead of two outlets and d a single outlet with two
branches and valves may be employed, h fuel feed hopper of usual or suitable
construction.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what 1 claim is —
Gas making apparatus for producing heating and illuminating gas constructed and
operating substantially as herein set forth.