Improved Apparatus for Heating, Cooling, and Condensing.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Sept., 1886.
Complete Left, 28th June, 1887.
Comp ete Accepted, 9th Aug., 1887.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Apparatus for Heating, Cooling, and Condensing.
I THOMAS HILL of 43 Finlay. Drive Dennistoun Glasgow in the County of Lanark,
North Britain Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My Invention has for object, the cooling of Water, Beer, Oil or other Liquids by
atmospheric air, also the heating of water and other liquids by steam or heated air,
and the condensation of steam by water, all done by an apparatus, fitted up in a
vertical position utilising a small space and doing the work in a more effectual and
expeditious manner than other systems hitherto usualy employed, and to enable water
from condensing Engines to be used over & over again without the aid of large
cooling ponds, or when the supply of water is limited & costly.
An apparatus according to my invention is composed of two or more tubes (or
pipes) of wood, metal, or other material not to be effected by the action of the liquid
operated upon.
My first modification relates to an internal tube or chamber of any desired
dimensions set up verticaly, the lower end of same being connected to the discharge
pipe of a Fan, Blower, Airpump, Engine exhaust pipe, Boiler steam pipe, or other
vessell containing Steam or Air, where either, by means of pressure may be forced up
this tube or chamber for the purposes as afore here mentioned, and herein after
described.
On the aforesaid vertical tube or chamber are placed circular or other shaped plates
of suitable material for the purpose required, having a hole in the centre of each to
encircle the said tubes or chamber, and placed at any distance apart from each other
on said pipe, & fitted or supported on same.
This tube or chamber and plates to be of any dimensions according to the amount
of work to be performed. The plates to be perforated with any desired number of
holes in any position or of any diameter so as to allow the desired quantity of water
or liquid to fall or pass through same.
This vertical tube or chamber (with aforesaid plates attatched) is closed at the top,
and the whole is enclosed by an external tube or casing made of any suitable material
and projecting above the inner tube or chamber any required distance and open at top
to receive the water or liquid to be acted upon by air or steam.

page_text: This outer casing is jointed at the bottom or supported on to a tank, cistern, or pond
of any capacity but equal in capacity to the inner diameter and length of outer casing.
The inner tube or chamber has a row (or rows) of holes into it immediately under
the perforated plates encircling it, these holes may be of any diameter so as to allow
the escape of air or steam whichever may be used, and the action of either on the
falling water or liquid while decending from top to bottom of the apparatus the
necessary result of, cooling heating or condensing is obtained.
My second modification is in every respect similar to my first, and for the same
purpose, the action being the same. The construction of the apparatus being slightly
different is as follows
I have an internal and an external tubes or chambers both of equal lengths as may be
required, closed at the top and bottom, so that the two, forms an air or steam tight
casing, the inner one open from top to bottom to receive the water or liquid to be
acted upon. Those tubes or chambers are set up in a vertical position as in my first-
modification and having their dimensions of any desired size so that the receiver
between may be of any capacity to receive the volumn of air or steam necessary, the
air or steam being forced into this casing.
The perforated plates in this my second modification is supported inside the internal
tube or chambers and placed as before at any distance apart from each other. a row
(or rows) of holes are again bored immediately under these perforated plates in the
inner tube, so as to allow the escape of air or steam which ever may be used, and
again by the action of either on the falling water or liquid while decending from top
to bottom of the apparatus the necessary result of Cooling, Heating or Condensing is
obtained as in my first modification.
Dated this Twenty seventh day of September 1886.
THOMAS HILL,
Glasgow.

