IMPROVEMENTS IN HEATERS OR BOILERS
Year: 1883

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Charles Damon Yates at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 25th April 1883.
CHARLES DAMON YATES of Brixton in the County of Surrey, "IMPROVEMENTS
IN HEATERS OR BOILERS "
My improvements consist in a burner and also a heater or boiler.
In carrying out my Invention, I proceed mainly as follows:-
The burner consists of a tube or pipe covered at the top by a chamber, which I
call a "hot gas box," said box being above the flame. From this chamber the gas
passes downward outside the inner tube to near the bottom, where it mixes with
atmospheric air, and thus mixed is carried up through a perforated plate or chamber
in which are wire or clay balls or other material, through which the gas and air
passes, being thus split up.-It then passes through another perforated plate, on
which rests asbestos or other suitable material, the gas being ignited as it passes
through the second plate
The heater consists of a coil of tubing of any suitable section. The inlet being
at the top or bottom as desired.-The lower portion is preferably flat, and fitted
immediately over the burner.-The other end of said coil being connected to
a chamber or direct to a coil or coils of tubing within said outer coil.-
The water or fluid issuing into the outer coil flows through same into said
chamber, and thence by said inner coil or coils to and into another chamber con-
nected to said inner coil or coils, and thence to another coil or coils of conical
formation to the outlet.-The whole of the coils assume a structure of conical
formation, and are enclosed by case, jacket or jackets.-The water or fluid as it
passes through the said coils by its continuous flows becomes heated to any required
degree up to boiling point.-The said chambers may either be fitted immediately
above the burner and also above the inner coil or coils, but said chambers may be
dispensed with in either position and one only used, fitted above the flaine, or to
the inner coil or coils.
The Invention is applicable as steam boiler or heater, and can be adapted for
use either with coal, gas, oil, or other fuel.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Charles Damon Yates in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
24th October 1883.
CHARLES DAMON YATES of Brixton in the County of Surrey IMPROVEMENTS
CONSISTING OF A COMBINED ARRANGEMENT OF AN APPARATUS TO USE GAS OR OIL
FOR THE IMMEDIATE BOILING OF LIQUIDS FOR DOMESTIC OR OTHER PURPOSES [sic]
My improvements consists of a combined arrangement of an apparatus to use
Gas or oil for the immediate boiling of Liquids for domestic or other purposes.
In carrying out my invention I proceed as follows
First The Burner consists of a tube or pipe inverted into a chamber which I
name a gas box E. the said box being so constructed so as to spread the gas at the
point of ignition from this chamber the gas passes downwards into the inner tube,
then passes thro a layer of Asbestos or Silicate Cotton 5. at the same time mixing
with the atmospheric air effecting a pure combustion at the top of the peforated
plate K. the gas being supplied thro the tube D.
The liquid heating arrangement consists of a spiral coil or coils fed by con-
nection 2. passing down to the base where the current is divided into a series of
small coils of any number 3. 3. the heat is brought to act upon those coils placed
immediately over the burner heating the ascending liquid, and passing out at the
delivery pipe 4. the whole of this arrangement is neatly incased by an ornamental
cover I. A shewing the vertical section of coil or coils. B shews the arrangement
incased complete. C. shewing plan of top
Having thus described the nature of my said invention and the manner in which
it may be carried into effect, I also wish it to be understood that I do not confine
myself to the exact details of mode of construction herein described, reserving the
right to modify, but what I claim as my invention and desire to be secured by the
herein before part recited Letters Patent, is the mode of passing the gaseous carbons,
through the granulated Asbestos or Silicate cotton, as shewn in figure 5. to effect
the immediate heating of the liquid in the spiral tube coil or coils, placed as shewn
in the accompanying drawings
In witness whereof I the said Charles Damon Yates bave hereunto set my hand
and seal this fourth day of October in the year of Our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and eighty three
CHARLES DAMON YATES (LS.)