US615093A - Internal separator - Google Patents

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No. 615,093. Patented Nov. 29, I898.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 615,093, dated November 29, 1898.

' Application filed October 11,1397. Serial No. 654,837- N m To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN MOINTYRE, of Jer sey City, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Internal Separator, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to reheaters for compressed air, carbureters, or the like, and in which the motive agent is deprived of its surcharge ofi moisture previous to doing work in the motor.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved internal separator which is extremely simple and durable in construction and arranged 'to completely remove all surplus moisture from the motive agent before the admission of the latter to the air or gas space in thereheater, carbureter, or like device on which the improvement is used.

The invention consists of novel features, parts, and details and combinations of the same, as hereinafter more fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation of the improvement as applied. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of a modified form of the improvement on the line 2 2 of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the same on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2, and Figs. 4 and 5 are sectional side elevations of other modified forms of the improvement.

In carbureters used for producing a gas of a high combustible power by passing the gas through an enriching liquid, or in appara tus used for producingair with increased eX- pansive power by passing it through heated liquids, or in apparatus having an air-compressor discharging into a storage-chamber it is necessary that the air or gas be relieved of the surplus moisture taken up during the passage of the gaseous fluid through the liquid or during the cooling of the compressed air after its compression and during its passage to the storage-chamber. In such apparatus as heretofore constructed and mounted on a traveling vehicle the liquid is not only lifted by the inrush of the air through it, but is constantly disturbed and caused to splash violently, owing to the shocks and jars incident to the vehicle traveling over the roadway and to sudden stops and starts at stations, and consequently a proper separation of the surcharged moisture and gas cannot take place, and the latter is kept greatly surcharged with moisture at the time of its entrance to the motor. The disastrous results caused by such surcharged motive agent in the motor are too well known to need further description; but the importance of preventing waste of stored power from a compressed-air reheater or a carbureter is best illustrated in such vehicles which take on board their measure of power for. the run, as in those driven by compressed air which is first reheated in water or in those driven by carbureted gas made during the run. In the former case a waste of water takes place and in the latter a waste of oil,

so that such vehicles are unable to complete the reheater or carbureter itself before its entrance to the motor. At the same time any waste of the liquid is prevented.

As shown in Fig. 1, the shell A of the reheater or carburetor is partly filled with a liquid B, preferably water for a reheater and oil for a carbureter, suitable external or other means being employed for heating the liquid to the proper degree. Through the bottom of the shell A passes a pipe 0 for discharging the air or gas directly into the fiuid, the inner end of the said pipe being preferably provided with a distributing-plate O for directing the air or gas under a perforated distributing-plate D, so that the air and gas in rising is minutely divided to insure the proper heating or carburetin g of the same. The air and gas in rising through the liquid finally passes into a separating-chamber E, from which leads a zigzag passage F into a receiving or storing chamber G within the shell A above the chamber E, and provided with an outlet-pipe H for carrying the gaseous fluid to the motor.

The chamber E, as shown in Fig. 1, has its ceiling I located a suitable distance above the upper end of the wall of the said chamber, the said wall extending to within a short distance of the bottom of the shell A, so that the fluid discharged by the pipe must rise in that part of the liquid contained within the said wall to pass into the chamber and to then reach the zigzag passage F. The ceiling I, which may be the crown of the shell. A, supports a downwardl y-extcndin g wall or bafl'lcplate I, placed a suitable distance outside of the upper end of the wall of the chamber E, and a second such wall 1 depends from the outer end of the ceiling I. lletween the walls I and 1 extends a wall 1", terminating at its upper end a short distance from the ccilingl and extending with its lower end lower than the lower end of the walls I I and prefer ably, though not necessarily, extending with its lower end into the liquid 13 contained in the shell A. The lower ends of the walls I and I are located a suitable distance above the level of the liquid B and above the lower end of the wall I, it being understood that the passage F thus formed by the walls mentioned is open at its bottom to the liquid, so that any fluid passing through the zigzag passage F and striking the walls I I I is relieved of its surplus moisture,which adheres to and finally runs down the said walls to return to the liquid 13 contained in the shell. The gaseous fluid, on the other hand, after leaving the end wall 1 rises into the chamber G completely devoid of surplus moisture to then pass to the motor by the pipe II. p

The ceiling I is preferably attached to the inside of the shell A by suitable brackets J, and the wall of the chamber E and also the wall 1 are attached by suitable stay-bolts l to the walls 1 and I and a stay-bolt 1 also connects the submerged part of the wall I with the wall of the chamber E.

As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the shell A, containingthe liquid B, is arranged horizontally, with a horizontal perforated discharge-pipe C fordelivcring the gaseous fluid into the liquid within the walls of the chamber E, as plainly indicated in the figures referred to. The zigzag passage F leads, preferably, from one side only of the chamber E, at the upper end thereof, to connect the said chamber with the receiving or storing chamber G, having an outlet-pipe ll.

As shown in Fig. l, the shell A containing the liquid B is provided in its lower end with a fire-box K, from which extend the fines L through the separating-chamber E and the receiving or storing chamber G having the outlet-pipe H The supply-pipe C extends into the liquid B around the fire-box K to discharge the gaseous fluid into the liquid, but within the wall of the chamber E connected by the zigzag passage F with the before-mentioned chamber G The ceiling 1, together with the walls forming the passage F is similar to the one described in the reference to Fig. 1, so that further description thereof is not deemed necessary.

