US873037A

US873037A - Gas-producer.

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Publication number: US873037A
Application number: US37539307A
Authority: US
Inventors: Charles Gamer
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1907-05-24
Filing date: 1907-05-24
Publication date: 1907-12-10
Anticipated expiration: 1924-12-10

Description

7 No. 873,037. PATENTVED DEC, 10, 1907.

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CHARLES GAMER, or roar wonrn, TEXAS.

GAS-PRODUCER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dee-10, 1.907.

Application filed May 24. 1907- Serial 1T0. 375,393.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that 1, CHARLES GAMER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fort Worth, in the county of Tarrant and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gas-Producers, of which the following is a specification.

This-invention relates to an apparatus for producing gas and particularly to ap )aratus or producing gas from lignite or 0t or gas producing material, and the object is to provide inexpensive apparatus which is simple in construction and operation and to rovide apparatus of the kind for the use of in ividual enterprises whether large or small. Apparatus may be prepared for furnishing gas to be used for driving small motors, thus making it practical fora small factory to manufacture its own gas. Apparatus may also be made for prdducing gas for a city or several manufacturing establishments or machine shcgps.

ther objects and advantages will be fully explained in the following description and the invention. will be more particularly pointed out in the claims. 1

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings which form a part of this application and specification.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the apparatus. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the apparatus, looking at the left side of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the furnace and the gas cleaners. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the lower shifting grate. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the casing for the grate shifting racks.

Similar characters of reference are used to indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

This apparatus is provided with a furnace 1 which 18 lined with fire brick 2. T he. furnace is provided with a chute 3 and a ho per 4 for feeding lignite to the furnace. hen lignite is not beingpfed to the furnace, the chute 3 is closed by a rotary valve 5 which may be operated by a crank or handle 6. For the purpose of clearing the clinlrers which form near the bottom or lower part of the combustion chamber, shifting grates 7 and 8 are rovided. The upper grate 7 has a cuttin e go 9. The lower grate 8 stands norma ly within the furnace to support the 'material during combustion, but may be withdrawn tolet the ashesfall to the ash box 11. For the purpose of shifting the grates 7 and 8 the grates are provided with racks 10 and 12 which may be formed integral with the grates 7 and 8 respectively. A casing 13 is attached to the side of the furnace and communicates or opens into the furnace. The grates 7 and 8 can be withdrawn from the furnace within the casing 13. The racks 10 and 12 are moved by pinions 14 and 15 which are provided with shafts 16 and 17. A casing 18 for the inions 14 and 15 and racks 10 and 12 is attac ed to the casing 13. The shafts 16 and 17 are journaled in the sides of the casin 18. Any suitable handle or crank may be used to turn the shafts 16 and 17. For the purpose of breaking clinkers from the side or from the brick lining 2, a scraper 19 is rovided. The scraper has a number of lades or arms which are or may bG-fOI'IIlEd integral with the body 19 thereof. The two blades 20 which are on the side of the furnace adjacent to the casing 13 are far enough a art to receive the racks 10 and 12 and the b ades all operate on the outside of'the grates, that is, between the grates and the lining 2. The scraper is elevated and lowered by racks 21 which may be formed integral with the body portion 19. The racks21 are driven by pinions 22 and the pinions 22 are driven'by the shaft 23. be run up whenever it is necessary to clear the lining 2 of clinkers.

The gas escapes from the furnace 1. through a box 24 which is attached to and communicates with the furnace. The gas passes from the box 24 by a circuitous course through a series of

cylinders

25, 26, 27,28, 29, 30, and 31.

