Improvements in Arrangements for Treating Smoke and Fumes.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Feb., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 15th Nov., 1892-Accepted, 15th Feb., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Arrangements for Treating Smoke and Fumes.
I, HERBERT SALMON 7 St. Helens Terrace Whitehouse Street Hunslet Leeds,
Yorks. Coach Painter do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows :-
I
This invention relates to an improved arrangement of apparatus for treating,
smoke fumes or aciduous vapours, whereby the matter contained therein is
condensed and collected and the same is carried out in the following manner.
provide two or more suitable fans or propellers which are supported upon shafts
driven by pulleys.
The action of one of the propellers is to inject the smoke or fumes to be treated
into the apparatus and it is consequently fixed near the ingress port of smoke pipe.
A water pipe communicates by ports with the smoke pipe at the ingress end thereof
so as a stream or spray of water is driven up from the water tank by a second fan
or propeller or other means, and is constantly playing upon & condensing the smoke
or fumes as the smoke is drawn in the smoke pipe. After coming in contact with
the water the smoke or fumes are driven down the smoke pipe & impinge upon the
second propeller which drives the fumes or smoke through the condensing water,
contained in a tank or cylinder provided with an inner casing having apertures
through which the smoke passes in connection with which is a suitable condensing
chamber. It will be understood that after passing through the said tank the water
therein will become heated and the vapour given off which vapour rises and passes
into the aforesaid condenser and is condensed. A suitable valve is provided for
admission of external air for cooling purposes.
Dated this 15th day of February 1892.
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Arrangements for Treating Smoke and Fumes.
I, HERBERT SALMON 7 Saint Helen's Terrace Whitehouse Street Hunslet
Leeds Coach Painter, 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 an improved arrangement of apparatus for treating
smoke fumes or aciduous vapours, whereby the matter is condensed and collected
and the same is carried out in the following manner.
I provide two or more suitable fans or propellors, which are supported upon shafts
driven by pulleys.
The action of one of the propellors is to inject the smoke or fumes to be treated
into the apparatus, and it is consequently fixed near the ingress port of smoke pipe.
A water pipe communicates by ports, with the smoke pipe at the ingress end
thereof, so as a stream or spray of water is driven up from the water tank by a
second fan or propellor or other means and is constantly playing upon, and con-
densing, the smoke or fumes as the smoke is drawn in the smoke pipe. After
coming into contact with the water, the smoke or fumes are driven down the smoke
pipe and impinge upon the second propellor which drives the fumes or smoke
through the condensing water, contained in a tank or cylinder provided with an
inner casing having apertures through which the smoke passes, in connection with

page_text: DUA T.
The action is as follows.
The smoke enters the pipes a & a³ and is met by the water at the ports e the
water being forced up the pipes 1 by propellor d the fumes are then drawn through
the propellor e passing along the pipe or chamber h are forced through the water
in the water tank f. through the apertures g. thence to the condensor i being drawn
thereto by the propellor 5, mixed with air entering by port 2. & driven through 4
tubes 6 in the condensor to the outlet 3.
The entry for the fumes at entry end a' are formed in the crown or head at a*
& consists of ordinary apertures.
The supply of air for cooling the pipes 6 is regulated by valve 4 such as a
throttle valve which communicates with external atmosphere. It will be under- 5
stood that the by-products have been now extracted from the smoke, & are in
suspension in the water which is conveyed from the tank f. by overflow pipe o to.
the sorting box (Fig. 3) through port u which is provided with a partition or
dam & dividing it into two compartments, the sides of the smaller compartment are
provided with wire gauze t & covered with felt.
As the discharged water, charged with the by-products obtained from the fumes.
or smoke in the tank, enters the water in the sorting box, the by-products having

page_text: the greatest specific gravity will be precipitated in the water, while the by-products
having the lightest specific gravity will float on the surface of the water & pass
over the dam into the empty partition of the box in which the wire gauze & felt
aforesaid is placed. The moisture will be sucked up by the felt and deposit the
by products.
It will be understood that the object of the condensor is to collect and condense
the vapours, which would be charged with ammonia and deposit the same in
a tank.
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 1
claim is.
1. The construction, combination & arrangement for treating fumes & smoke
substantially as shewn in the annexed drawings and described in the Specification.
Dated this 15th day of November 1892.