US945693A - Process of preserving wood. - Google Patents
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- US945693A US945693A US42594608A US1908425946A US945693A US 945693 A US945693 A US 945693A US 42594608 A US42594608 A US 42594608A US 1908425946 A US1908425946 A US 1908425946A US 945693 A US945693 A US 945693A
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- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 title description 7
- 230000002421 anti-septic effect Effects 0.000 description 9
- 239000000463 material Substances 0.000 description 8
- WHRZCXAVMTUTDD-UHFFFAOYSA-N 1h-furo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-2-one Chemical compound N1C(=O)N=C2OC=CC2=C1 WHRZCXAVMTUTDD-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 5
- 235000006173 Larrea tridentata Nutrition 0.000 description 5
- 244000073231 Larrea tridentata Species 0.000 description 5
- 229960002126 creosote Drugs 0.000 description 5
- XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N water Substances O XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 5
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- QSHDDOUJBYECFT-UHFFFAOYSA-N mercury Chemical compound [Hg] QSHDDOUJBYECFT-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- 229910052753 mercury Inorganic materials 0.000 description 2
- 240000000731 Fagus sylvatica Species 0.000 description 1
- 235000010099 Fagus sylvatica Nutrition 0.000 description 1
- 229930188970 Justin Natural products 0.000 description 1
- 238000010521 absorption reaction Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000001174 ascending effect Effects 0.000 description 1
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- 230000006866 deterioration Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000008020 evaporation Effects 0.000 description 1
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- 238000002347 injection Methods 0.000 description 1
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- 239000007788 liquid Substances 0.000 description 1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B27—WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL
- B27K—PROCESSES, APPARATUS OR SELECTION OF SUBSTANCES FOR IMPREGNATING, STAINING, DYEING, BLEACHING OF WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIALS, OR TREATING OF WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIALS WITH PERMEANT LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL TREATMENT OF CORK, CANE, REED, STRAW OR SIMILAR MATERIALS
- B27K3/00—Impregnating wood, e.g. impregnation pretreatment, for example puncturing; Wood impregnation aids not directly involved in the impregnation process
- B27K3/02—Processes; Apparatus
- B27K3/08—Impregnating by pressure, e.g. vacuum impregnation
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- creosote penetrates more deeply in a moistened tie or sleeper than in a dry one.
- the method embodying the features of theinvention is outlined as to the essential steps as follows:
- Thewood pieces or ties are disposed in a suitable vesseland steam or hot water is introduced in such manner as to fully envelop or be equally distributed over the wood or tie.
- steam or hot water is introduced in such manner as to fully envelop or be equally distributed over the wood or tie.
- the vessel is relieved of the steam or hot water and a vacuum is formed therein.
- the establishment of a vacuum produces an active evaporation of the moisture from the wood and cools the latter, thereby preventing deterioration of the wood by excessive heating.
- the tie is then again subje'etedto the action of hot water or steam and to the action of a vacuum, and these operations are repeated several times, and after a last treatment by vacuumwhich removes the air and permanent gases which may have been liberated, the antiseptic material, 'such as creosote, is injected into the wood or tie under pressure.
- This antiseptic material is distributed throughout the whole mass of the wood by means of auxiliary fluids which are used successively and act under successively increasing pressures at intervals.
- These fluids comprise at ieast a vapor and a gas, the vapor giving by its condensation the necessary heat for maintaining the creosote in a liquid state, and the gas producing a driving or injecting action on the creosote relatively to the wood or tie.
- nating wood with a reservative consisting in disposing the wood in a receptacle, moistening the wood, relieving the receptacle of moisture, subjecting the wood to the action of a vacuum to draw out a part of the moisture and cool the wood, repeating the moistening and vacuum operations, injecting an antiseptic material into the wood While the wood is under pressure, and diifusing the-injected antiseptic material by means of auxiliary fluids mtroduced in the receptacle at intervals underprogressively increasing pressures and gradually increasing temperatures until the wood is thoroughly impregnated with the antiseptic material.
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Description
UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
JUSTIN CHATEAU AND JULES MERKLEN, OF-PABIS, FRANCE.
PROCESS OF PRESERVING WOOD.
No Drawing.
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that we, JUSTIN CHATEAU and J ULES MEnKLEN, citizens of the French Republic, residing at Paris, Department of the suitable for railway ties or sleepers.
In wood conserving methods or processes as generally practiced, the wood 1s dried before injection of the. antiseptic material. This method has been found defective, and it has also been ascertained that the antiseptic,
such as creosote, penetrates more deeply in a moistened tie or sleeper than in a dry one.
