US364512A - Means for raising liquids - Google Patents

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J. B. HARRISON.

MEANS FOR RAISING LIQUIDS.

No. 364,512. Patented June 7., 1887.

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.IOHN B. HARRISON, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

MEANS FOR RAISING LIQUIDS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent Ne. 364,512, dated .Tune 7` 1587.

Application filed February,- 23, 1887. Serial No 2`855. (No model) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN BERNARD Hita RIsON, of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Means for Raising Liquids and Supplying Same through Sealed Pipes to Factories, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawing, in which thetigure is aperspective View of my device for raising water or oil and supplying same through sealed pipes to factories.

My invention relates to an improvement in devices for raising Water discharged from Artesian wells above the height of the normal iioW of water, or for raising oil and discharging tinto tanks, and for removing the oensive gases from the same andl discharging them through the stack, and preventing the said gases from the mineral water entering the tanks and thence passing through the`con necting-pipe into the building; and it consists of a vertical pipe connected with a welltubing, and extending forty feet or more above the normal height of the water or oil pipes, the said pipe having another pipe connecting with a series of tanks, so that the water or oil may i'low into the said tanks when at a normal'height in the well-pipe, while the upper end of said well-pipe leads into an inelined pipe that is connected with the upper ends ot' the reservoir or tanks, and also with a smoke'stack, so that the draft through the smoke-stack will carry off the offensive odors arising from the mineral water or oil within the tanks and stand-pipe, and at the same time rarefy the atmosphere within the pipes, and thus raise the water or oil in the vertical pipe and cause it to fiow into the tanks, all of which will now be fully set forth in detail.

In the accompanying drawing, A represents an ordinary smokestack of a furnace, and B air-tight water-tanks. I conduct t-he tubing C of Artesian or oil wells to a point near to, or preferably between, the tanks and the furnace, so that thevertieal pipe C passes up between them; or if the oil or Artesian wells have been located and the smoke-stacks are afterward placed in position, I prefer that this smoke-stack, iiue, or chimney should be placed as closely as possible to the well-tubing.

In the drawingl represent a welltubing, C, which originally terminated at the point G, and the water or oil from the tubing C would not rise above that height; or, in other words, the normal pressure ofthe liquid from the well would not cause it to Iiow above the point C. To this tubing C, I have added a vertical extension, E, for a distance of forty feet or 1nore,where it connects with an inclined pipe, F, opening at its upper end into the smokestack A, its opposite end connecting by means of pipes G and H with the tanks B.

Near the upper part of each tank B, I place a horizontal discharge or overflow pipe, I, the down part of which is provided with a gooseneck or trap, J, through which the water may be conveyed into the building for use, The object of this trap is to cut off air which would otherwise iind its way into the tanks through the pipe I. This overflow-pipe I is placed preferably on a line with the normal level of the water in the well-tube. (Represented by C in pipe C.)

The tube C is provided with a horizontal pipe, K, connecting with a sewer or other waste-outlet. This pipe K has a safety-valve, L, while the upper part of the pipe E is provided with a valve, M, so disposed that when the water rises to a dangerous height within the pipe E the valve M, which is connected with t.l1e'safety-valve L by means of a rod, N, opens the safety-valve and permits the surplus water to be discharged through the pipe K into the sewer. The construction ot' this valve or automatic cutoff is immaterial to the present invention, but it is obvious that various mechanical means may be resorted to to accomplish this purpose. The inclined pipe It, which connects with not only the vertical pipe E from the well-tubing but also with the pipes G I:I on top of the inelosed tanks B, being connected with the draft-line A, it is evident that any rarefaction of the atmosphere within the pipe F Will act equally upon the liquid in the tanks B and pipe E, lthereby causing the liquid to rise in proportion to the draft of the flue A. At the same time the supply-pipe D, from the Well-tubing C, being connected with the tanks below the top outletpipes, G H, the liquid will readily flow into the tanks as fast as the displacement of air ICO takes place. In practice I prefer to supply the tanks by means of pipes on the lower end of the tanks, as shown in Fig. 1; but it is ob-v vions the pipe D may enter the tanks at any point along the side.

