Improvements in Agitators for Condensers Employed in the Manufacture of Aerated Water.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 30.h Jan., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 21st Oct., 1896-Accepted, 2nd Jan.. 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
Improvements in Agitators for Condensers Employed in the
Manufacture of Aerated Water.
I, THOMAS NEIL CRETNEY of 3 North Road, Longsight, Manchester, in the
County of Lancaster, Aerated Water Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of
my said invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in agitators for condensers employed in
the manufacture of aerated water and consists in providing each side or end of a
horizontal condenser with a stuffing-box in which is mounted a shaft or spindle
provided externally with a pulley or its equivalent driven by a strap, rope, band,
or other equivalent means. Each portion of the shaft or spindle in the condenser
is provided with arms on the outer ends of which are disposed ladles or scoops
with perforated bottoms to allow of the liquid gathered-when rotating-falling
or passing through the gas in its passage to the water level in the condenser. The
condenser may be of any desired width and may be provided with one or two sets
of revolving arms, ladles or scoops, which may be driven in opposite directions to
cach other to cause thorough agitation. The ladles or scoops may be provided
with midfeathers to ensure of the liquid passing through the perforations, by which
action the liquid will be thoroughly broken up into particles so as to readily
receive or take up the gas. The condenser is provided on its front side with a
water gange to indicate the amount of liquid contained therein and a gauge on
the top side to indicate the pressure. The top of the condenser is provided with a
gas blow back valve; and the bottom or thereabouts with outlet taps.
Dated the 29th January 1896.
EDMUND CHADWICK, F.I.C.P.A.,
Agent.
Improvements in Agitators for Condensers Employed in the
Manufacture of Aerated Water.
I, THOMAS NEIL CRETNEY late of 3 North Road, Longsight, Manchester,
and now of 53 Cemetery Road, Barnsley in the County of York, Acrated
Water Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my said 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 relates to improvements in agitators for condensers employed
in the manufacture of aerated water and consists in providing each side or end
of a horizontal condenser with a stuffing-box in which is mounted a shaft or
spindle provided externally with a pulley or its equivalent driven by a strap,
rope, band, or other equivalent means. Each portion of the shaft or spindle in
the condenser is provided with arms on the outer ends of which are disposed

page_text: condenser. The condenser may be of any desired width and may be provided
with one or two sets of revolving arms, ladles or scoops, which may be driven in
opposite directions to each other to cause thorough agitation. The condenser is
provided on its front side with a water gauge to indicate the amount of liquid
contained therein and a gauge on the top side to indicate the pressure. The top
of the condenser is provided with a gas blow-hack valve, and the bottom or
thereabouts with outlet taps.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a sectional side elevation of my invention consisting of improvements
in agitators for condensers employed in the manufacture of aerated water.
Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation through Fig. 1, and
Fig. 3 a front view of outlet taps.
A is the horizontal cylindrical condenser; B stuffing-hoxes; C shaft or spindle;
D driving pulley; E arins; Gladles or scoops; H water gauge; I pressure
gauge; K gas blow-back valve, and L outlet taps.
The horizontal cylindrical condenser A is composed of any suitable metallic
materials provided with the flanges M strengthened by the rings N. Between
the flanges M and the ends or sides are disposed the tin or other equivalent
plates P to prevent contamination: the whole being secured on each side by the
bolts R. The ends or sides () are provided with the stuffing-boxes B to make a
tight joint with the shaft or spindle C to prevent the escape of gas or liquid.
Each stuffing-box B is provided with the gland S. On the shaft Care mounted
the arms E provided at their outer ends with the lailles or scoops C with perforated
bottoms as shown, or of other suitable form, to allow of the liquid gatbered-when
rotating-falling or passing through the gas in its passage to the water level after
falling or passing through the perforations during the action of rotation. The
condenser A may be of any desired width or form. The front side of the
condenser A is provided with the water gauge II to indicate the amount of liquid
contained therein; the said gauge H being mounted in the fittings T-top and
bottom-and connected by the pipes U and unions W to the coupling boxes X
and X. On the latter is mounted the gas blow-back valve K. The underside or
thereabouts of the condenser A is fitted with one or more outlet valves Las
shown in Fig. 3.
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. In combination with condensers employed in the manufacture of aerated
water the perforated scoops or ladles G mounted on the revolving arms E, the
latter being secured on and driven or rotated by the shaft C, substantially as
described and illustrated in the drawings..
2. The general arrangement, construction and combination of parts composing
the improvements in agitators for condensers employed in the manufacture of
aerated water, substantially as described and as illustrated in the annexed
drawings.
Dated the 20th October 1896
EDMUND CIIADWICK,
Agent.