US598262A

US598262A - Berlin

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Publication number: US598262A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1898-02-01
Anticipated expiration: 1915-02-01

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(No Model.)

P. ALTMANN.

APPLIANCE FOR BURNING HYDROOARBON OILS WITH BLUE 0R BUNSEN FLAME.

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FRITZ ALTMANN, OF BERLIN, GERMANY.

APPLIANCE FOR BURNING HYDROCARBON OlLS WITH BLUE 0R BUNSEN FLAME.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 598,262, dated February 1, 1898. Application filed November 13, 1896. $erial No. 611,975. (No model.)

T0 otZZ whom, it may. concern:

Be it known that I, FRITZ ALTMANN, a citizen of Germany, residing at Berlin, in the Kingdom of Prussia and Empire of Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Appliances for Burning Hydrocarbdn Oils with Blue or Bunsen Flame, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved means for burning hydrocarbon oils with a blue or Bunsen flame.

The object of this invention is to accomplish the burning of petroleum and other hydrocarbon oils with a blue flame by mixing a certain percentage of steam with the hydrocarbon vapor and conducting the mixture to the burner at which the flame is produced. By the introduction of the steam a considerable quantity of oxygen is supplied to the flame, so that a perfect combustion of the carbon in the same takes place. The result is a non-smoking hot blue flame, such as is required for incandescent lights. This blue flame is also useful on account of the properties referred to for cooking, heating, soldering, and other a'pplicationsin the arts.

In the accompanying drawings two different forms of appliances are shown which can be used for carrying out my invention, in

rounded by an exterior body or shell 2', which is made in the nature of a lamp-fount and which is supported on a suitable stand A. One of the chambers a and b is intended for receiving petroleum or other liquid hydrocarbon oil, while the other is intended for receiving Water. The chambers a and b are provided at the bottom with small extensionchambers c, which connect with the chambers a b by small openings, the supply of liqui-ds therethrough being controlled by means of conical valves m. The lower ends of the extension -chambers c are connected with tubes (1, which are located near asmall heating-lamp g, so that by the heat of the same the liquids in the tubes (1 C1 are vaporized.

The hydrocarbon vapors and the steam generated are then conducted by small tubes e e, which connect with the upper ends of the tubes (1, into a tubular mixing-retort f, the lower end of which is located above the heating-flame of the lamp g, While to the upper end the burner h is applied. The hydrocarbon vapors are mixed with the steam in the retort f and retained at a high temperature by the heating-flame, so that the heated mixture is conducted to the burner when it is required for use.

The supply of hydrocarbon oil and water to the small chambers c is regulated by the valves m, which are provided with valvestems k, that extend through the bottom openings in the chamberso and b into a guidesleeve 7t" at the top of the same and through the top supply-openings of said chambers, the upper ends being acted upon by the screwcaps Z, by which the supply-openings in the .body 1; and the chambers a and b are closed.

The valve-stems 7c are of such length that when the screw-caps are closed the valves m are pressed down sufficiently, so that they are opened and the supply of liquids into the chamber 0 takes place. When the screw-caps Zare unscrewed forthe purpose of refilling the chambers a and b, the valves m are automatically closed by the action of helical springs 0, which are interposed between the bottoms of the chambers a and b and collars p on the valve-stems k. The valves m are opened when the screw-caps Z are closed again by pressing the valve-stems 7c in downward direction against'the' tension of the springs 0.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. An appliance for burning liquid hydrocarbons with a blue flame, which consists of two separate chambers,one being an oil-chamber and the other a water-chamber, placed in close proximity and constructed to provide a central space between them, a retort located in said space and communicating with said chambers, a burner located above and communicating with the retort, and a subburner arranged under the retort for heating it, substantially as set forth.

2. An appliance for burning liquid hydrocarbons with a blue flame, which consists of two separate chambers, one being an oil-chan1- ber and the other a water-chamber, said chambers being placed in proximity and constructed to provide a central space between them, tubes extending from the lower portions of saidchambers up into the space between them, a retort arranged in said space, additional tubes connected With the upper ends of the aforesaid tubes and extending down into the said retort, a burner located above and connected with the retort,=and a subburner arranged under the retort for heating