AN IMPROVED FEED WATER REGULATOR FOR STEAM BOILERS
Year: 1885

page_text: I WILHELM RITTER, Engineer of Altona in the Kingdom of Prussia do hereby
declare the nature of my invention for "AN IMPROVED FEED WATER REGULATOR
FOR STEAM BOILERS to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to certain improvements in feed water regulators known
as Berryman's regulators the object of which is to automatically regulate the stand
of water of steam-boilers by starting or stopping a feed pump or other feeding
apparatus as required. The starting or stopping may be effected by the apparatus
in opening or closing a tap or valve, by shifting a driving belt away off or upon a
loose pulley or other mechanical apparatus for the purpose. The apparatus consists
of a closed vessel that communicates by means of two sets of tubes with the inner
space of the boiler. The one set of tubes attached with one end to the upper part
of the vessel reaches with its other free end down to the normal water level of the
boiler, whilst the other set of tubes connected with its upper end to the bottom of
the vessel terminates somewhat below this level.
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The connecting tubes between the vessel and the boiler consist of three parts
each and at their junction the connection is arranged so that the vessel can turn or
fulcrum on one of the connecting tube pieces without closing at any time the
communication between the vessel and boiler.
In carrying this invention into practice a closed vessel is employed in the shape
of a ball or other convenient form which communicates by means of tubes with the
normal water level of the boiler while bp a second set of tubes the vessel com-
municates with a part of the boiler below the normal level of the water. Two of
the tubes are attached to hollow bodies of a stand or ground plate into which
bodies the second tubes of the first set are placed in a manner to be turnable and
air-tightly packed by a stuffing box.
By a cross piece the tubes of the first and second set are connected in such way
ns to allow of the circulation of steam or water therethrough. Plugs are provided
which can be screwed off for cleaning the passages of the tubes if required.
The operation of the apparatus is as follows:-
If the level of water reaches up to the end of one of the tubes of the first
set or above this end water is by the pressure of steam forced through other tubes
into the closed vessel. By the weight of the water said closed vessel begins to
decend and turns other tubes in their stand or brackets.

page_text: If on the other hand the level of water falls underneath the end of the first
tube, the steam enters into the closed vessel through said tube and forces the water
out of the vessel back into the boiler. By a counterweight the closed vessel now
ascends and returns into its raised position.
These up and down movements of said vessel are employed for opening or closing
a tap or valve of a steam pipe for starting or stopping a feed-pump, or for operating
a feeder of any other kind, in any suitable way or manner.
In Berryman's apparatus elastic tubes between closed vessels and boilers have
been used which allow of a sinking and raising of the vessel if filled or emptied
of water. Those elastic tubes however have not successfully been worked as they
have had to be of very small diameter to secure the required elasticity and as they
soon filled with sediments or other impurities by which the communication between
boiler and vessel is stopped. The improved arrangement, by which the vessel
fulcrums or turns their brackets allows of employing communicating tubes of any
width which do not get blocked easily and which by the application of the plugs
can be cleaned without trouble at any time.
WALTER A. BARLOW,
6, St. Paul's Churchyard, E.C.

page_text: I WILHELM RITTER Engineer of Altona in the Kingdom of Prussia do hereby
declare the nature of my invention for AN IMPROVED FEED WATER REGULATOR
FOR STEAM BOILERS 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 certain improvements in that class of feed-water
regulators known as Berryman's regulators the object of which is to automatically
regulate the level of the water of steam boilers by starting or stopping a feed-pump
or other feeding apparatus as required. The starting or stopping may be effected
by the apparatus in opening or closing a tap or valve by shifting a driving belt off
or upon a loose pulley or other mechanical apparatus for the purpose. The
apparatus consists of a closed vessel that communicates by means of two sets of
tubes with the inner space of the boiler. The one set of tubes attached at one end
to the upper part of the vessel reaches with its other free end down to the normal
water-level of the boiler, whilst the other set of tubes connected by its upper end
to the bottom of the vessel terminates somewhat below this level.
The connecting tubes between the vessel and the boiler consist of three parts
each, and at their junction the connection is arranged so that the vessel can turn
or fulcrum on one of the connecting tube pieces without closing at any time the
communication between the vessel and the boiler.
In the accompanying sheet of drawings
Fig. 1 represents a side view of the apparatus partly in section and Fig. 2 a
plan also partly in section. Fig. 3 shows the apparatus in connection with a
steam boiler.
A is a closed vessel in the form of a ball or other convenient shape which
communicates by means of the tubes a, c, e, with the normal level of the boiler
whilst by the tubes a¹, c¹, and e¹ the vessel communicates with a part of the boiler
below the normal level of water. The tubes and e¹ are attached to hollow
brackets or standards B and B¹ of a suitable stand or foot plate within which
brackets the tubes c, c³, are free to turn and are kept air tight by a stuffing box d
and respectively.
By a cross piece 6 the tubes c, a and c¹, a¹ are connected so as to allow of a
circulation of steam or water through c, a and c¹ a¹ respectively. f.ƒ³, g and glas
well as h h¹ are plugs which can be screwed off for cleaning the passages of the
tubes if required.
The operation of the apparatus is as follows:-
If the level of water reaches up to or above the end of tube e, water is by the
pressure of steam forced through tubes e, e¹, c, c', a a¹ into the closed vessel A. By
he weight of the water the said vessel A. is caused to descend and turn o, c¹ in the
standards or brackets B B¹. If on the other hand the level of water falls below
he end of tube e, steam enters into the vessel A through tubes e, c, a and forces
he water out of the vessel A back into the boiler. By a counter-weight P and
ever Z the vessel A now ascends and returns into its raised position.

page_text: This up and down movement of vessel A is employed for opening or closing a
tap or valve r of a steam pipe for starting or stopping a feed pump, or for operating
a feeder of any other kind in any suitable way or manner.
In Beryman's apparatus elastic tubes between the vessel A and boilers have been
used will allow of a rising and sinking of the vessel A if filled by or emptied of
water. Those elastic tubes however have not been successfully worked as they
have had to be of very small diameter to secure the required elasticity and as they
soon filled with sediments or other impurities by which the communication between
boiler and vessel is stopped. The improved arrangement above described by which
the vessel fulcrums or turns in brackets B, B, allows of employing communicating
tubes of any size which do not get blocked easily and which by the application of
plugs fg and h can be cleaned without trouble at any time.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of any said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what
I claim is
An automatic regulator for the setting to work and for stopping of feed water
apparatus for steam boilers consisting in its essential parts of the combination of
vessel A turnably attached to hollow brackets B, B1 by means of tubes a a¹
and c, c which brackets communicate through tubes c and el respectively with the
interior of the boiler in such manner that tube e terminates at the normal water
level whilst tube el terminates below the normal water level as and for the purpose
herein sot forth and shown by the drawings.