US38429A - Improved apparatus for generating gas from petroleum and other hydrocarbons - Google Patents
Improved apparatus for generating gas from petroleum and other hydrocarbons Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- US38429A US38429A US38429DA US38429A US 38429 A US38429 A US 38429A US 38429D A US38429D A US 38429DA US 38429 A US38429 A US 38429A
- Authority
- US
- United States
- Prior art keywords
- retort
- petroleum
- generating gas
- hydrocarbons
- improved apparatus
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired - Lifetime
Links
- 239000003208 petroleum Substances 0.000 title description 6
- 150000002430 hydrocarbons Chemical class 0.000 title description 4
- XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N water Substances O XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 12
- ODINCKMPIJJUCX-UHFFFAOYSA-N calcium monoxide Chemical compound [Ca]=O ODINCKMPIJJUCX-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 8
- 239000003610 charcoal Substances 0.000 description 6
- 239000010742 number 1 fuel oil Substances 0.000 description 6
- 239000003921 oil Substances 0.000 description 6
- 239000011449 brick Substances 0.000 description 4
- 235000012255 calcium oxide Nutrition 0.000 description 4
- 239000000292 calcium oxide Substances 0.000 description 4
- XEEYBQQBJWHFJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N iron Chemical compound [Fe] XEEYBQQBJWHFJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 4
- 235000008733 Citrus aurantifolia Nutrition 0.000 description 2
- 235000015450 Tilia cordata Nutrition 0.000 description 2
- 235000011941 Tilia x europaea Nutrition 0.000 description 2
- 238000010521 absorption reaction Methods 0.000 description 2
- 238000009825 accumulation Methods 0.000 description 2
- 238000000151 deposition Methods 0.000 description 2
- 230000000694 effects Effects 0.000 description 2
- 238000010438 heat treatment Methods 0.000 description 2
- 239000012535 impurity Substances 0.000 description 2
- 229910052742 iron Inorganic materials 0.000 description 2
- 239000004571 lime Substances 0.000 description 2
- 239000000463 material Substances 0.000 description 2
- 239000002184 metal Substances 0.000 description 2
- 229910052751 metal Inorganic materials 0.000 description 2
- 238000005192 partition Methods 0.000 description 2
- 238000000746 purification Methods 0.000 description 2
- 230000035943 smell Effects 0.000 description 2
- 239000000779 smoke Substances 0.000 description 2
- 239000007787 solid Substances 0.000 description 2
Images
Classifications
-
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
- C10G—CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES
- C10G9/00—Thermal non-catalytic cracking, in the absence of hydrogen, of hydrocarbon oils
-
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C01—INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
- C01B—NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; METALLOIDS OR COMPOUNDS THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASS C01C
- C01B3/00—Hydrogen; Gaseous mixtures containing hydrogen; Separation of hydrogen from mixtures containing it; Purification of hydrogen
- C01B3/02—Production of hydrogen or of gaseous mixtures containing a substantial proportion of hydrogen
- C01B3/32—Production of hydrogen or of gaseous mixtures containing a substantial proportion of hydrogen by reaction of gaseous or liquid organic compounds with gasifying agents, e.g. water, carbon dioxide, air
- C01B3/34—Production of hydrogen or of gaseous mixtures containing a substantial proportion of hydrogen by reaction of gaseous or liquid organic compounds with gasifying agents, e.g. water, carbon dioxide, air by reaction of hydrocarbons with gasifying agents
- C01B3/36—Production of hydrogen or of gaseous mixtures containing a substantial proportion of hydrogen by reaction of gaseous or liquid organic compounds with gasifying agents, e.g. water, carbon dioxide, air by reaction of hydrocarbons with gasifying agents using oxygen or mixtures containing oxygen as gasifying agents
Definitions
- Our invention consists, first, in depositing on the bottom of a retort a thin layer of unslaked lime, or charcoal, or other equivalent material, and causing the oil admitted to the retort to drop directly onto this layer, which will, in course of time, be converted into a fri able mass, admitting of ready removal from the retort.
