US795161A - Gas-generator. - Google Patents

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No. 795,161. PATENTED JULY 18, 1905. J. J. NIX.

GAS GENERATOR.

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GAS-GENERATOR.

SPECIFICATIO forming part of Letters Patent No. 795,161, dated'Ju1y 18 1905.

Application filed $eptember 21,1904, Serial No. 225,396-

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JosrrUA JO N NIX, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a new and Improved Gas-Generator, of which the following is a clear, full, and exact description.

. The invention relates to an apparatus for generating gas, particularly from hydrocarbon, oil atomized by air and steam.

An important feature of the invention lies in the provision of two combustion and expansion chambers separated by a shallow checkerwork of large area, thus allowing perfect expansion of the gas and a consequent gain in volume and bringing about a thorough association between the gas and checker-work, so as eventually to [ix the gas.

The invention involves various other features, all of which will be fully set forth hereinafter and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is bad to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the preferred embodiment of my invention, in which drawings like characters of reference indicate like parts in the views, and in which- Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of the invention. Fig. 2 is a cross-section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a detail View of the oil-spraying pipe.

10 indicates the tire-brick walls of the apparatus, which preferably are covered with metallic sheathing 11. 10 indicates manholes in said walls, and 11 the covers therefor. These walls are preferably of the cross-sectional form shown in Fig. 2, this being considered to be the best adapted to the purpose. Constructed within the lower part of the chamber 10 are ascries of piers 12, on which is erected a checker-work 14. This checker-work is relatively shallow and of correspondingly-increased horizontal extent, as shown best in Fig. 2, the checker-work extending continuously from one side to the other of the chamber and the checker-work engaging the front wall of the chamber and extending rearward to a divisional wall 15, With extensions from the bottom of the chamber up vertically to the upper level of the checker-work.

a series of oil 16 indicatestwoinlets for the oiLand atomizingfluids, these'being located'oneabove and Y one below the checker-work. ,Oommunicating with the said inlets are the discharge-portsof Z centrifugal air-pumps 17, and passing tov said pumps are steam-jet pipes 18. :Passing laterally into'the passages 16'are pipes 19, which have communication with steam-pipes -20 an d oil-pipes 21. Said pipes 19 terminate within the passages 16 in spray-rings 22l, (best shown in Fig. 3,) and comprise tubularrings,s.with and steam discharge orifices therein. I

23 indicates a'gas-outle-t which passesfJaterally from the lower part of the chamber below the checker-work. 1

At its rear end the chamber 10 is provided with a stack 24, which communicates with the lower part ofthe chamber 10 rearward of the Wall 15 by means of a base brancli 25. Discharging into this base branch is asteam-jet pipe 26, which is located in an air-pipe 27, extending upward and forward into the branch pipe, as shown. Bymeans of the steam-jet from the pipe 26 and the air-s mply 2'7 sufiicient current may be created in the furnace to blow off or properly cleanse the sameat such intervals as the conditions may require, during which operation the manhole-covers 11 may be removed or an outlet from the generator may be provided in any other manner desired. The stack; 24.. is provided with a damper 28.

The manner of operating and using the apparatus is as follows: The mixture of oil and steam is sprayed through both burnerrings, accompanied by blasts of air from the'pumps 17. The combustible vapor thus formed is ignited and burns in both chambers of the generator, the damper28 being open to allow a draft through the stack 24. When the checker-work becomes sufficiently hot, the supply of air is cut off and the flame at both lfurners is extinguished. Then the mixture of steam and oil is turned on through the upper ring 22 only, and the damper 28 is closed. The vapor contacting with the hot checker-work is transformedinto a fixed gas, expands in the chambers of the generator,

and is withdrawn through the conduit 23. When the generator becomes cold, the operation is repeated.

The exact manner of operating the apparatus when making gas is not essential. For instance, the mixture of steam and oil may he turned on through the lower ring 22 and the gas withdrawn from the upper part of the apparatus.

Lylavin g thus described my invention, I claim as new'and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A gas-generator having exterior walls forming a chamber, a series of piers erected on the bottom of the chamber extending horizontaily, a cliecker-work erected on the piers and extending horizontally throughoutthe major; portion of the length ofthe chamber, means for introducing fuel and atomizing fluids into the chamber above and below the c'heckeravork and for withdrawing the result ant gases, the said checker-work being spaced from one end wall of the chamber, a divisional wall located in the chamber and extending from the spaced end of the checker-work downward to --the bottom of the chamber, a stack communicating with the lower part of the chamber at the side of said divisional wall opposite the checker-work, and a blowoff means also communicating with the chamber at the lower part of one end thereof at the side of the divisional wall opposite the checker-work.

2. A gasgenerator comprising exterior walls foaming a horizontally-elongated chamber, a series of piers erected on the bottom of the chamber and extending l'iorizontally therein, a checkenwork erected on the piers and extending horizontally .in the chamber throughout the major portion of the length thereof, the generator having combustion and expansion spaces above and below the checkerwork, means for introducing fuel and an atomizing fluid above and below the checker-work and for witlnlrawing the resultant gases, the said checker-wm-k being spaced from one end wall of the chamber, a divisional wall located in the chamber and extending from the spaced end of the checker-work downward to the bottom of the chamber, a stack communicating with the lower part of the chamber at the side of said divisional wall opposite the checker-work, and a blow-off-n'ueans also comnnujiicating with the chai'nber at the lower part of one end thereof at the side of the divisional wall opposite the checker-work.

3. A gas-generator comprising exterior walls forming a chamber, a series of piers erected on the bottom of the casing and extending horizontally therein, a checker-work erected on the piers and also extending horizontally in the chamber, the checker-Work being spaced at one end from the end wall of the chamber, a divisional wall extending from said spaced end of the checker-work downward to the bottom of the casing, means for introducing fuel and an atomizing fluid above and below the checker-work, means for withdrawing the resultant gases, a stack communicating with the lower part of the casing at the end adjacent to the divisional wall and at the side thereof opposite the checker-work, blowoff means communicating with the base of the stack, and a damper in the stack above the blow-off means.

4:. A gas generator comprising exterior walls forming a chamber, an air-blower discharging thereinto, a ring located in the airblower discharge and having a plurality of discharge-openings, means for supplying fuel and an atomizing liuid to said ring, and a means communicating with the blower for discharging an elastic fluid under pressure into the blower.

5. A gas-generator comprising exterior walls forming a chamber, an air-blower discharging thereinto, means for delivering a fluid-jet located in the air-blower discharge,

means for supplying "fuel and an atomizingblast to said means for delivering a fluid-jet, and a i'neans communicating with the blower for discharging an elastic fluid under pressure into the blower.

6. A gas generator comprising exterior walls forming a chamber, an air-blower discharging thereinto, means for delivering a fluid-jet located in the air-blower discharge, and means for sumilying fuel and an atomiz ing fluid to said means for delivering a fluid jet.

vl n testimony whereof] have signed my name to this specilication in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOS.HUA JOHN NIX. WV itnesses:

CARL Buss,

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