Petroleum or other Substance.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Nov., 1886
Complete Left, 29th Sept., 1887
Complete Accepted, 8th Nov., 1887
Petroleum or other Substance.
We, JAKOB SCHWEIZER, Engineer, of Solothurn in Switzerland, and PETER EMIL
HUBER, Engineer and manager, of Riesbach near Zurich in Switzerland, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to apparatus for lighting or heating by means of
petroleum or other analogous substance such as methylated spirit, and comprises a
new or improved arrangement of burner in which gas is generated directly by the dry
distillation of volatile substances of vegetable or mineral origin, such as mineral oil,
methylated spirit, and the like.
For convenience in describing the nature of the invention we will assume by way of
example that petroleum is employed. This substance can be burnt by means of the
improved burner without smoke, and with a blue, or with a luminous flame according
to the nozzle used. The petroleum vapour which is generated in what, may be called
a burner-retort is thence conveyed to a mixing chamber, mixed with atmospheric air,
and burnt, thus producing flame.
In the annexed drawings
Fig. I shows apparatus according to this invention in vertical section.
Fig. II is a plan or top view of the upper part of the apparatus.
Fig. III a horizontal section in line M. N of Fig. I.
Fig. IV a horizontal section in line P. Q of Fig. I.
Fig. V a modification of burner with stand.
Figs. VI to XI two modifications or combinations.
Fig. XII is a sectional view of a regulating cock for substance to be burnt.
The petroleum in a liquid state is kept in any suitable closed reservoir, such as the
essel A, Fig. I, and constantly under natural or artificial pressure, to supply the
urner.
The reservoir A communicates with the burner B, by means of a suitable pipe Ct.
The passage C can be partially or entirely closed by any suitable means such as a
alve C, in order to shut off or to regulate the supply of petroleum through the pipe
r passage i to the burner.
The burner B as illustrated in Figs. I to IV, comprises (1) a chamber a in which
he petroleum is vaporized or distilled by heat, and which chamber therefore constitutes
kind of retort for the generation of gas; (2) a second chamber (b) into which the
etroleum vapour or gas is directed, and in which admixture takes place with
Figs. VI to XI two modifications or combinations.
Fig. XII is a sectional view of a regulating cock for substance to be burnt.
The petroleum in a liquid state is kept in any suitable closed reservoir, such as the
essel A, Fig. I, and constantly under natural or artificial pressure, to supply the
urner.
The reservoir A communicates with the burner B, by means of a suitable pipe Ct.
The passage C can be partially or entirely closed by any suitable means such as a
alve c, in order to shut off or to regulate the supply of petroleum through the pipe
r passage i to the burner.
The burner B as illustrated in Figs. I to IV, comprises (1) a chamber a in which
he petroleum is vaporized or distilled by heat, and which chamber therefore constitutes
kind of retort for the generation of gas; (2) a second chamber (b) into which the
etroleum vapour or gas is directed, and in which admixture takes place with

page_text: atmospheric air in such a manner that when the petroleum vapour or gas has become
sufficiently impregnated with atmospheric air, the mixture will escape through and
combustion will take place at the holes of the chamber when flame will appear.
The details of construction may be variously modified. In the arrangement shown
in Figs. I to IV. the petroleum vapour passes out of the chamber a by the small
pipe d provided with a nozzle do located below the opening e leading into the
chamber b. The vapour escaping from the nozzle and flowing by the opening e
into the chamber induces à circumferential flow of atmospheric air into the said
chamber, the amount of air depending upon the distance at which the discharging
nozzle is arranged from the opening e. The mixture being ignited and flame issuing
at the holes n, the chamber a will, owing to the proximity of the flame, be kept
constantly at a suitably high temperature for effecting the necessary vaporization or
distillation.
To start the apparatus, the passage C is closed, and the burner B is heated in any
convenient way such as by the application of a flame, then the valve cis opened,
whereupon petroleum that immediately enters the chamber a is vaporized, and vapour
flows out by d do, enters the opening e of the chamber b, inducing air to accompany
it, the mixture, as already mentioned becomes ignited, and flame appears at the
orifices n.
Several openings e and several nozzles do with separate pipes d leading from a
chamber a or with a common pipe may be employed.
