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- 229910052751 metal Inorganic materials 0.000 description 40
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- 210000003414 Extremities Anatomy 0.000 description 6
- FAPWRFPIFSIZLT-UHFFFAOYSA-M sodium chloride Chemical compound [Na+].[Cl-] FAPWRFPIFSIZLT-UHFFFAOYSA-M 0.000 description 6
- 239000011780 sodium chloride Substances 0.000 description 6
- 230000005540 biological transmission Effects 0.000 description 4
- XEEYBQQBJWHFJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N iron Chemical compound [Fe] XEEYBQQBJWHFJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 4
- 101710013153 VCAN Proteins 0.000 description 2
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- REDXJYDRNCIFBQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N aluminium(3+) Chemical class [Al+3] REDXJYDRNCIFBQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- JCXGWMGPZLAOME-UHFFFAOYSA-N bismuth Chemical compound [Bi] JCXGWMGPZLAOME-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- 229910052797 bismuth Inorganic materials 0.000 description 2
- 229910052802 copper Inorganic materials 0.000 description 2
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- RYGMFSIKBFXOCR-UHFFFAOYSA-N copper Chemical compound [Cu] RYGMFSIKBFXOCR-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- 238000005260 corrosion Methods 0.000 description 2
- 230000002950 deficient Effects 0.000 description 2
- 229910052742 iron Inorganic materials 0.000 description 2
- 239000000155 melt Substances 0.000 description 2
- 150000002739 metals Chemical class 0.000 description 2
- 239000000203 mixture Substances 0.000 description 2
- 230000036633 rest Effects 0.000 description 2
- 229910052718 tin Inorganic materials 0.000 description 2
- ATJFFYVFTNAWJD-UHFFFAOYSA-N tin hydride Chemical compound [Sn] ATJFFYVFTNAWJD-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N water Substances O XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F22—STEAM GENERATION
- F22B—METHODS OF STEAM GENERATION; STEAM BOILERS
- F22B37/00—Component parts or details of steam boilers
- F22B37/02—Component parts or details of steam boilers applicable to more than one kind or type of steam boiler
- F22B37/42—Applications, arrangements, or dispositions of alarm or automatic safety devices
- F22B37/47—Applications, arrangements, or dispositions of alarm or automatic safety devices responsive to abnormal temperature, e.g. actuated by fusible plugs
- F22B37/475—Safety devices with fusible plugs
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- My invention consists of a tube closed by a perforated cap filled with fusible metal; the cap is protruded through and secured in an opening made in that part of the fire or flue surface of the boiler which soonest becomes unduly heated so that its bottom is acted upon directly by the flame, and the open extremity of the tube is passed through t-he boiler and communicates with the external air; when the fusible metal melts, it no longer opposes an obstacle to the passage of the steam through the perforations of the cap into the tube, but allows it to escape through the latter and give notice of the heated state of the boiler.
- a is the tube, and b the cap screwed onto one of its ends and formed of some metal which is a good conductor of heat, but which is Sufiiciently refractory to withstand the most intense heat to which the boiler may be subjected; it is formed in this instance of copper which is a better conductor of heat than the iron plates of which boilers are generally constructed.
- the sides of the cap are perforated at e and the cavities are filled with fusible metal composed of lead, tin and bismuth, the quantities of the several metals being proportioned in such manner that the alloy will melt at that degree of heat of which it is desired notice should be given.
- An opening is made through that part of the boiler which is most likely to become unduly heated (as at c) and the cap is screwed into it, its bottom being thus directly exposed to the iame.
- the tube, a is passed through the exterior shell of the boiler and is open at fusible metal is melted, it, either running out of the cap or being blown through the tube by the pressure, allows the steam to escape through the tube into the open air and thus give notice of the excessive heat of the boiler.
- vcan be applied to any part of the boiler
- the tube leading from it may be bent, (see Fig. 2) to accommodate it to the position of the cap; and sixthly, as the fusible metal is inclosed in aV better conductor than the boiler it will be certain to melt throughout its whole mass,- and thus opening the capped extremity of the'tube, allow the steam to escape.
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- Instantaneous Water Boilers, Portable Hot-Water Supply Apparatuses, And Control Of Portable Hot-Water Supply Apparatuses (AREA)
Description
EDWARD H. ASHCROF'I, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.
METHOD 0F APPLYING FUSIBLE METAL TO BOILERS.
Specification of Letters Patent No. 7,179, dated March 19, 1850.
