Improvements in Means for Heating Steam Bollers and the like, and for Decomposing Steam and Burning its Constituent Gases for the Production of Light and Heat generally.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Aug., 1886.
Complete Left, 25th Feb., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 25th Mar., 1887.
Improvements in Means for Heating Steam Bollers and the like,
and for Decomposing Steam and Burning its Constituent Gases
for the Production of Light and Heat generally.
We, ARTHUR BRIN of 59 Brompton Crescent in the County of Middlesex, Engineer
and Chemist and LEON QUENTIN BRIN of 7 Rue Gavarni Paris, in the Republic of
France, Engineer and Chemist do hereby declare the nature of this Invention to be as
follows:-
According to our Invention we arrange in connection with a burner of oxygen and
hydrogen (combined or not with carbonic oxide) or of oxygen and coal gas a passage
for steam whereby the steam is so directed upon or admitted to the oxy-hydrogen
flame that it is decomposed and its constituent gases are consumed to increase the
heat or light of the oxy-hydrogen flame. The burners may be arranged in any
suitable way to fit them for heating steam boilers or for the other special purposes for
which they are to be used. The apparatus which may be used for this purpose may
for example consist of concentric tubes open at the front end and closed at the rear
where they have inlets controlled by taps. Into the inner tube steam is introduced
and discharged in the centre of the flame resulting from the combustion of the oxygen
and hydrogen (or hydrogen mixed with carbonic oxide) or oxygen, and coal gas
issuing from the outer concentric tubes. The steam pipe may he coiled in front of
the outlet for gases so as to constitute a superheater for the steam before it is delivered
to the flame.
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J. HENRY JOHNSON,
47, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.,
Agent for A. Brin & L. Q. Brin.

page_text: Improvements in Means for Heating Steam Boilers and the like,
and for Decomposing Steam and Burning its Constituent Gases
for the Production of Light and Heat generally.
We ARTHUR BRIN of 59 Brompton Crescent in the County of Middlesex Engineer
and Chemist and LEON QUENTIN BRIN of 7 Rue Gavarni Paris in the Republic of
France Engineer and Chemist do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the samo is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
According to our Invention we arrange in connection with a burner of oxygen and
Hydrogen (combined or not with carbonic oxide) or of oxygen and coal gas, a passage
for steam whereby the steam is so directed upon or admitted to the oxy-hydrogen
flame (or its equivalent) that the steam is decomposed and its constituent gases are
consumed to increase the heat or light of the said flame.
The passages for the gases and steam may be arranged in any suitable manner for
example as illustrated by the longitudinal section. Figure 1 of the accompanying
Drawings A. and B. are concentric tubes opon at the front end and closed at the rear
where they have inlets (a and b) controlled by taps (a and b). The third concentric
tube is marked Cand it also is provided with an inlet c controlled by a tap c. Into
one of the tubes, the oxygen gas is admitted, and into another, the hydrogen or
hydrogen and carbonic oxide or coal gas is or are admitted. The steam is admitted by
the other of the tubes. In the example shewn, we will presume the hydrogen (or its
equivalent) gas to be admitted to the tube A, the oxygen to the tube B and the steam to
the tube C, so that the steam is discharged into the centre of the flame resulting from
the combustion of the oxygen and hydrogen (or its equivalent) gas. The steam pipe
may be coiled or equivalently extended in front of the outlet of the other pipes, if
desired, so as to constitute a super-heater for the steam before it is admitted to the
flame. The outlet ends of the tubes are shewn as inclined inwards to cause the gases to
impinge upon each other and be the better consumed. The burner or several burners
thus constructed may be arranged in any suitable way to fit it or them for heating
Steam-boilers or for other heating or for lighting purposes. Figure 2 illustrates the
application to a Steam boiler in which there is a coiled-pipe D, into which the flame or
flaines from the burner or burners enters or enter; the hot air products passing along
the coil and heating the water surrounding it and after imparting heat thereto
escaping by the chimney formed by-a continuation of the coil.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said Invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we claim is :-
First, A burner for decomposing Steam and burning its constituent gases by means

page_text: of a flame of oxygen and hydrogen (or equivalent) gas, substantially as hereinbefore
described.
Second, The construction of burner for the purpose described illustrated by Figure 1.
of the accompanying Drawings.
Third, The modification of the burner wherein the Steam-pipe is coiled or extended
in front of the flame substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore described.
Fourth, The combination with a coil or its equivalent in a Steam boiler or equi-
valent vessel of a burner or burners constructed or arranged substantially as and for
the purpose described.