IMPROVEMENTS IN GAS GOVERNORS AND EXHAUSTER REGULATORS
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 15th July, 1886.
Complete Left, 15th Apr., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 10th June, 1887,
1 ALBERT ERNEST LAYTON of the Gas Works Redditch, Mechanic, do hereby
declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN GAS GOVERNORS AND
EXHAUSTER REGULATORS to be as follows:
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My invention relates chiefly to apparatus for regulating the pressure and flow of
gas or other fluids in pipes, and for controlling the speed of gas exhauster engines,
but it can be applied to other purposes.
The apparatus consists of a casing of a rectangular or other suitable form partly filled
with water mercury or other fluid. In this casing and working in the said fluid is a
gas-holder or its equivalent by preference of the form of a segment of a circle arranged to
give motion to a spindle attached to the said holder at a point near one of its extremities
and passing through stuffing boxes or other packed openings in the casing. This
spindle may be attached either direct or by any suitable means to a throttle
valve or some other suitable valve in a gas, steam or other pipe in such a manner that
the movement of the said spindle would regulate the opening of the said valve. Gas
is admitted to the said gasholder by a suitable pipe and the variation of its pressure
on the interior of the said gasholder causes it to partly rise or fall moving the said
spindle and acting on the throttle valve or its equivalent as described.
When the apparatus is used as a gas governor the gasholder may be connected
with the main and the throttle valve fixed in such main so that the pressure of the gas
after it has passed the throttle valve would act on the gasholder.
For regulating the speed of exhauster engine the gasholder is connected with
the exhaust main and the throttle valve fixed in the pipe supplying the steam com-
pressed air, gas, water, or other motive power to the engine.
The said gasholder may be counterbalanced and the action of the apparatus assisted
by springs or weights acting on a lever attached to the said spindle.
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page_text: ALBERT ERNEST LAYTON Gas Works Redditch Worcestershire Mechanic do hereby
declare the nature of my invention for GAS GOVERNORS AND GAS EXHAUSTER REGULATORS
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
My invention relates chiefly to apparatus for regulating the pressure and flow of
gas or other fluids in pipes and for controlling the speed of gas exhauster engines.
Fig. 2. shews the apparatus in part section. The apparatus consists of a casing (A)
of a rectangular or other suitable form partly filled with water, mercury, or other
fluid.
In this casing and working in the said fluid is a gasholder (B) or its
equivalent by preference of the form of a segment of a circle, arranged to give
motionto a spindle (C) attached to the said holder, at a point near one of its extremities,
and passing through stuffing boxes or other packed openings in the casing.
The said spindle may be attached either direct or by any suitable means to a
throttle valve or some other suitable valve in a gas, steam, or other pipe in such
a manner that the movement of the said spindle would regulate the opening of the
said valve; gas is admitted to the said gasholder by a suitable pipe and the variation
of its pressure on the interior of the said gasholder causes it to partly rise or fall
moving the said spindle and acting on the throttle valve or its equivalent as
described.
When the apparatus is used as a gas governor the gasholder may be connected
with the main gas pipe, and the throttle valve fixed in such pipe so that the pressure
of the gas after it had passed the throttle valve would act on the gasholder.
For regulating the speed of exhauster engines the gasholder is connected with the
exhaust main and the throttle valve fixed in the pipe supplying the steam, com-
pressed air, gas, water, or other motive power to the engine.
The said gasholder may be counterbalanced and the action of the apparatus assisted
by springs, or weights attached to the said spindle.
One arrangement for effecting this is shown in Fig. 1 on the drawing. (a) is a slide
attached to the spindle and in which a lever (b) having attached to its extremity
a weight (c) is placed; on this lever a rack (d) is fixed and connected with a pinion (e)
to which is attached a hand wheel (f) so that by moving the said hand wheel (f) the
said weight (c) and lever (b) are moved into such position as may be desirable for
the purpose of partially or wholly counter balancing the said gas holder B. Fig. 2.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :
said Invention
my
A gasholder (and the other parts substantially as hereinbefore described) used in
gas governors or gas exhauster regulators constructed to give motion to a spindle or
axis without the aid or intervention of any wheel, cranks, levers, or gearing.
Dated this 14th day of April 1887.
ALBERT ERNEST LAYTON.