Improvements in Separators particularly applicable for removing Water, Oil, and the like from Exhaust Steam or other Moving Fluids.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Apr., 1898--Accepted, 11th June, 1898
Improvements in Separators particularly applicable for removing
Water, Oil, and the like from Exhaust Steam or other Moving
Fluids.
I, EDWARD PETER WAGGONER, of No. 715, E. Fayette Street, in the City of
Syracuse, County of Onondaga, and State of New York, Mechanical 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:-
This invention relates to improvements in separators particularly applicable for
removing water, oil, &c., from exhaust-steam or other moving fluids, and has for
its object the production of a device which is simple in construction, and is highly
positive and effective in use; and to this end, the invention consists in the com-
bination, construction, and arrangement of the component parts of a separator,
as hereinafter fully described and pointed out in the claims. In describing this
invention, reference is had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this
specification, in which, like letters indicate corresponding parts in all the views.
Figures 1 and 2 are perspective views of this improved separator, the enclosing
shell or casing for the separating frame being indicated by dotted lines in Figure 2.
Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view, taken on line 3-3, Figure 1.
Figure 4 is an isometric view of one of the sections of the separating frame of this
improved separator.
Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on line 5-5, Figure 4.
as this
In the practical operation of separators designed for the same use
invention, only a portion of the passing steam or other fluid is operated upon, and
the water, oil, &c., removed in one part of the separator from said portion of the
steam or other fluid is afterwards permitted to flow or drop into a rapidly moving
current of said passing steam or other fluid, which picks up a large proportion of
the separated water, oil, &c., and carries the same onward to the exit of the
separator. This invention is radically different from said type of separators,
for the reason that the passing steam or other fluid is caused to impinge against
a large number of separating surfaces of particularly effective shape which deflect
the water, oil, &c., adhering thereto, to a number of enclosed conduits for prevent-
ing access of the passing steam or other fluid to said separated water or oil.
As preferably constructed, this improved separator comprises a frame A, an
The frame A usually
enclosing shell or casing B, and a receiving chamber C.
consists of a series of sections a arranged one in advance of the other within the
shell or casing B, and each formed with one or more fluid-openings a¹, separating
surfaces a², and conduits a³. The sections a are generally removably arranged

page_text: crosswise within the enclosing shell or casing B with their upper, lower and side
faces a as a a in close proximity to the inner faces of the top, bottom and
side walls b 61 62 62 of said shell or casing B for preventing the ready escape of
the steam or other passing fluid between said faces at a5 as aº a³, b b² b² b²
The fluid-openings a¹ in the sections a are usually arranged in substantially
upright parallel planes, are comparatively long and narrow, and extend from a
plane in close proximity to the lower faces a of said sections to a plane adjacent
to the upper faces at thereof. The portions of the sections a interposed between the
fluid-openings a generally consist of a series of substantially upright parallel
bars which are united at their opposite ends, are provided with the separating
surfaces a² and enclose the conduits a³. The front and rear faces of the bars a7 of one
section are separated from the bars of the contiguous sections, and, as clearly seen in
Figure 3, said bars of one section are usually arranged out of alignment with the
bars of the contiguous sections for forming a tortuous path for the passing steam
or other fluid. The separating surfaces a² are generally of less length than the
bars and are provided, one above the other, upon the front or advance faces of
said bars, and in the path of the passing steam or other fluid. The surfaces a² are
usually formed by grooves which extend lengthwise of the bars a from transverse
shoulders as provided upon the front faces of the bars a' and decrease upwardly
in depth. The conduits a³ are generally provided with outlet-openings in their
lower ends opening through the lower faces of the sections a, extend upwardly
through the bars a in proximity to the rear faces of said bars, and are formed with
forwardly extending inlet-openings or branches communicating with the lower
ends of the grooves forming the separating surfaces a³.
The enclosing shell or casing B is of any desirable size and is preferably pro-
vided with suitable conduits or passages 63 64 65. The conduits or passages 63 64
communicate with the front and rear portions of the inner chamber of the shell or
casing B for conducting the steam or other passing fluid to and from the frame A;
and the conduit or passage 65 communicates with the lower portion of said inner
chamber for receiving the water, oil, &c., discharged from the outlet-openings in
the lower ends of the conduits a³. The receiving chamber C, which is of suitable
form and size, is usually arranged beneath the enclosing shell or casing B, and
communicates with the conduit or passage 65 for receiving the water, oil, &c.,
discharged from the conduits a³ and separated within the frame A. The top
wall 6 of the enclosing shell or casing B is usually detachable for facilitating the
entrance and removal of the sections of the frame A. A number of the enclosing
shells or casings B may be formed of unequal length and of substantially the same
width, and the separating frames arranged within said shells or casings may be
made up of a greater or less number of sections of the same size, thus greatly
decreasing the cost of the separators and facilitating the shipment of different
sizes thereof. The enclosing shell or casing B forms a particularly practical and
effective means for conducting the steam or other fluids to the separating frame A
of this improved separator, but it is obvious, that any other suitable means for
accomplishing this result and permitting the removal of the water, oil, &c., from
the conduits a may be used, if desired.
In the operation of this invention, the exhaust-steam or other passing fluid
enters the conduit or passage 63 and strikes against the separating surfaces a²
of the front section a of the frame A. A considerable portion of the water, oil, &c.,
carried by the steam or other passing fluid adheres to said separating surfaces and
passes downwardly along the same into the corresponding conduits a³ and thence
into the receiving chamber C. The steam or other passing fluid escapes in thin
sheets through the fluid-openings a¹ of the front section a, impinges against the
separating surfaces of the contiguous section a, passes in thin sheets through
the fluid-openings in said contiguous section and continues its onward passage
to the separating surfaces and through the fluid-openings of the various sections
of the frame A until, divested of its water, oil, &c., it escapes through the outlet-

