Improvements in the Treatment of Steam Boilers with Solid Anti- incrustation Material.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 5th May, 1897
Complete Specification Left, 21st Jan., 1898-Accepted, 19th Mar., 1898
Improvements in the Treatment of Steam Boilers with Solid Anti-
incrustation Material.
We, WILLIAM JAMES TRANTER, of Workhouse Lane, Tipton, Engineer, and
OLIVER HOWL, of Tipton Engineering Works, Tipton, Engineer, both in the
County of Stafford, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to the treatment or application of solid anti-incrustation
material to steam boilers, and consists broadly in the use of a chamber exterior
to the boiler and communicating therewith by a pipe or pipes, which may at will be
shut off therefrom by a tap or taps. This chamber is furnished with a steamlight
removable cover. Within this chamber is placed anti-incrustation material made
up into a solid form, so that when it is secured therein the communication with the
boiler may be open. Hence the steain when within the chamber and surrounding
the solid boiler composition gradually dissolves its surface, which said solution
then finds its way into the boiler. When the composition is all dissolved the
communication with the boiler may be closed and a fresh supply put in. Also
from time to time when desirable it may be thus opened for inspection.
This 4th day of M.. 1807
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicant's Agent.
Improvements in the Treatment of Steam Boilers with Solid Anti-
incrustation Material.
We, WILLIAM JAMES TRANTER, of Workhouse Lane, Tipton, Engineer, and
OLIVER HOWL, of Tipton Engineering Works, Tipton, Engineer, both in the
County of Stafford, 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 the treatment or application of solid anti-incrustation
material to steam boilers, and consists broadly in the use of a solid hody of anti-
incrustation material within a chamber exterior to the boiler and communicating
therewith by a pipe or pipes, which may at will be shut off therefrom by a tap or
taps. This chamber is furnished with a steamtight removable cover..
In order to more particularly explain this our invention we have appended
hereunto an illustrative drawing having numbers for reference.

page_text: The drawing shows a sectional view of the contrivance, the precise shape or
arrangement of which may be varied without departure from the nature of this our
invention.
1, is the anti-incrustation material which is compressed or otherwise made up
into a solid form, and placed in the vessel 2, in such a manner that steam passing
thereinto by means of pipe 3, may readily find its way all around such block. 4, is
a steam pipe which communicates with the boiler but which communication may
be open or closed by means of tap 5. The other end 6, of the pipe may be closed
or if desired may be connected up to the feed pump. This vessel 2, has a steam-
tight cover 7, which may be removed from time to time to place new blocks I in
the vessel.
Hence when in use the tap 5, is open and the steam when within the chamber
and surrounding the solid boiler composition 1, gradually dissolves its surface,
which said solution then finds its way into the boiler. When the composition is
all dissolved the communication with the boiler may be closed by the tap 5, and
a fresh block put in. Also from time to time when desirable it may be thus
opened for inspection.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
1. The use of anti-incrustation material for steam boilers by means of a solidified
form of suitable material carried in a vessel 2, communicating with the boiler, all
substantially as set forth and shown.
2. The combination with a steam boiler of a separate vessel 2, having therein
anti-incrustation material and steam communication substantially as set forth and
shown.
Dated this 20th day of January 1898.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicants' Agent, 12, Cherry Street, Birmingham.