17 'o all whom t may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD II. ASH- CROFT, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Safety Apparatus for Steam-Boilers, which I denominate a Protected Safety Fusible Plug, and I do hereby declare that the following is a full clear and exact des script-ion of my invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, which forms part of this specification, andv in which- Figures l and 2 are sections of boilers with my apparatus applied thereto, Fig. 3 is a view in perspective of the cap cont-aining the fusible plug, and Fig. 4 is a similar view of an empty cap.
My invention consists of a tube closed by a perforated cap filled with fusible metal; the cap is protruded through and secured in an opening made in that part of the fire or flue surface of the boiler which soonest becomes unduly heated so that its bottom is acted upon directly by the flame, and the open extremity of the tube is passed through t-he boiler and communicates with the external air; when the fusible metal melts, it no longer opposes an obstacle to the passage of the steam through the perforations of the cap into the tube, but allows it to escape through the latter and give notice of the heated state of the boiler.
In `the drawing a is the tube, and b the cap screwed onto one of its ends and formed of some metal which is a good conductor of heat, but which is Sufiiciently refractory to withstand the most intense heat to which the boiler may be subjected; it is formed in this instance of copper which is a better conductor of heat than the iron plates of which boilers are generally constructed. The sides of the cap are perforated at e and the cavities are filled with fusible metal composed of lead, tin and bismuth, the quantities of the several metals being proportioned in such manner that the alloy will melt at that degree of heat of which it is desired notice should be given. An opening is made through that part of the boiler which is most likely to become unduly heated (as at c) and the cap is screwed into it, its bottom being thus directly exposed to the iame. The tube, a, is passed through the exterior shell of the boiler and is open at fusible metal is melted, it, either running out of the cap or being blown through the tube by the pressure, allows the steam to escape through the tube into the open air and thus give notice of the excessive heat of the boiler.
To facilitate the removal of the tube and the application of a filled cap to replace one which has acted, I screw it in a plate d which is bolted to the shell of the boiler.
I am aware that in one of the arrangements of C. Evans the fusible metal is inclosed in a cap or tube bolted upon the water side of any fire surface in theboiler but not protruded through the sheet constituting such surface. I am also aware that safety plugs in combination with a tube have been used before, such for example as the one patented by Stillman where the end of the tube is closed by a cap of fusible metal which rests upon the plates of the boiler and is kept in place by the pressure of the tube against it, but these are so defective that they have never come into general use; first, because the tube is merely pressed against the cap which being wholly exposed corrodes so quickly that leakage very soon takes place between the two; secondly, the saline and earthy incrustations, which are continually forming in boilers, accumulate around and between the fusible metal at its juncture with the plate of the boiler, frequently prevent its action; thirdly, the fusible metal when unprotected is quickly corroded and rendered useless; fourthly, in replacing the fusible metal, unless great care is taken to clean the surface of the boiler, the metal is separated from the boiler vplates by a stratum of earthy or saline deposits which being bad conductors prevent the transmission of the heat from the boiler plate to the fusible metal and thus prevent its acting; fifthly, they can only be applied to those parts of the boiler which admit of the plate being kept in position by the pressure of the tube against it, and hence they can not be applied with advantage in many cases where their presence would prevent accident; and sixthly, even if a fusible metal cap was secured to the end of the tube and pressed against the boiler plates only that part in contact with the plates would melt leaving a. sufficient mass around the tube to close it and prevent the escape of steam. These disadvantages are its outer extremity, hence, as soon as the all obviated by my apparatus; first, the cap being screwed onto thel tube prevents leakage; secondly, the cap being screwed into an opening made in the boiler is exposed directly to the heat, and as it is formed of a good conducting metal it quickly transmits the heat to the entire mass of the fusible metal plug within it, and protects it from any saline or earthy deposits; thirdly, the fusible metal is protected by the cap from corrosion except at the perforations, as these are the only points unn protected and as the metal at these parts is of considerable thickness, it requires a long space of time to alter it sufficiently to require a. renewal; fourthly, as the cap is screwed into the boiler and not pressed against its plates, when one cap is removed a new one is screwed directly in the same hole, and hence no sediment can intervene to prevent the transmission of heat; fifthly, as the fusible metal is not held in place by the pressure of the tube, but by the cap which is screwed into the boiler plate, it
vcan be applied to any part of the boiler, and
the tube leading from it may be bent, (see Fig. 2) to accommodate it to the position of the cap; and sixthly, as the fusible metal is inclosed in aV better conductor than the boiler it will be certain to melt throughout its whole mass,- and thus opening the capped extremity of the'tube, allow the steam to escape.
Having thus described my protected safety fusible plug, what I claim therein as new and desire to secure by Letters Pat- 'ent is-
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