US508045A

US508045A - Hydrocarbon-burner

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Publication number: US508045A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1893-11-07
Anticipated expiration: 1910-11-07

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H. W. PARKER. HYDROGARBON BURNER.

No. 508,045. Patented Nov'. 7,' 1893.

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HARRY WILSON PARKER, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO FERD. W. PECK,

WALTER LfPECK, AND CLARENCE PECK, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

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ysrite'IFICATION vforming parte Vf'Letter-e Patent No. 508,045, dated November "7, 1893.

AApplication filed July 26, 1888. Renewed November 17, 1890- Serial No, 371.648. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, HARRY WILSON Para.

EER, of Cleveland, inthe 'c'ountyo'f Cuyahoga and ZState o'f Ohio, have invented 'certain new and 'useful .Improvements `in Hydrocarbon ing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the 4invention,"such as 'will enable others skilled lin the I"art to which it pertains to make andnsefthe same.

My iinvention relates 'to improvements in hydro-carbon burners, of `lthe variety-employing snperheated steam as a means of `atomizin'g Vand'vaporizinig the 'oil and aiding conibustion generally; fand censists 'in certain featuresof:construction and in combination o'f'pats hereinafter described and pointe/deut in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, vIfligure lis an elevation lin section through the center-of the device. Figs. 2, -3 :and 4 are horizontal sections respectively, 'on lines w, 'y y and fr', Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is an 'elevation in section "on line 'y' y', Fig. 4. Fig'. 6 is an 'elevation inY section on line z a, Fig. 4. y 1 he body of the burner consists 1n the main of 'three sections, A, B and C. The lower lsecj-ecting hub, a, at the center, fand with a -cir- 'cumfer'ential Y'ila`1'rge, ALat the periphery above. Next -above section A is disk B,

` rtion A incloses a Water-chamber A2,'such water-'chamber `extending nearly aro und this s'ecf the latter being integral. with wings B', the wings and iiang'e serving as a spider for supporting disk D. Upon disk YD is secured-'section C, the latter having ii'anges C 'connected by jloolts F with iiange's A, thus firmly securing the 'diderent members of the casing. Sectionexcept ythat block A3 is 'cast solid from Vhub to rim orseating the valves and forother 'purposes herein-after described. Induction, water-pipes o." leads to chamber A2. Hub et, has aconi'cal bore in which is seated plug, E. t: The plug is held endwise to its 'seat by th by means of which the 'oil-li supply-pipe, not shown, is connected wi thy the spectively,at e and e', the latter bore forminga chamber` of 'con siderable size, the two bores be'- ing connectedby jet-orifice eand this .jet-oritice b'eing closed by valve H. This plug has .also Ean annular groove, E', and above the Bnrne'rs; and I do hereby declare the followgroove this plug is reduced in size, leaving an 'annular chamber, E2, extending from groove E -to the end of the plug. The stemy of valve H extends through the `central bore of nipple G for guidance, a group :of smaller -oriiifces, g, ad-mitting oil through the nipple into chamber e', see Fig. 4. A section `of the valve hasa transverse gain, H2, in which again loperates the eccentric wrist, h, of rod h', this rod being j'ournaled in plug h2 and the latter having a stutlng -box, h3, of' ordinary `construction. Byturning this rod in the one'direction or the other valve H is opened or closed, and for this purpose the vouter section h4 of the rod is usually squared for receiving a wrench "or handle.

-K is a lighting-cupand above this cup isa coil of small tubing, I, usually of copper, the lower eind of the coil v'connecting with orili-ce I. The upper end of the coil connects with orifice d the latter leading to the superheating-chambers c. These chambers are cored in section C and are arranged as shown in Fig. 2, l'difterent chambers connecting at their ends so that steam entering from orice d, must pass throughgthe three compartments c in reaching the'- discharging vorifice j. The latter, as shown in Fig. l, connects with hori- 'zontal duct j', the latter duct discharging into t-he annular groove E aforesaid. Recess L at -eith'er end thereof is inopen relation with water-chamber A2. Duct L leads 'downward from the recess and connects with duct I with 'which latter coil I is connected, as f aforesaid, the lateral passage-way between vthese twoconducts beingc'ontrolled by valve t'.

Perforated bands, fm, m and m2, admitair to the central portion of the burner,`more especially to support combustion at the lighting-cup. At the upper end thereof hub a, is

counterbored to receive the lower end of tube "abutting nipple G, this nipple connecting `also ii with a coupling M, and below the tube the hub has latera holes, a2, to admit air into the tube.

.Upon the upper end of tube N is mounted icone, n, .the Alatter lhaving an imperforate top,

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but having a series of jet-orifices, n', discharging downward into the coucavity C2 of the burner.