- the object of this portion of our invention is to prevent the accumulation of that hard incrustation which accompanies the use of coal-oil for generating gas, and which is not only difficult to remove, but interferes with the proper heating of the retort.
- Figure 1 is a side view of our improved coaloil-gas' apparatus, with the purifying chambers in section; Fig. 2, a sectional view of the furnace and retort, and Fig. 3 a plan view.
- the furnace consists of a casing, A, of brick,
- the retort which is of the ordinary El form, has at the front end a detachable cover, a, and at the rear a pipe, I), communicating with the purifying apparatus, while a pipe, D, serves to admit the oil to the retort.
- the latter pipe has its outlet into the retort at a point midway or thereabout between the opposite ends of the latter, and that portion of the pipe on the outside of the retort is siphon-formed, and is furnished at the endwith a funnel, into which the oil is poured.
- a thin layer, 00 of unslaked lime or charcoal, for a purpose described hereinafter.
- the purifying portion of the apparatus consists of a number of boxes. Three, G, G, and G are shown in the present instance, each box being nearly filled with water.
- the first box is divided into two compartments, H and H, by a partition, h, the pipe 22 passing into the compartment H, and terminating at a point beneath the surface of the water.
- a pipe, I has one branch communicating with the-compartment H at a point above the surface of the water, the other branch communicating with the compartment H, a pipe, J, forming a communication between the box G and the box G, a pipe, K, forming a communication between the boxes G and G while the pipe L serves to convey the purified gas to the gas-holder.
- gas generated from coaloil should be very thoroughly purified, in order that the flame may be clear and brilliant and unaccompanied with smoke and offensive smells.
- This purification of the gas is accomplished by causing it to pass through water contained in the series of boxes G, G, and G
- the greatest portion of the tarry matter which passes off with the gas from the retort is deposited in the compartment-H of the box G, from which it may be abstracted at suitable intervals.
- the gas After passing through the water in the compartment H of the box Gr, thence through the water in the box G, and thence through that in the last box, G the gas is de prived of all impurities, and will burn with a said la er as and for the or ose herein set S a I) forth.
Description
THOMPSON & FOSTER.
Apparatus for Generating Gas.
h d-51w? e451.
Patented My 5, 1863.
' UNITED STATES PATENT OF ICE.
GEORGE NV. THOMPSON AND JOSEPH FOSTER, OF BORDENTOWN, N. J.
IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR GENERATING GAS FROM PETROLEUM AND OTHER HYDROCARBONS.
Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 38,429, dated May 5, 1863; antedated November 10, 1863.
To all whom it may concern.-
Be it known that we, GEORGE W. THOMP- SON and JOSEPH FOSTER, both of Bordentown, in the county of Burlington and State of New Jersey, have invented certain 1mprovements in. Apparatus for Generating Gas from OoalOil; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon. 7
Our invention consists, first, in depositing on the bottom of a retort a thin layer of unslaked lime, or charcoal, or other equivalent material, and causing the oil admitted to the retort to drop directly onto this layer, which will, in course of time, be converted into a fri able mass, admitting of ready removal from the retort.
The object of this portion of our invention is to prevent the accumulation of that hard incrustation which accompanies the use of coal-oil for generating gas, and which is not only difficult to remove, but interferes with the proper heating of the retort.
In order to enable others to make and use our invention, we will now proceed to describe the manner of carrying it into effect.
On reference to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a side view of our improved coaloil-gas' apparatus, with the purifying chambers in section; Fig. 2, a sectional view of the furnace and retort, and Fig. 3 a plan view.
Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.
The furnace consists of a casing, A, of brick,
or metal properly lined with brick, this case containing the retort B, a fire-grate, door, and ash-pit, and having a pipe, 0, communicating with any neighboring chimney. The retort, which is of the ordinary El form, has at the front end a detachable cover, a, and at the rear a pipe, I), communicating with the purifying apparatus, while a pipe, D, serves to admit the oil to the retort. The latter pipe has its outlet into the retort at a point midway or thereabout between the opposite ends of the latter, and that portion of the pipe on the outside of the retort is siphon-formed, and is furnished at the endwith a funnel, into which the oil is poured. On the bottom of the retort is deposited a thin layer, 00, of unslaked lime or charcoal, for a purpose described hereinafter.
