Improvements in and connected with Pipes for Conducting and 'Distributing: Liquids.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Oct., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 7th July, 1896-Accepted, 15th Aug., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Pipes for Conducting and
'Distributing: Liquids.
WILFRED REEVES of 39 Victon Street Westminster Engineer, and THE
REEVES PATENT FILTERS COMPANY LIMITED ot. 39 Victoria Street
Westminster, Filter Makers, do hereby declate-the-nature of this invention.to
be as follows:-
Our invention relates to a means of producing an even flow of liquids through a
system of pipes branching off from one, or more main pipes to such cases where
it is nescessary that the liquids should flow at 'an oven prossure over a given
alea.
Our invention relates more especially to the even flow of liquids over the area
of a tank, o vat where the liquid is admitted, or collected at, or to one point only,
& we will describe our invention with reference to this.
In caliying our invention into practice we nirange that the main pipe is reduced
in area wherever one or more branch pipes are taken off. The area of this
reduction is preferably the amount of the area of the branch pipes at the point.
Wherever other brauch pipes are taken off, the area of the main pipes is again
reduced in the same way.
Where the system is for distribution from a central point, we prefer to place the
branch pipes at a convenient angle with the main pipe to intercept the flow of the
water. This angle being obtuse to the main pipe in the direction of the flow of
the water
'We prefer to reduce the area of the main pipe by forming wings of 'projecting
webs inside the pipe at a point immediately beyond that at which the brauch pipe
or pipes diverge. These webs or wings are preferably set at the same angle
towards the flow of the water as the branch pipes themsolves, thus serving to
divert the water down the branch pipes as well as to reduce the area of the main
pipe.
In cases where it is required to collect a liquid over an area and deliver it at a
given point we employ exactly the same arrangement as for distribution but in this
case the branch pipes and webs remaining at the same relative angle to the main
pipe are at an acute angle to the flow since the latter 18 in the opposite
direction.
Although we have described our invention with reference to one main pipe and
several brauch pipes it is obvious that wo may apply it to a system where there
are main pipes and sub-main pipes by reducing the pipes approximately to the
area of the orifices by which the water leaves the system.
Dated this 7th day of October 1895.

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Improvements in and connected with Pipes for Conduoting and
Distributing Liquids
WILFRED REEVES of 39 Victoria Street, Westminster, London SW.
Engineer and THE REEVES PATENT FILTERS Co. LTD of 39 Victoria Street,
Westminster London S.W. Filter Manufacturers 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.-
Our invention relates to a means of producing an even flow of liquids through a
system of pipes branching off from one or more main pipes in such cases where
it is necessary that the liquids should flow at an even pressure over a given
area.
Om invention relates inore especially to the even flow of liquids over the area
of a tank o vat where the liquid is admitted or collected at, or to oue point only,
and we will describe our invention with reference to this.
In carrying our invention into practice we airange that the main pipe A (Fig. 1
and 2) is reduced in area wherever one or more branch pipes B, are taken off.
The area of this reduction is preferably the amount of the area of the branch pipes
at this point. Wherever other branch pipes are taken off, the area of the inain
pipe 18 again reduced in the same way.
Where the system is for distribution from a central point we prefer to place the
bianch pipes B, at a convenient angle with the main pipe A, to intercept, the flow
, of the water. This angle being obtuse to the main pipe in the direction of the flow
of the water.
We prefer to reduce the area of the main pipe A, by forming wings, or projecting
webs,C, inside the pipe A, at a point immediately beyond that at which the branch
pipe, or pipes B, diverge. These webs, or wings C, are preferably set at the same
augle towards the flow of the water as the branch pipes B, themselves, thus serving
to divert the water down the branch,pipes B, as well as to reduce the area of the
main pipe A.
In places where it is required to collect a liquid over an area, and deliver it at
a given point, we employ exactly the same arrangement as for distribution, but,in
this caso the branch pipes B, and webs C, remaining at the same relative angle to
the main pipe A, are at an acute angle to the flow, since the latter is in the opposite
direction.
Although we have described our invention with reference to one main pipe and
several branch pipes, it is obvious that we may apply it to a system where there
are main pipes and sub main pipes, by reducing the pipes approximately to the
area of the orifices by which the water leaves the system.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is 'to be performed, we declare that what
we claim 16.-
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1st. A system of distributing and collecting liquids by means of a series of pipes,
the area of the said pipes varying with the amount of liquid flowing in them, the
branch pipes being set at an angle to the main ones and provided with a suitable
web as, and for the purposes specified.

page_text: 2nd. A system of pipes substantially as described with reference to Figures 1,
and 2, of the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 7th day of July 1896.
WILFRED REEVES.
THE REEVES PATENT FILTERS CO., LTD.,
ERNEST COWLAND, Secretary