In the arrangement shown in Fig. 5 the shell A, containing the liquid B is also provided with a fire-box K, from which lead the flues L, the latter extending only through the receiving or storing chamber G having the pipe ll for carrying the fluid to the motor. The separating-chamberE is adjacent to the shell and is connected by the zigzag passage F with the chamber G, but in an inward direction, so that the fluid passes from the separating-chamber E in an inward direction from the passage F to finally reach the chamber G". The supply-pipe C extends into the fluid within the inner wall of the chamber E so that the gaseous fluid must rise into the chamber E. It is expressly, however, understood that the surcharged gaseous fluid after leaving the liquid and passing into the chamber E above the liquid is caused to travel along a zigzag passage in order to reach the chamber G, and the said fluid during its travel through the passage strikes repeatedly against the walls thereof to cause a separation of the moisture from the gaseous fluid, so thatthe latter finally reaches the chamber G in a comparatively dry condition. As the bottom of the zigzag passage is open it is evident that any moisture separated from the gaseous fluid in the said passage drops by its own gravity back into the liquid for reuse, so that no waste whatever of the liquid takes place. This is a veryimportant factor in devices of this class when used on a vehicle carrying its charge of power along, as previously mentioned.

It will further be seen that the device is very simple and durable in construction, has no exposed parts, and occupies very little space, so that it is not necessary to increase the dimensions, and consequently the weight of the reheater or carbureter on account of the application of the device to the reheater or carbureter.

By the arrangement described the liquid in the shell retains the same level in the chamber E as in the shell, as the lower end of the wall of the shell E extends either within a short distance of the bottom of the shell, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, or is provided at its lower end with openings, as shown in Figs. i and 5, to allow a free passage of the water from the shell to the chamber, or vice versa.

In the drawings various forms of improvements are shown; but it is evident from the character of my invention as above described that the forms may be greatly varied to adapt the invention for the various intended purposes, and hence I do not limit myself to any special construction of the device-as, for instance, the ceiling may be extended and the walls multiplied-but with the arrangement that there is always a long and short wall alternately, the long wall allowing passage between it and the ceiling and the short wall having no passage between it and the ceiling, the long wall preferably having no passage between it and the liquid and the short wall having free passage between it and the liquid.

I prefer to call the device an internal separator, owing to the fact that it is placed wholly within the vessel containing the liquid, and thereby clearly distinguishing my invention from a separator placed outside of the liquid-containing vessel. Such a separator would require means to convey the deposited moisture bacl; to the main vessel, and space would be required for two vesselsinstead of one, and although it is advantageous to extract the surcharge of the moisture it is not desirable to abstract heat, and by the use of an external separatorheat would be extracted from the motive agent before it reached the motor.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent-- 1. An internal separator provided with spaced baffle-walls of diiferent lengths alter nately, and a ceiling constituting with the liquid a chamber for receiving the motive agent rising out of the liquid, the bathe-walls forminga zigzag passage for the motive agent from the said chamber to the air or gas outlet or storage-chamber, substantially as shown and described.

2. An internal separator, provided with a chamber, the bottom of which is formed by the liquid through which passes the gaseous fluid under treatment, an outlet or storingchamber, and a zigzag passage having walls of different lengths alternately, leading from one chamber to the other and located above the level of the liquid, substantially as shown and described.

3. An internal separator, provided With a chamber, the bottom of which is formed by the liquid through which passes the gaseous fluid under treatment, a supply-pipe for the gaseous fluid and discharging into the liquid within the said chamber, to cause the gaseous fluid to rise through the liquid into the said chamber, a zigzag passage leading from the said chamber directly above the liquid and having walls of different lengths alternately, and supported from the ceiling of the said chamber, and an outlet or storing-chamber for the air or gas and into which discharges the said passage, substantially as shown and described.

4. An internal separator contained within a shell or like vessel containing the liquid through which passes the gaseous fluid under treatment, said separator comprisingachamher into which extends the said liquid, a pipe discharging the gaseous fluid into the said liquid below the said chamber, to cause the gaseous fluid to pass through the liq nidinto the said chamber, a zigzag passage leading from the said chamber,havin g walls of different lengths alternately, and supported from the ceiling of the said chamber and having the liquid as its bottom, one or more of its walls extending into the liquid, and a receiving or storing chamber into which discharges the said passage, substantially as shown and described.

5. An internal separator provided with a chamber, arranged within the shell of the reheater or carbureter, the said chamber having its side Wall extending down into the liquid contained in the said shell, and a zigzag passage leading from the upper end of the said chamber,with the lower ends of thepassage open to the liquid in the shell, and having one of the walls of the passage extending lower than the wall on each side of it, and terminating below the ceiling of the chamber,

. the walls immediately on each side of it depending from the said ceiling to terminate above the lower end of said Wall, substantially as described.

7 JOHN MCINTYRE \Vitnesses: THEO. G. HOSTER,

EVERARD BOLTON MARsHALL.

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