The operation of my device is as follows: The pipe D, connecting with the well-tubing C, being at or below the normal -pressure point, so as to discharge the liquid from the said tube into the tanks B, will iill the said tanks to a height corresponding with the-normal pressure of the liquid in the pipe C. As the points E and F are connected with the smokestack A, and the draft from the -said stack Causes a rarefaction within the pipes E and F, the normal atmospheric pressure is thus removed from the water flowing through the eonnecting-pipeD and also from the water in the tanks, and thus permits it to be elc Vated in the pipe E. li' the air within the tubes E and F is sufficiently rarcfied by the draft through the chimney A, so as to form a perfect vacuum,` the water wlll rise within 4the tube E thirty-three feet above the normal point G, or so many feet above the height of the water flowing through the tube C at a normal pressure. In proportion as the 'water rises in the pipe E the waterriscs in the tanks B. As will readily be noticed,the connectingpipe D from the tube C may enter the tanks B at any suitable height, and also the same may be said of the discharge-pipe I.

As it is a well-known fact that the gases rising from the water of Artesian wells are destructive to the tubes and pipes and metallic work of buildings, and also have very offensive odors, my device is designed, in addition to its elevating properties, to carry off these offensive and destructive odors from the pi pes, as well as from the tanks B, and discharge them into the chimney A. It is also obvious that by this arrangement I am enabled to locate my tanks one or two floors above the normal discharge of the liquid from the welltubing, and in practice this will be done in every case. W'here the chimney cannot be provided of sufficient hei ght to create the requisite draft, I design placing a steam-jet in the fiuc or chimney, as shown at O. This pipe is directed upwardly and will cause a strong draft in the flue of sufficient force to raise the liquid in the pipe the requisite height, and thus accomplish all that I aim to do with the draft from the furnace operatinglhrongh the flue A.

Vhat I claim isl. In a Water-elevating device for wells, the main welltubing connected directly with a smoke-stack or draft-flue, whereby the air within the well-tube above the water will be rarefied by the draft of the flue and permit the water to rise in said well-tube above its' normal level, substantially as herein set forth.

2. In a means for raising water and supplying same through sealed pipes to factories, a main vertical pipe from the well, connected with the body of the tanks by a branch pipe at its upper end, an inclined pipe being also connected with the stack, so that the air within this pipe may be rareiied, and thus remove the pressure of the air from the head of the welltubing and permit the Water to rise in the pipes andoverflow into the tanks at a higher level than otherwise, substantially as herein set forth.

3. In a means for raising water and supplying same through sealed pipes to factories, the pipe D,eonnecting directly with both the welltubing O and tanks B, and a second system of pipes,E, F, G, and H,connecting with the stack, so as to be rarelied by the draft, and thus carry off the offensive gases and odors, and also elevate the water within the tubes to a greater level, substantially as herein set forth.

' 4. In a means for raising water and supplying same through sealed pipes to factories, a tube, O, provided with a pipe, D, connecting the tanks B and pipe E, at the upper part, with the inclined pipe F, also connecting with the tanks B, said tubes having a waste-pipe, K, provided with a safety-valve, L, operating in connection wit-h a valve, M, at the upper part of the pipe E, substantially as herein set forth.

5. The combination of the tanks B, having a connecting-pipe, D, joined to a tube, C, conveying-pipe I, and trap J, with vertical pipes G and H, inclined pipe F, and pipe E, substantiallyv as herein set forth.

6. The combination of the tanks B, having conveying-pipes I, pipes G and II, and inclined pipe F, with the pipe E, chimney A., connecting-pipe D, and tube L, substantially as herein set forth.

In testimonythat I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand, this 15th day of December, 1886, in the presence of witnesses.

JOHNVB. HARRISON. v

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