Different applications of the burner will of course involve various modifications in
detail. For example a burner used for heating purposes may be combined with a
stand such as F shewn in Fig. V, such a stand will readily support cooking utensils
and the like and can itself be placed upon any suitable support. Not only may the
details of construction of the burner be modified but such burners may also be used
in various combinations or arrangements of apparatus for a variety of purposes.
As examples Figs. VI and VII, and VIII to XI illustrate combinations or
arrangements suitable for use as furnaces and heaters. In the arrangement Figs. VI
and VII a number of burners B are arranged in connection with a common supply
pipe C, from which branch off the separate connections . They may be grouped
together in various ways.
In the burner plant represented in Figs. VIII and IX, a burner B² is shewn of
longitudinal form, having a single or common retort a with several chambers b. Into
each of the openings e discharges a corresponding nozzle do, these nozzles being
arranged on a common pipe 1 which is supplied from the retort or vaporizing
chamber a. Each nozzle however might of course have a separate connection to the
retort or vaporizing chamber a.
Burners such as indicated in Figs. VI to IX may be combined in greater number
thus forming what are called batteries.
Thus Figs. X and XI shew an arrangement of a number of burners B2 such as
represented in Figs. VIII and IX,-the pipe C for supplying the liquid to be
vaporized is common to all the separate connections of the respective retorts of
vaporizing chambers a.
A cock Co Fig. 12 can be employed with advantage for the purpose of regulating
with great nicety the quantity of petroleum passing through, whilst keeping the
arrangement as compact as possible. This cock 0° is constructed on the principle of
employing a separate connecting passage between the diverging inlet and outlet
passages q and of the cock 0°, which passage may be more or less contracted at c
by means of the closing cone c¹.
W. LLOYD WISE,
Per James G. Stokes,
46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicants.

page_text: Improvements in Apparatus for Lighting and Heating with
Petroleum or other Substance.
We, JAKOB SCHWEIZER, Engineer of Solotburn in Switzerland, and PETER EMIL
HUBER, Engineer and manager, of Riesbach near Zurich in Switzerland, 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 has reference to apparatus for lighting or heating by means of
petroleum or other analogous substance, such as methylated spirit, and comprises a
new or improved arrangement of burner in which gas is generated directly by the
dry distillation of volatile substances of vegetable or mineral origin, such as mineral
oil, methylated spirit and the like.
For convenience in describing the nature of the invention we will assume by way
of example that petroleum is employed. This substance can be burnt by means of
the improved burner without smoke, and with a blue, or with a luminous flame
according to the nozzle used.
The petroleum vapour which is generated in what may be called a burner-retort is
thence conveyed to a mixing chamber mixed with atmospheric air, and burnt, thus
producing flame.
Referring to the drawings annexed to our Provisional Specification:
Fig. I shows apparatus according to this invention in vertical section.
Fig. 1 is a plan or top view of the upper part of the apparatus.
Fig. III a horizontal section in line M. N of Fig. I.
Fig. IV a horizontal section in line P. Q of Fig. 1.
Fig. Va modification of burner with stand.
Figs. VI to XI two modifications or combinations.
Fig. XII is a sectional view of a regulating cock for substance to be burnt.
The petroleum in a liquid state is kept in any suitable closed reservoir, such as the
vessel A, Fig. I and constantly under natural or artificial pressure, to supply the
burner.
i
The reservoir A communicates with the burner B, by means of a suitable pipe C¹.
The passage can be partially or entirely closed by any suitable means such as a
valve c; in order to shut off or to regulate the supply of petroleum through the
pipe or passage i to the burner.
The burner B as illustrated in Figs. I to IV, comprises (1) a chamber a in which
the petroleum is vaporized or distilled by heat & which chamber therefore constitutes
a kind of retort for the generation of gas; (2) a second chamber (b) into which the
petroleum vapour or gas is directed and in which admixture takes place with
atmospheric air in such a manner that when the petroleum vapour or gas has become

page_text: sufficiently impregnated with atmospheric air, the mixture will escape through and
combustion will take place at the holes n of the chamber b where flame will appear.
