US927251A - Condenser. - Google Patents

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A. KUYLBNSTJERNA.

GONDENSBB.

APYLIGATION FILED MAE. 16. 1909.

927 251. PandvJuly 6,1909. HEREN-SHEET 1.

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`hyvo, woohl ho opproxhou `tho invention7 #ouh :lo xiii ounhlo othorsi `not tho various oom'wotiog 'pipolfs hrohou -Soporoto tho somo sohonty from tho hot- 'freely hotwoon tho two sholo into the toil ing; to hon. toll, ohwo', :imi oxort description of.'

ohhmt h1 tho t to which it :lpportono to 'hmfko :met uw the somo.

My hwmrtoh rohztm to imt)rovomootfa h1 woor-howto, om) it is rhpoohliy ihtomhd to provhhu oomhhwd :sm'hwo omi jot oohdmwor loootfd :1t :t mthooht ioig'ht nhovo tho hot wot! to moho wo oil th x rf'oh--ihmxnhnromotrio principhu l My' hwohtion will ho m'ldorstood hy who? @noo to tho ooooropurrvmr:t1-awww, 'owh'rh the sono? porta` oro hwhmtorl hy tho somo hei tors throughout tho sovom vimos.)

Figuro 1 :ahorro o Sido Novation ol' tho rondonoor, with tho hot `woll shown hx sootiou ovary. Fi@ shown; tho rohrlonsm' propos' oh am ol'rhrrgrod oooh, porto hoog Shown ih ooo tion allongtho Vortiro! :mos o' tho rolhohooh A, rr. 'mzoooth tho ootor ohhh o1" tho umh (temor, which muy ho mmsmootod of :L f rios of Castings, or of Stool phrtoo riveted togzgotmr74 omi whuh` "s gjohomtfy ('yho-r droo ih oroso-Hootiom with tho top ooo bottom lov tho to 'ha o1' tramontato ooms. This shol A, with tho 'giunto oo'rto-hm. thoroh, mouotodor o fromo E, nirrod hy the oopporto tf, tho hohrh'to o i which Supports, ot Soo-- y thh's four foot obov wo tor howl in hot moli, :md ot highor atA mfiof: dopohdihg 'upon tho or mom horomotrlo pr 'ooro to whoh tho rowdonsod wotor :mnt tho ooo'iofg' water woohi ho The bottom como A. o1' tho Sho-ii A, io pro# Vidar-d with ov oor-ius ol' rodialyrhs Awwxoh son@ as supports for tho moor shell U, and

tom :shol A" to tot tho ooohhp; water poso pipe! M. Tho sitios of this shell l) oro oyhh driooh und tho oppor portoh D"a is proornly iov the form of' a hollow truncated (nono, opon :1S :1t D". Shout-od in this shol 'D io monouhmr doahrogm E surround h1 g the Wotor tubos H, whoh oro :r1-ram god h1 ,rh'ouh'ar form i1). tho hoods (lifpd Tho hood G io Escom-cd to tho` Hong-(fo o' tho hoorn. F, oud forms o top for Patented 'uly 6, M309.

Serial No. 483,785,

wht hosih. Thehottmh of this; basin rests ou rho D lov tho hot-tom o1' thol shell Dfso that tho motor o' oohdfosnton on poss I'roo'ly hotm'ooh tho hot-tom of tho hoshl F and tho 4.ottom of tht` Shell Tho oppor h md, o1 tho water tubos H sul ports :t hoppa-1' TJ whoso outer odg-o projects o'v'or tha' port D ot' tho shell D. Mounted ohorc this hood I ou inverted fulmo K2, prof@ xhy. oircuh. ha o1oss-Sc ;:io11, Whose lower ood roo on tho hood I, and uolooos the oppor ood, of o, phx fihtyot' thfmiotortubos ,loom/:oi mitm? tho oontor of tho-System. This; ifuooo W omhootofl, hy tho pipo hl to tho ooh Water pipo hl ''orsupplyng tho Condoms imp; wotr'rr. to oxigmhsion joint K lis 'provid io the pipo 1i. Tho pipo L 's oonhootod to tho exhaust of tho engine or on* goles or othor oppz'xrutus supplying the Stoom to ho oohdousod.

