Improvements in Producing and Supplying Gas for Lighting and Motive Power, and Apparatus therefor.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Dec., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 7th Sept., 1891-Accepted, 24th Oct., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Producing and Supplying Gas for Lighting and
Motive Power, and Apparatus therefor.
I ALBERT VIMARD of Asnières France Manufacturer do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows
-
The apparatus is designed to produce gas and carburetted air by the instan-
taneous volatilization of crude or refined petroleum. It is composed of an ordinary
gasometer in which a large gasholder is capable of rising and falling.
The apparatus acts in the following manner :-
The petroleum (or rectified petroleum) is conducted from the reservoir through
a pipe furnished with a cock which can be automatically regulated and is actuated
by a movable rod fixed to the top of the gasholder.
The liquid is introduced into a small boiler or vaporizing chamber provided with
a double casing and circulates between the walls of the latter wherein it is vaporized
under the action of the heat produced by gas jets or other burners-advantageously
burners fixed upon a pipe fixed to the base of the inner cone and supplied with gas
by the apparatus.
The vapour resulting from such vaporization is conveyed by a pipe to an injector
which is furnished with a valve conveying from the outside the air which is required
to be carburetted and mixing it with the petroleum gas. The gas is forced from
there under the gasholder and its pressure causes the latter to ascend.
The carburetted mixture or gas proceeds from this holder to a second chamber
whence it is compelled to pass through a series of tubes (capillary or otherwise) the
object of which is to retain the liquid parts which are held in suspension therein.
This series of tubes may be replaced by a liquid through which the gas would pass
in order to be purified or by any other suitable apparatus for scrubbing
purifying gas.
or.
As it issues from this arrangement the gas thus purified spreads under a second
movable holder causing a rod to ascend or descend which rod passes through a main
pipe and actuates at the bottom of this pipe a valve designed to regulate the supply
of the motor or of the light according to the power required or to the number of
burners in operation.
The exit or supply of the gas through the pipe is regulated by a suitable cock or
cocks allowing gas for power or light to be distributed simultaneously or separately
according as required.
A pipe connecting the purifying chamber with a reservoir arranged below the
large holder allows the heavy oils proceeding from the gas to be collected.
The apparatus is designed to produce under any circumstances and wherever
applied motive power and lighting either by actuating motors or by supplying
burners.
DL: 9th dox of Donember 1890

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Producing and Supplying Gas for Lighting and
Motive Power; and Apparatus therefor:
I ALBERT VIMARD of Asnières France Manufacturer 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 apparatus is designed to produce gas and carburetted air by the instan-
taneous volatilization of crude or refined petroleum. It is composed of an ordinary
gasometer in which a gasholder is capable of rising and falling.
And in order that my invention may be easily understood and readily carried
into practice I will proceed to fully describe same with reference to the drawings
hereunto annexed.
Figure 1 is a general view of the apparatus (in sectional elevation) and
Figure 2 is a view of the boiler or vaporizing chamber.
The apparatus acts in the following manner :-
The petroleum (or rectified petroleum) is conducted from the reservoir through
the pipe A furnished with cock B which can be automatically regulated and is
actuated by the movable rod P fixed to the top of the gasholder.
The liquid is introduced into the small boiler or vaporizing chamber C provided
with a double casing and circulates between the walls of the latter wherein it is
vaporized under the action of the heat produced by gas jets or other burners-
advantageously burners such as fixed upon a pipe fixed to the base of the inner
cone and supplied with gas by the apparatus.
The vapour resulting from such vaporization is conveyed by the pipe D to the
injector E which is furnished with a valve conveying from the outside the air
which is required to be carburetted and mixing it with the petroleum gas. The
gas is forced from there under the gasholder o and its pressure causes the latter to
ascend.
The carburetted mixture or gas proceeds from this holder to the second
chamber G whence it is compelled to pass through a series of tubes H (capillary
or otherwise) the object of which is to retain the liquid parts which are held in
suspension therein. This series of tubes may be replaced by a liquid through
which the gas would pass in order to be purified or by any other suitable apparatus
for "scrubbing or purifying gas.
"
As it issues from this arrangement the gas thus purified spreads under a second
movable holder L causing a rod I to ascend or descend which rod I passes through
a main pipe an actuates at the bottom of this pipe a valve S designed to regulate
the supply of the motor or of the light according to the power required or to the.
number of burners in operation.
The exit or supply of the gas through the pipe M is regulated by any suitable
cock (or cocks) N allowing gas for power or light to be distributed simultaneously
or separately according as required.
A pipe T connects the purifying chamber with the reservoir R arranged below.
the large holder and allows the heavy oils proceeding from the gas to be
collected.
The apparatus is designed to produce under any circumstances and wherever
applied motive power and lighting either by actuating motors or by supplying
burners.
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 :-
:-
An apparatus to produce gas and carburetted air by the volatilization of crude

page_text: or rectified petroleum such apparatus consisting of an ordinary gasometer in which
a large holder can rise and fall substantially as hereinbefore described and shown
in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 7th day of September 1891.
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
34, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Patentee.