In operating the device, valve I-I is lirst opened long enough to admit oil to lill the lighting cup, the oil by means of the pressure thereon being projected into cone n from whence it drips through orifices n' and falls by gravity intothe lighting-cup below where it is ignited to supply the initial heat. Chamber A2 is supposed to be full of water, and as coil I becomes sufficiently heated by opening valve i water is admitted to the coil and is quickly converted into steam, such steam by means of the conducts, passage-ways, dac., already described being eventually discharged into tube M. As soon as a goodly quantity of steam is seen escaping from the cone, valve H is again opened to admit oil. The steam in a thin annular sheet envelops the jet of oil, atomizing and vaporiziug the oil and commingling with the oil-Vapor, thus forming a highly combustible admixture that burns fiercely as it escapes from the cone. By reason of the downwardly directed jets of flame from the cone that impinge section C and fill the concavity C2 thereof, the superheating chamber c soon becomes intensely heated whereby the steam passing through these chambers becomes heated and to such a degree that it is believed to separate into its elementary gases in the combustion in chamber C2; at least the intense heat at this part would indicate such separation. Waterchamber A2 serves as a purifying chamber wherein the sediment is allowedto settle and where, owing to the heat transmitted from the burner and absorbed by the water, the impurities of the water are in the main precipitated, so that little or no sediment reaches coil I, and consequently this coil is not subject to incrustation. Ground-joints are preferably used in place of packing and by removing bolts F the parts may be easily separated for cleaning, repairs, or other purposes and may as easily be reassembled. The sediment therefore, that mayaccumulate in the chamber A2, may easily beremoved from time to time, but as a considerable quantity of sediment in this chamber will do no special harm such separation of the parts for cleaning need not be of frequent occurrence. By reason of the water-chamber below and of the free circulation of air through the central portion of the burner the lower section does not become overheated so as to injure the valves or hinder their free working. The oil when admitted past valve H, not having been heated to any considerable degree, does not deposit any sediment. The device is therefore not likely to clog from such source. Owing to the large amount of air consumed in supporting the combustion at the cone, together with the elementary gases of the superheated steam, the amount of oil consumed is small as compared with the amount of heat developed.

What I claim isl. A sectional hydro carbon burner consisting of the lower section or chamber provided with a water supply pipe, a middle steam generating section or chamber connected with said lower or water chamber, and an upper section for su per-heating steam connected with the steam generating section, a central hub located in the lowest section and a plug located in the box of the hub and having oil supply or discharge orifices therein,substan tially as set forth.

2. A sectional hydro-carbon burner, consisting of the lower section or chamber provided with a water supply pipe, a middle steam generating section or chamber connected with said lower or water chamber, and an upper section for superheating steam connected with the steam generating section, of a ccntral hub located in the lower section and provided with a steam supply opening, a plug located in the box of the hub and having oil supply and discharge orifices, and a cone connected with the hub, substantially as set forth.

3. A sectional hydro-carbon burner, having a lower section or chamber provided with a water supply pipe, a middle air space `and steam generating chamber an upper steau'f" superheating chamber and a centrally located pipe having oil and steam supply openings therein, substantially as set forth.

4. In a hydro carbon burner, the combination with means for supplying oil thereto, a water chamber, a steam superheating chamber and an air chamber between the water and superheating chambers, substantially as indicated, of a steam-generator located in such air-chamber, said steam-generator being connected with the water-chamber and with the superheatiug chamber, substantially as set forth.

5. In a hydro carbon burner, the combination with means for supplying oil thereto, a water chamber a steam super-heating chamber and an air chamber between the water and superheating chambers, of steam-generator located in saidairchamber and a lighting-cup located next below such steam-generator, substantially as set forth.

6. In a hydro-carbon burner the combination with a sectional casing, the different sections thereof containing respectivelya water chamber, an air chamber, and super-heating chambers, substantially as indicated, of an oil supply for said burner, a heating coil, ducts establishing communication between the water chamber and said heating coil, between the latter and the super-heating chamber and between the super-heating chamber and said oil supply, and valves for shutting off the supply of oil and steam, substantially as set forth.

7. In a hydro-carbon burner, the combination with a lower water chamber, an upper steam super-heating chamber and an intermediate air chamber, of anannular lighting cup located in said air chamber and having a central opening and perforated walls surrounding said central opening, admitting air laterally to the lighting cup from the inside thereof, and means for supplying oil to the burner, substantially as set forth.

8. In a hydro-carbon burner, the combination with a lower chamber for water, an upper chamber for super-heating steam, andan intermediate air chamber, of a lighting cup located within such air chamber, the said lighting cup having a central opening, and perforated walls projecting upward from the lighting cup, said walls being surmounted by an imperforate cap and means for supplying o il to the burner, substantially as set forth.

9. In a hydrocarbon burner, the combinationwith means for supplying oil and water thereto, of a cone having jet orifices, steam super-heating chambers located next below and in line of the jet orifices of said cone and an upwardly projecting peripheral rim integral with the walls of the super-heating chamber, to give the lattera cup-shaped upper face for concentrating the jets of flame, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification, in the presence of two witnesses, this 29th day of May, 1888.

HARRY WILSON PARKER.

Witnesses:

CHAs. H. DORER, ALBERT E. LYNCH.