The method embodying the features of theinvention is outlined as to the essential steps as follows: Thewood pieces or ties are disposed in a suitable vesseland steam or hot water is introduced in such manner as to fully envelop or be equally distributed over the wood or tie. \Vhen the .wood has been subjected to this operation for a proper length of time the vessel is relieved of the steam or hot water and a vacuum is formed therein. The establishment of a vacuum produces an active evaporation of the moisture from the wood and cools the latter, thereby preventing deterioration of the wood by excessive heating. After this vacuum treatment the tie is then again subje'etedto the action of hot water or steam and to the action of a vacuum, and these operations are repeated several times, and after a last treatment by vacuumwhich removes the air and permanent gases which may have been liberated, the antiseptic material, 'such as creosote, is injected into the wood or tie under pressure. This antiseptic material is distributed throughout the whole mass of the wood by means of auxiliary fluids which are used successively and act under successively increasing pressures at intervals. These fluids comprise at ieast a vapor and a gas, the vapor giving by its condensation the necessary heat for maintaining the creosote in a liquid state, and the gas producing a driving or injecting action on the creosote relatively to the wood or tie.
As a specific example of the steps of the method, times and pressures relatively to a certain number of ties or sleepers, let it be assumed that it is desired to treat or impreg- Specification of Letters Patent.
Application filed April 8, 1908. Serial No. 425,946.
Patented Jan. 4, 1910.
nate ninety-two beech sleepers or ties, each measuring 2.7x.22x.14 meters. These sleepers are disposed in a suitable vessel or receptacle and are subjected to the action of steam for thirty minutes under a pressure of 4 kg. per sq. cm. at a temperature -of-1 l5" C. The vessel or receptacle is then relieved of water of condensation and steam pressure and a vacuum of 40 cm. of mercury, is established in the vessel and maintained forabout fifteen minutes. The ties or sleepers immediately subsequent to the vacuum action are again treated by steam for the same length 0 time as before and under the same pressure at the same temperature, and after the water of condensation is relieved and the steam pressure cut off, a vacuum of'40 cm. of mercury is again established and maintained for a period of forty minutes. After cm is diffused by means of auxiliary fluids,
such as steam and air, subjecting the ties or sleepers during a period of about fifteen minutes to a pressure increasing until it reaches 3 kg. per sq. cm., the temperature also increasing or ascending until it reaches 135 C. Vhile the vessel is filled with steam as a result of the immediately foregoing step, compressed air which is not heated is introduced into the vessel in order to maintain the pressure at 3 kg. per sq.fcm., the temperature under these conditions lowering until it. reaches 115 C. Immediately following this latter operation, steam is again introduced into the vessel in order to progressively increase the pressure to 4 kg. per sq. r
em. and the tei'nperature to 145 C. After this last step, air under pressure and at an ordinary temperature is again introduced into the vessel for about fifteen minutes to bring back the temperature to 115 and at fully impregnated with the antiseptic material or creosote, and experiment has demonstrated that under such conditions and with the quantity of wood or the number of ties or sleepers treated as stated, the absorption of 1688 kgs. of antiseptic material is effected, or each tie or sleeper will have absorbed 18.75 kg;
What is claimed is:
Theherein described method of impreg-.
nating wood with a reservative, consisting in disposing the wood in a receptacle, moistening the wood, relieving the receptacle of moisture, subjecting the wood to the action of a vacuum to draw out a part of the moisture and cool the wood, repeating the moistening and vacuum operations, injecting an antiseptic material into the wood While the wood is under pressure, and diifusing the-injected antiseptic material by means of auxiliary fluids mtroduced in the receptacle at intervals underprogressively increasing pressures and gradually increasing temperatures until the wood is thoroughly impregnated with the antiseptic material.
"In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of two-subscribing witnesses.
JUSTIN CHATEAU. JULES MERKLEN.
Witnesses:
H. 0. Com,
EMILE Know.
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| US42594608A US945693A (en) | 1908-04-08 | 1908-04-08 | Process of preserving wood. |
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| US42594608A US945693A (en) | 1908-04-08 | 1908-04-08 | Process of preserving wood. |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| DE102008034100A1 (en) | 2007-09-18 | 2009-03-19 | Stu Fakulta Chemickej A Potravinárskej Technológie | Multifunctional device for modification of cellulose material such as printed- and paper products from books, magazines, manuscripts, maps and works of art on paper, technical drawings and other documents, comprises a drying chamber |
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| DE102008034100A1 (en) | 2007-09-18 | 2009-03-19 | Stu Fakulta Chemickej A Potravinárskej Technológie | Multifunctional device for modification of cellulose material such as printed- and paper products from books, magazines, manuscripts, maps and works of art on paper, technical drawings and other documents, comprises a drying chamber |
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