Improvements in or connected with Condensers.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Aug., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 9th May, 1892-Accepted, 11th Aug., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Condensers.
I, JOSEPH REED, of 3 Prudhoe Terrace, North Shields, in the County of
Northumberland, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
This invention refers to improvements in or connected with condensers and
consists in a novel arrangement or combination of parts having for its object
simplicity of design and efficiency of action.
To effect my purpose I construct the condenser the shell of which may be of any
suitable form with a medial division plate and the lower end of the shell made to fit
onto or over a filtering chamber of suitable construction.
On either side of the division plate I place a suitable number of steam pipe coils
spirally arranged the lower ends of which are designed to be attached to the screwed
nozzles of a specially constructed steam chest or receiver placed within the con-
denser shell while the upper ends are brought together to be attached to the upper
part of the division plate. The condenser top is fitted with a movable cover for
access to the pipe coils.
The water inlets and outlets are both arranged towards the base of the condenser
and on opposite sides thereof so that the water first enters and then rises up one
side of the condenser to flow over the top of the division plate and down the opposite
side to the outlet, thus effecting increased contact for diminished space or apparatus
occupied.
The base of the condenser or filtering chamber, may be fitted with a convex
perforated zinc plate overlaid with a filtering medium such as charcoal or chalk so
that the condensed steam may pass from the coils through the outlets in the con-
denser bottom to which one series of pipe coil ends are attached, through the filtering
medium and perforated plate to rise up a stand pipe leading to an exit port in the
upper part of the condenser.
Special lugs may be cast on the condenser base for readily fixing the apparatus
in position.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Condensers.
JOSEPH REED of 3 Prudhoe Terrace North Shields in the County of
Northumberland Engineer 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 refers to improvements in or connected with condensers and
consists in a novel arrangement or combination of parts having for its object
simplicity of design and efficiency of action.
any
To effect my purpose I construct the condenser the shell of which may be of
suitable form with a medial division plate and the lower end of the shell made to

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vertering chamber of suitable construction as shewn on Dect I and
marked D.
On either side of the division plate I place a suitable number of steam pipe coils
spirally arranged as shewn on, Sheet Land marked S the lower ends of which are
designed to be attached to the screwed nozzles of a specially constructed steam
chest or receiver placed within the condenser shell while the upper ends are brought
together to be attached to the upper part of the division plate as shown on Sheet I
marked M.
The condenser top is fitted with a movable cover as shown on Sheet 1 & marked C
..for access to the pipe coils.
The water inlets and outlets are both arranged towards the base of the con-
denser and on opposite sides thercon as shown on Sheet I and marked E so that
the water first enters at E and then rises up on one side of the condenser to How
over the top of the division plate marked B on Sheet I and down on the opposite
side to the outlet marked E on Sheet I. By this arrangement I effect increased
contact with the cooling fluid and the fluid to be cooled with diminished space of
apparatus occupied.
The base of condenser or filtering chamber marked on Sheet I may be fitted
with perforated zinc plates marked A. on Sheet I this said plate marked A being
overlaid with a filtering medium so that the condensed water after leaving the coils
at the part marked P on Sheet I may pass through the filtering medium and
perforated plate marked A on Sheet I to rise up a stand pipe marked Fon Sheet I
leading to an exit in the upper part of the base of the condenser marked O on
Sheet T.
The specially constructed steam chest or receiver shown on drawing Sheet 3 and
placed within the condenser already alluded to consists of a casting which is hollow
as shown on Sheet 3 the spigot or part marked S on Sheet 3 of the drawings is
formed upon one side and stands out through the condenser shell at the part of the
condenser shell marked W on Sheet I of the drawings and unto spigot or part
marked Son Sheet 3 of the drawings is screwed the dirt arrester marked 'Fig. I
Sheet 2 of the drawing the part marked S Fig. I Sheet 2 of the drawings coinsides
with the part marked S on Sheet 3 of the drawings. On the other side of the
steam chest already alluded to and shown on Sheet 3 of the drawings are arranged
the number of spigots or nozzles marked C on Sheet 3 of the drawings & unto
these spigots or nozzles marked C on Sheet 3 of the drawings are screwed the ends
of the spiral coils marked S on Sheet 1 of the drawings. This specially constructed
steam chest or receiver as shown on Sheet 3 of the drawings forms the connection
for the circulation of the steam from the outside of the apparatus to the inside
thereof.
The jointing of the pipe coils at the top end of, the division plate marked B and M
on Sheet.I of the drawings may be effected by screwing down or forcing a conical
female union marked A Fig. 2 Sheet 2 of the drawings unto a metallic ring C
Fig. 2 Sheet 2 of the drawings let into a groove formed on the outside of the conical
male nipple or union marked B Fig. 2 Sheet 2 of the drawings.
For preventing the choking of the steam pipe coils I provide a
special dirt
arrester shown on Sheet 2 of the drawings and marked Fig. I consisting of a
perforated plate or copper mesh marked M on Figure I Sheet 2 of the drawings
which said plate marked MI place between the flanges marked A on 'Fig. 1 Sheet 2
of the drawings of contiguous pipes or short cylinders marked F.Fig. ISheet 2 of
the drawings. The inner edges may be fined of as shown on Sheet 2Fig. I and
marked D to form a chamber for the dirt which can be readily removed by taking
out the pipe or cylinder marked F Fig. I Sheet 2 of the drawings. This dirt
arrester marked Fig. 1 Sheet 2 of the drawings forms the steam inlet, and connection
from the outside of the machine to the spiral coils and is placed on, the condenser
on part marked W Sheet I of the drawings.
Special lugs or brackets are, cast on the back of the condenser shown on Sheet I
marked Fig. 3 for fixing the apparatus in position.

page_text: DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
On the accompanying 3 sheets of drawing I have illustrated my invention in
which it may be carried out into practical application.
On Sheet I is shown the apparatus described.
On Sheet 2 Fig. I is shown the form of dirt arrestor used at steam inlet.
On Sheet 2 Fig. 2 is shown the form of adjustable metallic joint coupling.
On Sheet 3 is shown the form of steam chest or steam receiver.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
1st. This particular form of apparatus with partition plate dividing it lengthwise
and inlet and outlet branches opposite each other and on the same horizontal plane
as shown on Sheet I.
2nd. The adjustable metallic joint coupling shown on Sheet 2 Fig. 2, as applied
for jointing pipe coils on division plate marked B on Sheet I.
3rd. The dirt arrester shown on Sheet 2 Fig. I as applied to steam inlet marked W
on Sheet I..
4th Lugs cast on back of condenser as shown Sheet I Fig. 3.
Dated this 6th day of May 1892.
JOSEPH REED,
3, Prudhoe Terrace, North Shields.