page_text: I, THOMAS HILL, Engineer Hope View Villa, North Queensferry in the County of
Fife North Britain 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 :-
The said Invention has for object the cooling of Water Beer, Oil or other liquids
by atmospheric air. Also the heating of water & other liquids by steam or heated
air, and the condensation of steam by water. All done by an apparatus utilising a
small space and doing the work in a more effectual & expeditious manner than other
systems hitherto usually employed.
And to enable water from condensing engines to be used over and over again
without the aid of large cooling ponds or where the supply of water is limited and
costly.
An apparatus according to my invention is composed of two or more tubes or pipes
of any desired shape and made of wood, metal, or other material not to be effected by
the action of the liquid operated upon.
My first modification Fig. 1-relates to an internal tube or chamber of any desired
dimensions, set up vertically, the lower end of same being connected to the discharge
pipe, C, of a Fan, Blower, Air-pump-Engine Exhaust, Boiler Steam pipe, or other
vessel containing steam or air, when either by means of pressure may be forced up
this tube or chamber for the purposes as afore here mentioned and herein after
described.
On the aforesaid vertical tube or chamber are placed circular or other shaped
plates F. of suitable material for the purpose required, having a hole in the centre of
each to encircle the tube or chamber and placed at any distance apart from each other
on said tube or chamber & supported on same.
This tube or chamber and plates to be of any dimensions according to the amount
of work to be performed.
The plates F to be perforated with any desired number of holes necessary for the
work and of any shape so as to allow the desired quantity of water or liquid air &c. to
pass through same.
This vertical tube or chamber with aforesaid plates attatched is closed at the top
and the whole is enclosed by an external tube or casing, made of any suitable material
and projecting above the inner tube or chamber any required distance so as to form a
receiver for the water or liquid to be acted upon which is supplied through pipe Gas
shown in Fig. 1, at the top of the apparatus.
This outer casing is jointed at the bottom to a tank or other cistern, or supported
over a pond-the capacity of either to be equal to double the capacity of the space
between the inner & outer tubes or chambers, and if jointed on to a closed tank-to
have a relief pipe, B, to enable the free escape of air so as there will be no back

page_text: pressure on the apparatus, but if the apparatus be supported over a pond or open
cistern no back pressure can exist.
The inner tube or chamber has rows of holes into it immediately under the
perforated plates F that encircles it, these holes may be of any diameter or shape and
of such dimensions as the combined area of the whole from top to bottom of the
apparatus be equal to the area of the inlet pipe C or inner tube or chamber so as to
allow the escape of air or steam which ever may be used and the action of either on
the falling water or liquid while decending from the top to the bottom of the
apparatus the necessary result of Cooling, Heating or Condensing is obtained.
My second modification is in every respect similar to my first, and for the same
purpose, the action being the same. The construction of the apparatus Fig. 2, being
slightly different is as follows
In this I have an internal & an external tube or chamber, closed at the top & bottom
so that the two forms an air or steam tight casing the inner one projecting above the
outer one at the top with an inlet pipe, G, for supplying the water or liquid to be
acted upon.
These tubes or chambers are set up in a vertical position as in Fig. 1, my first
modification and having their dimensions of any desired capacity so that the reciever
between them may be of proper capacity to recieve the volumn of air or steam
employed for same when working the apparatus the air or steam being forced into this
casing.
The perforated plates F Fig. 2, in this my second modification are supported inside
the internal tube or chamber, and placed as in Fig. 1. at any distance apart from each
other and to be supported either in a level position or at any desired angle & have
an opening when placed at an angle as shewn F to enable any sediment to pass through
that the water or liquid to be cooled may contain.
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Rows of holes E are again made immediately under these perforated plates F, in
the inner tube so as to allow the escape of air or steam which ever may be used, and
again by the action of either on the falling water or liquid while decending from top
to bottom of the apparatus the necessary result of Cooling, Heating or Condensing is
obtained as in my first modification.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is,
1st. The construction of an apparatus having an Inner & Outer Casing for Cooling
Heating & Condensing as herein described & shewn in Figs. 1 & 2.
2nd. The manner in which the air or steam is applied to the falling water or liquid
for the purposes described and shown.
Dated this 27th day of June 1887.
THOMAS HILL,
North Queensferry, Fifeshire.