Cylinders 25 and26 communicate through a.

box 32. Cylinders 26 and 27 communicate through a box 33. communicate through a box 34:. Cylinders 28 and 2,9 communicate through a box 35. Cylinders 29 and 30 communicate through a' box,.36. Cylinders 30 and 31 communicate through a box 37. The

boxes

33, 35, and 37 have openings 38 which are closed by covers 39. The covers 39 are held on l yyokes 40 which engage lugs formed on the sides of the boxes and by hand bolts 12 which screw through the yokes 4:0 and'press on the covers 39. The upper boxes and the lower'boxes and the cylinders are held in operative relation by rods .3 which engage lugs 44 formed on the boxes. As the productsof combustion passfrom the furnace, they are made to go through a circuitous The blades of the scraper may Cylinders 27 and 28 course in the cylinders and each cylinder is provided 'Wl'tll series of se )arators in order to separate the gas lrom t e tar and other products. In cylinders to inclusive the separators are horizontally disposed and each separator is somewhat more than a half dish. The separators cause a change of direction of the course of the at each separator. be deposited or arrested on the separators and t is will pass on through the cylinders. The tar, when separated from the gas, will drip down from the separators and escape from the cylinders into the lower boxes and then through the pipes 46 and under the surface of Water in the box 47 A variation. in the form of the separators is shown in Fig. 3, cylinder 31. A spiral conveyor 47 serves separatewhat tar is left in the gas. The from the cylinder 31 passes throughthc pipes and 49 to thetrough or box 47. he collected. in the storage cylinder 0 to be distrilmted to the motor to be used. 1: your, pipe is connecteo with the cylinder The spiral conveyor a? in cylinder 31 l permit the gas escape in larger volumes or articles than would escape from cylinders saying the separators 45. The

. aters 45 are on a rod. and can be rei Wed.

The operation has already been described. 'llhc vertically arranged cylinders receive the products of the combustion and separate the from the tar and other matter and the tar is collected in a trough or box. The lower grate stands normally in the furnace. The upper grate may be run in as often as necesto break oil the clinlrers that form. near botttom ol the furnace. When the iers form on. the side of thebriclr lining, scraper may be run by the racks and to scrape the clinl rs from the brick. he blades of the scrap a run in the notches m. t periphery of the. grate. The grate l i the blades and rests on the port red. on the furnace. Guides 'nrovided for the scraper and attached to the i'urnace Wall.

Provision made for supplying Water to the cylinders through which the products of combustion are passing. A pipe 54 is con nected. to the box 33. Nater may be introd with the pipe into box 33. As the moisture to some extent and the m a lmneihcial effect the so Md in cousin a flow of This action will cause the tar to.

t-er runs or drops down through the cylino'crs and 271, the will become charged a smear Coke, lignite, or other gas producing mate rial may be burned in the furnace.

Suthcient drai t is created in'the furnace to furnish air for combustion. purposes by the engine which takes the gas from the tank 50. The removal of the gas from the tank tends to create a vacuum in the chambers 25 to 31 inclusive and also in the furnace. The air will be taken through. the lurnacc doors and the-furnace needs no other means for providing air for combustion purposes. The actual use of the producer herein shown demonstrates that the air supply is amply sufficient.

Having fully described my invention, What I claim as new and desire to secure by Let tors Patent, is,

l. A gas producer comprising a furface for the combustion of lignite, a series of vertically arranged. cylinders having communication With said l'urnace, removable separators horizontally disposed in said cylinders, boxes, each box forming a connection of one cylinder with the next cylinder in succession, drain pipes connected to the boxes at the lower ends of said cylinders, and means for collecting the gas for distribution.

2. A gas producer comprising a furnace for the combustion of lignite, a series of vertically arranged cylinders having communication with said furnace, removable separators mounted in said cylinders, connecting boxes, each box connecting one cylinder with the next cylinder in succession, rods engaging lugs on said boxes and holding said boxes and cylinders in operative relation, drain pipes connected. to the boxes at the bottom of said. cylinders, a box containing Water for immersing the ends of said drain pipes, and means for collecting the gas.

I 3. A gas producer comprising a receptacle for the combustion of gas producing material, a series of vertically arranged cylinders, a series of boxes at the upper and lower ends of said cylinders, each box connecting a cylinder with the next cylinder in succession, a rod running through each cylinder, separators mounted on said rods and forming a circuitous passage through said cylinders, drain pipes connected to boxes at the lower ends of said cylinders, and means for collecting the gas.

thopresence of tivo Witnesses-,this 1"Tthda y of May, 1907. r CHAS. GAMER. Witnesses:

A. L; JACKSON,

E. J. Lonxowsxr.

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