page_text: conduit or passage 64. During the onward passage of the steam or other passing
fluid after its escape through the fluid-openings a¹ of the front section a, additional
quantities of water and oil are separated from said steam or fluid by the separating
surfaces a² of the additional sections a and pass downwardly through the con-
duits a of said additional sections into the receiving chamber C.
The construction and operation of this improved separator will now be readily
understood upon reference to the foregoing description and the accompanying
drawing, and as the exact construction and arrangement of the parts of said
separator may be more or less varied without departing from the spirit of this
invention, I do not herein specifically limit myself to such exact construction and
arrangement.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, it is declared that
what is claimed, is:-
1. A separator comprising a frame having openings for the passing fluid,
separating surfaces arranged in the path of said fluid, and enclosed conduits for
the oil or other material to be separated, said conduits being arranged at the
rear of the separating surfaces and having inlet-openings arranged in proximity
to said separating surfaces, and means for conducting the passing fluid to and
from the frame, substantially as and for the purpose described.
2. A separator comprising an enclosing shell or casing, a frame removably
arranged within the enclosing shell or casing and having openings for the passing
fluid, separating surfaces arranged in the path of said fluid, enclosed conduits
for the oil or other material to be separated, said conduits being arranged at the
rear of the separating surfaces and having inlet-openings arranged in proximity
to the separating surfaces, and having outlet-openings in their lower ends,
conduits for conducting the passing fluid to and from the enclosing shell or casing,
and a receiving chamber arranged beneath the enclosing shell or casing and
communicating with the outlet-openings of the conduits of the frame, substantially
as and for the purpose specified.
3. A separator comprising an enclosing shell or casing, a frame removably
arranged within the casing or shell and composed of separable sections, each
section having openings for the passing fluid, separating surfaces arranged in the
path of said fluid, and enclosed conduits for the oil or other material to be separated
having inlet-openings extending forwardly from the separating surfaces, the open-
ings of one of said sections being arranged out of alinement with the corresponding
openings in an adjacent section, and means for conducting the passing fluid to and
from the enclosing shell or casing, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
4. A separator comprising a frame provided with a plurality of bars having
adjacent edges thereof separated, said bars being each formed with transverse
shoulders, grooves extending upwardly from the shoulders, and a lengthwise
enclosed conduit communicating with the lower ends of the grooves, and means
for conducting the passing fluid to and from the frame, substantially as and for
the purpose described.
5. A separator comprising an enclosing shell or casing, a frame composed of
separable sections removably arranged one in advance of the other within the
enclosing shell or casing, each section being provided with a plurality of bars
united at their opposite ends and having adjacent edges thereof separated, the
bars of one section being arranged out of alinement with the bars of contiguous
sections, and having their front and rear faces separated from the bars of said
contiguous sections, and each of said bars having its front or advance face formed
with transverse shoulders, and grooves interposed between the shoulders and
decreased upwardly in depth and being provided with a lengthwise enclosed con-
duit communicating with the lower ends of the grooves and having an outlet-
opening in its lower end, conduits for conducting the passing fluid to and from
the enclosing shell or casing, and a receiving chamber communicating with the

page_text: outlet-openings of the lengthwise conduits in said bars, substantially as and
for the purpose specified.
Dated this 12th day of April 1898
EDWARD PETER WAGGONER.
Bottomley & Liddle,
154, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Patent Agents.