The purifying portion of the apparatus consists of a number of boxes. Three, G, G, and G are shown in the present instance, each box being nearly filled with water. The first box is divided into two compartments, H and H, by a partition, h, the pipe 22 passing into the compartment H, and terminating at a point beneath the surface of the water. A pipe, I, has one branch communicating with the-compartment H at a point above the surface of the water, the other branch communicating with the compartment H, a pipe, J, forming a communication between the box G and the box G, a pipe, K, forming a communication between the boxes G and G while the pipe L serves to convey the purified gas to the gas-holder.
In using crude coal-oil or petroleum for generating gas we have found that if it is allowed to come in contact with the naked iron of the retort a thick and hard incrustation is formed, and that this not only obstructs the heat, but is very difficult to remove. The thin layer of charcoal or unslaked, lime on the bottom of the retort is converted by the absorption of the tarry matter into a solid mass, which has little or no tendency to adhere to the retort, and which is so friable that it can be readily removed.
It is necessary that gas generated from coaloil should be very thoroughly purified, in order that the flame may be clear and brilliant and unaccompanied with smoke and offensive smells. This purification of the gas is accomplished by causing it to pass through water contained in the series of boxes G, G, and G The greatest portion of the tarry matter which passes off with the gas from the retort is deposited in the compartment-H of the box G, from which it may be abstracted at suitable intervals. After passing through the water in the compartment H of the box Gr, thence through the water in the box G, and thence through that in the last box, G the gas is de prived of all impurities, and will burn with a said la er as and for the or ose herein set S a I) forth.
In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.
GEO. W. THOMPSON. JOSEPH FOSTER.
Witnesses HENRY HoWsoN, JOHN WHITE.
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
US38429A true US38429A (en) | 1863-05-05 |
Family
ID=2108000
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
US38429D Expired - Lifetime US38429A (en) | Improved apparatus for generating gas from petroleum and other hydrocarbons |
Country Status (1)
Country | Link |
---|---|
US (1) | US38429A (en) |
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US20090293425A1 (en) * | 2008-05-29 | 2009-12-03 | Atlantic Corporation | Systems for monitoring and controlling usage of materials |
-
0
- US US38429D patent/US38429A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US20090293425A1 (en) * | 2008-05-29 | 2009-12-03 | Atlantic Corporation | Systems for monitoring and controlling usage of materials |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
US38429A (en) | Improved apparatus for generating gas from petroleum and other hydrocarbons | |
US17309A (en) | Portable gas co | |
US821323A (en) | Apparatus for distilling coals and other hydrocarbonaceous substances. | |
US925415A (en) | Gas-producer. | |
US26028A (en) | Leonard d | |
US175536A (en) | Improvement in apparatus for the manufacture of gas | |
US11714A (en) | Gas-generator | |
US219489A (en) | Improvement in gas-retorts | |
US53359A (en) | Improvement in distilling apparatus | |
US25610A (en) | August schmidt | |
US321661A (en) | Apparatus for the manufacture of carbon bisulphide | |
US1302200A (en) | Crude-oil still. | |
US26030A (en) | Leonard d | |
US294534A (en) | Apparatus foe manufacturing gas | |
US421029A (en) | Apparatus for distilling wood | |
US501761A (en) | Treating garbage or like wastes | |
US1376582A (en) | Method of distillation | |
US16544A (en) | James hansoe | |
US1332529A (en) | Purifying method and apparatus for gas-manufacturing | |
US503845A (en) | Apparatus for burning garbage | |
US617254A (en) | mitchell | |
US788405A (en) | Apparatus for making gas from oils. | |
US397639A (en) | Apparatus for the manufacture of gas | |
US501760A (en) | Apparatus for treating garbage or like wastes | |
US1465277A (en) | Apparatus for extracting oil from shales |