Improvements in Apparatus for the Production of Acetylene Gas.
Year: 1898

page_text: Ассиулсце мар.
I, JAMES MCCONECHY, of 142, West Regent Street, Glasgow, in the County of the
City of Glasgow, North Britain, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention which relates to apparatus for the production of acetylene gas has
special reference to the gas generator which consists of an oblong rectangular
chamber divided in the direction of its length into cells or compartments in which
the carbide of calcium to be acted upon is placed.
Each cell is provided with a lip or spout, leading into its adjacent cell. Water is
introduced automatically or by hand by an inlet pipe leading to the front cell and
the first of the series in a conveniently measured and slow quantity sufficient to
decompose the whole of the charge in that cell. After this operation the water still
continuing to flow which may be either periodic or continuous rises to the top of the
lip or spout and flows over into the next or second cell of the series and so on to the
end of the series. Each adjacent cell may conveniently be separated by a water
jacketted space which may be rendered efficient by a supply of water from the
overflow by the lip or spout of the first cell of the series. In which case the water
would flow from the water jacketted space into the next cell of the series, and from
that cell into the water space, whence it would flow into each adjacent cell and water
jacketted space alternately.
This form of generator is specially applicable to generators of cycle lamps
burning acetylene gas, in which application it may assume other forms than that
last described and still be consistent with the principle of overflow as already
referred to.
Improvements in Apparatus for the Production of Acetylene Gas.
I, JAMES MCCONECHY, of 142, West Regent Street, in the County of the City of
Glasgow, North Britain, Manufacturer, 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 which relates to apparatus for the production of acetylene gas has
special reference to the gas generator which consists of an oblong, rectangular
chamber divided in the direction of its length into cells or compartments in which the
carbide of calcium to be acted upon is placed.

page_text: In order that my invention may be properly understood and readily carried into
effect I have hereunto appended one explanatory sheet of drawings in the several
figures of which corresponding parts are marked with the same letters of reference.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the generator which is of multicellular
configuration.
Figure 2, is a tranverse section taken through one of the cells.
Figure 3, is a side elevation of a storage holder showing the generator in situ.
Figures 4, and 5, are part sectional views of modifications of the cellular arrange-
ment of the generator and,
Figure 6, illustrates in vertical section and plan respectively the shape the
generator may assume in its application to a cycle lamp.
In one of its simplest forms the generator which is marked A, is of rectangular
configuration.
Each cell B, is provided with a lip or spout C, leading into its adjacent cell. Water
is introduced automatically or by hand by an inlet pipe D, leading to the front cell B,
aforesaid in a conveniently measured and slow quantity sufficient to decompose the
whole of the charge of that cell. After this operation the water still continuing to
flow which may be either periodic or continuous rises to the top of the lip or spout C,
and flows over into the next or second cell B, of the series and so on to the end of the
series.
In
Referring to Figure 4, each adjacent cell B, may conveniently be separated by a
water jacketted space E, in order to absorb the heat set up by chemical action arising
from the rapid disengagement of the gas, which may be rendered efficient by a supply
of water from the overflow by the lip or spout C, of the first cell B, of the series.
which case the water would flow from the water jacketted space E, into the next
cell B, of the series, and from the said cell B, into the said water space E, whence it
would flow into each adjacent cell and water jacketted space alternately.
In the modifications shewn in Figure 5, the water jacketted space is continuous
from end to end of the generator and therefore has free communication with the
internal sides of the cells.
Figure 6, shows a cylindrical form of generator A¹, which is specially applicable to
generators of cycle lamps burning acetylene gas. The said generator A¹, is divided
into two cells or compartments B¹, by a division plate F, which is perforated at a
point somewhere near the middle of its depth with an orifice C¹, from which the water
after having decomposed the calcic carbide flows into the next cell B¹.
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
.In apparatus for the production of acetylene gas a generator formed of a number of
cells and so arranged that a constant or intermittent flow of water is led
into the first cell, which water when it rises to a pre-determined height, and after the
decomposition of the calcic carbide contained within the cells flows into the second
cell, and so on into the remainder of the series substantially as described and shown
on the drawings.
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