M roprosoots4 the toit pipo for drawing Ott' tho water oupphod [or oondensing*purposes, ood N rqoresonto the pipo for carrying off the water ot' oonc'lohsoton, or tho "sweet water;

C) rom-osent@ :L pipo oonhootfed to o Suitable nir---iuoulp, hot shown,f ood U represents o ophtsh guard to }.H'o,'ve11t :my of the liquid ('.ootohto ot' tho mpmrotos from boing sucked into tho or pipo l roproslonts tho hot Wolh which is prefer-- ohy dhfhxt hy tho partition P into two ohomhoro P2 :md P. loto tho Chamber 12 tho thi?. pipo M orol'rtios, ond tho overflow is dro; oh? by tho pipo Q. Tho ohoolbor l is pi Hood with an. upwordyprojnoting diaphragm lo, :md o. downworthy-projeating diaphragm p', tho two :thrilling o gr mso trap, tho promo 'fowhg to tho Sor'loomohd tho swoot 'wok d 'mvrro' thrmlg'h tho pipo H. The partition P is pororzttvd, as :11- p", to

ward through thocontrol serios ol tubos '15h into tho roooptooie 1F,- thon up through tho outer teorias of tubos into tho hopper I', thonv o'vo'rhnvmg solo hopper drops. on tho cornealy oorfooo D oi' the chamber D. Such spa-ttors off is do'octod hook to said shall by the dolootor At; and this ".Voteruhlxing down tho shoil U, amd between Lt ood tho shot] A, hunny @soupes througl'x tho tout p1 po M. Tho

v Water chamber P3 of: the hot Well, where the lill path of the cooling Water is indicated by plain arrows. The path of the vapor on the other hand is indicated by barbed arrows. This vapor enters through he exhaust pipo L into the shell D,Aand the central series of the tubes lzl having the colder Water, the tendency of this vapor is to low inward to Ward the center el' said group oi tubes, Where the aqueous vapor is condensed, and the air and rareiied vapor flow upward and outward tl'irougjh the opening hetween the top of the shell l) and the hopper i', passingr upward to the pipe O, Where it is drawn oli by the vacuum pump, not shown. The tendency of the vapor te flow inward toward the een-- ter ol' the grou p oi tubes ifi' is augmented by the annular diaphragm, lll. The distilled Water drops down on 'the bottom oi the chamber D, and escapes through the sweet water tail pipe N,`lowing into the sweet grease is trapped olli, and the fresh water fed to the boilers through. the pipo R. The vacuum pipe 0 opens iut-o the part A oi the conde: ser near its highest part, and the drain pipes M and N lead from the hottorn of their resptwtive chambers. 'llhus the air 'remaining in the system is drawn oli" in a dry state, and the water, both the coolingy and the listillod water, `is allowed to .flow oil` through gravity. l't will. he seen that the apparatus hereinbefore described comprises 'a surface condenser located in the renter of an annular ict 'eoudenser, the saine cooling water being*r used for both. it will he noted that the vacuum isv the saule ou the inside as ou the ouiside of the tubes il', and therefore a leaky tuhc will have no efl'eet on the vacuum. Again,v the upper head l is free to rise or fall as the tubes eX- paud or contract, which motion is permitted hy the expansion joint ii, und `for this reason all the tubes can be mpanded into the tube heads like boiler tuiles', and there is no necessity for ierrules', thinihtis, stulling boxes, or the like1 such as are used in many surface condenser-s at present rnauufactured. it u ili be noted that no w pump is needed to ,fret the .vaier out of the condenser.

ivell loiowu, a surface condenser' re- .rpiirs uiore eooliup` rincer thor a Iiet condens r, .because the tubes are not as ell'eetive as rvhere the sten-in cornes in direct contact with the cooliupr water. i