The details of construction may be variously modified. In the arrangement shown
in Figs. I to IV the petroleum vapour passes out of the chamber a by the small
pipe d provided with a nozzle do located below the opening e leading into the
chamber. The vapour escaping from the nozzle d° and flowing by the opening e
into the chamber induces a circumferential flow of atmospheric air into the said
chamber the amount of air depending upon the distance at which the discharging
nozzle is arranged from the opening e.
;
The mixture being ignited and flame issuing at the holes 72, the chamber a will,
owing to the proximity of the flame, be kept constantly at a suitably high
temperature for effecting the necessary vaporization or distillation.
To start the apparatus, the passage C is closed, and the burner B is heated in any
convenient way such as by the application of a flame, then the valve c is opened,
whereupon petroleum that immediately enters the chamber a is vaporized, and vapour
flows out by d d°, enters the opening e of the chamber b, inducing air to accompany
it, the mixture, as already mentioned becomes ignited, and flame appears at the
orifices 1.
Several openings e and several nozzles do with separate pipes d leading from a
chamber a or with a common pipe may be employed.
Different applications of the burner will of course involve various modifications in
detail. For example a burner used for heating purposes may be combined with a
stand such as F shewn in Fig. 5; such a stand will readily support cooking utensils
and the like and can itself be placed upon any suitable support.
Not only may the details of construction of the burner be modified but such burners
may also be used in various combinations or arrangements of apparatus for a variety
of purposes. As examples Figs. VI and VII and VIII to XI illustrate combinations
or arrangements suitable for use as furnaces and heaters.
In the arrangement Figs. VI and VII a number of burners B are arranged in
connection with a common supply pipe C₁ from which branch off the separate
connections. They may be grouped together in various ways.
In the burner plant represented in Figs. VIII and IX, a burner B2 is shewn of
longitudinal form, having a single or common retort a with several chambers b.
Into each of the openings e discharges a corresponding nozzle dº, these nozzles being
arranged on a common pipe D which is supplied from the retort or vaporizing
chamber a. Each nozzle however might of course have a separate connection to the
retort or vaporizing chamber a.
Burners such as indicated in Figs. V1 to IX may be combined in greater number
thus forming what are called batteries.
Thus Figs. X and XI shew an arrangement of a number of burners B2 such as
represented in Figs. VIII and IX; the pipe C2 for supplying the liquid to be
vaporized is common to all the separate connections of the respective retorts or
vaporizing chambers a.
A cock Co Fig. XII can be employed with advantage for the purpose of regulating
with great nicety the quantity of petroleum passing through whilst keeping the
arrangement as compact as possible. This cock Co is constructed on the principle
of employing a separate connecting passage o between the diverging inlet and outlet
passages and of the cock C°, which passage may be more or less contracted at c² by
means of the closing cone c¹.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we claim in
apparatus for lighting and heating with petroleum or other substance is :—
1. A burner such as B with distilling or vaporising chamber a and burner
chamber provided with slits or openings n the arrangement being such that
combustible substance capable of distillation is conveyed by a conduit c¹ through the
burner chamber into the chamber a whence the vapours or gases of distillation are

page_text: conveyed by a conduit
again through the burner chamber b, and under an opening e,
so that air is drawn into the burner chamber b along with the said vapours or gases
and the combustible mixture passes out of the slits or openings n with a blue flame.
2. The combination of any desired number of separate burners B such as referred
to in claim 1 with a common supply pipe, for heating and lighting, as indicated
diagrammatically in Figs. VI and VII of the drawings annexed to our provisional
specification.
3. With a common vaporizing or retort chamber a the combination of any desired
number of burner compartments or chambers and nozzles do, whether or not the
latter be arranged on a common nozzle pipe D as represented in the burner B
Figs. VIII and IX of the drawings annexed to our provisional specification.
4. The combination of several burners such as 132 to form a compound burner-
apparatus or system of burners substantially as herein before described with reference
to and shown in Figs. X and XI of the drawings annexed to our provisional
specification.
5. The improved regulating and shut-off cock c° for use with the supply pipe c', the
said cock having channels and inclined to the axis of the cock substantially as
hereinbefore described with reference to and shown in Fig. XII of the drawings
annexed to our provisional specification.
Dated ons om may of September
W. LLOYD WISE,
46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicants.
W. LLOYD WISE,
46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicants.