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(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1..

E. J. JERZMANOWSKI.

GAS APPARATUS.

No. 343,995.. Patented June 22, 1886 (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2. E. J. JERZMANOWSKI.

GAS APPARATUS. N0. 348,995 Patented-June 22, 1886.

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ERAZM J. JERZMANOWVSKI, OF NEV YORK, N. Y.

GAS APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 343,995, dated June 22, 1886.

Application filed March 31, 1882. Serial No. 56,935. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ERAZM J. J ERZMANOW- mm, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Gas Apparatus, of which the following is a full, true, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 represents a side elevation, partly in section, of my improved gas apparatus. Fig. 2 represents a plan view thereof.

My invention relates to apparatus for heating cupolas, and to means for producing enriched water-gas, and will be readily understood from the accompanying drawings.

A represents a furnace in which coal or similar fuel is partly consumed, producing carbonic-oxide and other combustible gases. As shown, it is of the Siemens type; but it may be of any other form, and may be located either below or on the same level with the rest of the apparatus.

B represents a cupola for producing watergas, and O a cupola for enriching the same. The furnace A communicates by pipes L, M, and N with said cupolas B and 0, respectively.

D represents apipe by which.air,which may, if desired, be heated, is injected into cupolas B and 0, respectively.

K represents the chimney or escape-pipe from cupola B.

E represents a pipe connected with the governing-holder H and with the cupola G.

G represents the chimney or escape pipe from said cupola O.

J represents the gas-pipe through which the finished gas escapes.

W W represent washers.

F represents a pipe forsupplying liquid hydrocarbon t0 the converting-cupola O.

The operation of my apparatus can now be readily understood. A fire having been produced in the furnace A, the carbonic-oxide and combustible gases are led through pipes L and M to water-gas cupola B; thence passing upward they escape through the chimney K, being thoroughly consumed in said cupola by the supply of air injected through the pipe D. The pipe M being then closed and the pipe N opened and the valve of pipe Kclosed,

steam is injected through the pipe S into the cupola B, makingwater-gas by its contact with the hot coal therein, which Water-gas passes into the governing-holder H. The carbonic oxide from furnace A meanwhile passes. into the cupola O,which may contain fire-brick or anthracite and other coal, meeting there the air from the pipe D. The hot gases are fully consumed in the cupola 0, thereby heating its contents. The products of combustion escape upward by the chimney G. After the contents of the cupola C have been thoroughly heated the operation is again reversed and the cupola B is heated. Then the water-gas from the holder H is allowed to pass downward through the cupola O, and the proper supply of hydrocarbon is admitted through the pipe F. Thehydrocarbonistherebyvaporized,mingled with the gas passing through the cupola O, and is converted into a fixed gas. By this arrangement the gases produced in furnace A may be constantly used either in heating B or G, and by reason of the governing-holder Ha uniform supply of gas is caused to flow constantly through the enriching-cupola O.

The manipulation of thevarious valves will be readily apparent to any gas-engineer.

I am aware that it is not new to connect a gas generator with a superheater to which naphtha is admitted from aholder, and then to pass the combined vapors of water and naphtha to aconverting-furnace; also, thatit is not new to conduct steam from a boilerto a decomposingcupola containing incandescent carbon, then to pass the gases to a condenser, thence to a gas-holder, thence to a carburetor containing hydrocarbons in shallow pans, and from thence to a retort.

WVhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of a water-gas genera tor, a converting and enriching cupola-,with a heating and gas-generating furnace, and with a gas-holder and the pipes and connections shown,whereby said furnace may be used to heat the water-gas generator and the converting-cupola alternately, and whereby the gas from the holder may be passed to the enrichingcupola after the latter is heated and while the generating cupola is being heated, substantially as described.

2. The combination of a water-gas generator, a converting-cupola, a pipe for admitting hydrocarbon to the latter, afurnace and pipes connecting it directly with both the water-gas generator and converting-cupola, and suitable devices whereby the same may be heated al- IOU ternately, substantially as and for the purpose supply pipes and valves connected to said [0 set forth. water-gas generator and converting-cupola 3. The combination of a water-gas generaand delivering air alternately thereto, substantor, a converting-cupola, a furnace provided tially as and for the purpose set forth. 5 with pipes and valves for delivering carbonic oxide alternately to the generator and the con- ERAZM JERZMAI OWSKI' verting-cupola, a governing-holder connected Witnesses: to receive the products from the generator and ANTHONY GREF, Jr.

deliver them to the converting-cupola, and air- GEO. H. EVANS.

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