My invention provides 'for a combination. of the tiro l'orius of the condenser, so that iuost of the actual condensation is effected in the tuhes, while the remainder dts froui the direct contact of the vapor .1- eooliug water, so that the h; l ".xf'lleii j the jet eoudeuseri time inost ot :mused und is :u ffiin in the l in power plants,l especially electric rail-vv way plants, Where the load varies Within Wide limits, il' a surf ace condenser alone he used, it must be very large and costly, in order to secure the requisite cooling' surface, but my idea is to arrange the surface condenser for the normal load, and let all the overloadsbe taken care of by the jet. The amount of the circulating Water can. be regu.-

lated to Whatever is needed 'by varyingr the s )eed of the circulating' pump. By having;

shell A suiheiently elevated, the Welllnown advantages ol the baronietric tube `iet condenser are secured, and at the-saine 'time by the herein described construction: the greater portion of the Water evaporated is separated out in the form of distilled water which is suitahle for use. over again in the boilers. lt will be notedA that the vacuum acting on the upper end of the outer ries o lvl tubes .il will `tend to suck water` down from the funnel lig and therefore this vacuuni -will assist the pump in foreing'the Water up through the pipe l.

rlhe herein described device is believed to he simple in `construction and econorn'xal und efiicient in operation.

lt will he ohvious that various changes Inight be nnide in the. herein described construction which could be used without de partingr frein the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what .l claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is l. A condenser comprising' an outer shell, an inner shell inclosed therein' and spaced therefrom, a surface condenser mounted in said inner shellfiind delivering the distilled Water to the inner Ishell and the cooling water to the outer shell, an exhaust pipe opening into the inner shellfa suction. pipe connected to the top' of the outer shell, a tail pipe for the cooling' water connected to the hottorn of the outer shell, and atail. pipo for tue distilled i iter connected to thin bottorn` oi the inner ll, suliistiuitially as (,leserihed.

2.111 condenser eonuu'isingjr an outer shell7 au inner shell inelosed therein und spaced tlurcfrorn, a surface condenser mounted in said inner shrill and. deliveriruhr the distilled water to the inner shell and the coolingr Water 'tothe outer shell, an exhaust pipe. openingr into thelriner shell,y a suction pipeoonnected to the top of the outer shell, a tailI pipe for the cooling Water connected to the .bottoni ol' the outer shell, a tail pipe for the distilled u'ater `connected to ythe lbottom oi the inner shell, :uid a hot well divided into tun comparinichts for the cooling warm; und tl df "lied inviter, respeetively, cated at porred in und spaced npnrt frein sninonter sind inner und outer shells, resieetively, n linsin mounted in seid inner shell, n bottoni plete covering the top of seid basin, water Lubes secured in seid plete and opening into said linsin, n topplnte secured eo the upper end ol' .eid tubes, and spaced away from said inner shell, n lio )per secured to seid top plete and extending lleyond the outer edge of the open top of said .inner shell, en inverted funnel. mounted upon the snid top ilnte und surroundi1u` the upper ends of n plurality of seid' water tubes, n pipe connected to sind funnel for supplying cooling weber 'to said funnel., nn expansion joint in said pipe, en exlinust pipe opening' into sind inner shell, and n suer/ion pipe connected to seid outer shell, substantially ns described.

9. An npimrntus of the elnnneler deeeribed, connnising n het Well divided into Two eonnmrtinents, one for the eoolingl mur-.r :md one for the distilled water, nin outer shell mounted above snid lieb 'well nl, :L greater height, than n column or' water lmln-need by nLnmsplurie pressure, en inner shell supslxell, delleetors nrrnnged between said inner and out-er shells for directing the course of the Cooling water, teil pipes Connecting the bottom of seid inner and outer shells, respeeively, zuid the two compartments of said het Well, n basin mounted in said inner shell, n bottoni ln-e covering the top of said basin, Water tu ,ies secured in seid plete and opening into snid basin, n top plate scoured to die upper end of seid tubes, and spaced nwziy from seid inner shell, n hopper secured te snid top plete end extending; be-I lVond the outer edge of the eden top ol said inner shell, un inverted funnel mounted upon the seid top plete und surrounding the upper ends olE n plurality of seid water tubes, :L weC ter pipe connected to seid funnel, en expnnsion jointin seid pipe, nn exhaust pipe opening' into seid inner shell, and n suction )ipe conneeted to seid outer shell, substantially ns desmi bed.

In testimony whereof, l nf'x my signe.- tnre, in presence ofY two Witnesses.

ADO IAF KU 'l' LENSTJE RNA, lVitnesses Crisis. LLOYD, DnLMAn L. Hennie.

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