US821995A - Gas producing and consuming apparatus. - Google Patents

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vN0. 821,995. Y 4 PATENTED MAY 29,1906.

O. ELLIS.

GAS PRODUCING AND CONSUMING APPARATUS.

' APPLICATION FILED MAR. 28. 1905.

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.CARLETON ELLIS, OF NEW YORK. N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO- COMBUSTION UTILITIES COMPANY, OF NEW NEW YORK. I

YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF I GAS PRODUCING AND CONSUMING APP ARATUS-. I

To mll whnm it may concern.-

' .Be, it known that I, CARLE'roN'ELLis, a

a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York cit ,in the county of New York 5 and.State of ew York, have invented cer-v tain new and useful Improvements in Gas. Producing and Consuming Apparatus, of which the' following is a specification.

. This invention relates to apparatusfor to making produceras, in which products of combustlon are rawn in a highly-heated condition from a furnace or other source, are introduced into a gas-producer remote from .the furnace, and arepassed through a deep i5 bed of fuel in order to produce combustible orproducer gas. I

. It is'the object of this invention to make;

use ofethe sensible heat of a portion of the products of combustion from a furnace by Q is converting this sensible heat. in so far as possible into the potential heat or energy of com- .bustible gas. A

M ap aratusmakes use as a fuel of coal whic 1s ow m earthyconstituents, particua 5 larl of easily-fusible mineral matter, such as pyrite and the like. A

An essential feature of my invention is the means provided to effect control of the temperature of the gas-producin mass, for by f the endothermic and exothermic constituents'of the draft on nt is readily secured which preserves the equi ibrium'of reaction necessary for satisfactoiiy and continuous operation. I

n the accompanying diagrammatic drawin I show a form'of apparatus which is suitafie for the purpose aforesaid.-

In the drawing, 1 1s a asreducer adapted to contain a deep bed offue 4o 2 is an outlet-pi e for the combustible gas.

3 is a hopper or eed-aperture for the introduction of fuel.

4 represents the twyers, through which enters the blast for supporting combustion and ell'ecting gasification of the fuel.

5 is a ip'e or passage connecting the twyers 4 wit 1 a mechanical blower or blast app iance 6.

7 is a furnace, shown of the reverberatory type, having the hearth 8 and gas, and airport 9. A stack 10 is connected to this furnace .by the flue 11.

12 represents a series of air-inlets connect- -Specifieation of Letters Patent. 7 Application fiaa para 23. 1905." Seria no. 252.487.

Patented may 2'9, 1906.

ed to' a bustle-pi e having connection with the pipe 13, whic in turn is connected with the fan-blower 14. A damper 15, placed in this pipe, serves to regulatetheflow of 'air.

A damper 16 is placed in the pipe or passage l to regulatethe flow of gas from the gasproducer -1.

In the stack-fine 11' is an outlet 17, from which extends the: passage 18. to the'fan 6.

the fan 6. I

20 is a dam er orvalve to'regulate the amount of pro nets of combustion'hanglled bythe'fan6.-- v 21 is a damper regulating the fresh-air supply.

22 is a damper regulatin the volume of the blast supplied to the m ucer.

The fan 6 is shown -wit the impeller-wheel poyed.

My method of o eration is-as follows: A bed of ignited coal is brought to such a depth in the gasroducer. that upon the blowing theret-hroug a blast containing 0 gen an carbon monoxid is.o tained. The fan 6 is ut 1n 0 eratro'n to roduce the necessary and 21 are carefu y adjusted to secure a combustible gas of the desired quality, In some cases damper 31 may be completely closed.

If the gases of the furnace enter the producer at a temperature higher than that at which they depart, it is evident that a portion of potential heat in the form of combustible gas. his condition I seek to secure, inasmuch as great economy in fuel'results from operating in such a manner.

to producer are shown under ground. I do not limit myself to this arrangement of appalast. e combusti legas es so'generated are carried throu h the passage 2 to the fur 1S and enter the roducer. The ampers 20.

their sensible heat-has been converted. into An' air-inlet 19 is placed on the inlet'side of '23. It is therefore of the positive blower type. These irh eller-wheels maybe water-E cooled. A fanlower or mechanicaldraft, a pliance of any-other type' rnay be em};

carbon dioxid a nearly) complete re uction to In'the drawing the passages from furnace 1 rams-as, for instance, the passages may be i l l 5 Manse... w-"...,

I carried-.ahovethe groundaandbe'suitably in:

-' 'sulated'to' uardag instilojss of heat.

WhatIcannis+. a 1. In-a gas producing and consuming ap- 5 paratusf the, combination ;of a gas-producer adapts; to containa deepbed of fuel, a gasconsumingi netallurgical furnace, a heat.-i u-' 4' sulatedpipe connection delivering gas from the pro gases in said latter heat-insulated pipe connectionprior to thedelivery to the producer.

Ina gas producing and consuming' ap- Qfaratus *the; combination w of a gas-producer adapted to contain adeep bed of fuel, a gas metallurgical furnace, a pipe con-- DBQfidn'delivering gasfiom the producer to the a heat-insulated pipe, connection bstracting burned gases from the furnace and delivering them' beneath-said fuel, a powerig'driven admixingiand propelling device in said heat-insulated pipe connection and a valvecontrolled inlet-opening to the atmosphere in the'pipe connection on the suction side of said. device, whereby the' burned gases and cold air willbeiad niked in regulated proper .ti9 18. 1,'--

consuming metallurgical furnace, a heat-insulated pe connection delivering gas from -'5='the:; r0 ulcer 'td;the.-furnace, a -heated insuf,

-late connectionabstracting burned ucer to the furnace, a heat-insulated- 1q ip'e connection abstracting burned gases 1 'fi'oiii thefui'nac'e and delivering them beneath said fuel, and means for admixing air with the n a :gas producing: and consuming apparatus, the combinatioh ofa gas-proi'lucer :adapted to contain a-deepbedfcf fuel, a gasomthe furnacerand delivering them i 5 ,Qheath saidffuel, aipoyver-drven mixing and opening to the atmosphere in the pipe con- ;-p ?opell hg'.-devicein said latter heat-insulated oprpe' connection,andavalve controlled inletnection'on the suction side of said device, whereby the burned gases and cold air will be admixed in regulated proportions.

4. In a gas producing and consuming ap- ,paratus, the combination of a gas-producer adapted to contain a deep bed of fuel, a gasconsuming metallurical furnace, a pipe connection delivering gas from the producer to 4 the furnace, an underground pipe connection abstracting burned gases from the furnace and delivering them beneathsaid fuel, and means for admixing air with-the gases in said underground pipe. 5. In a gas producing and consuming 'apparatus, the combination of a gas-producer adapted to contain a deep bedof fuel, a gasconsuniing metallurgical furnace, an under Y ground pipe connection delivering gas from the producer to the furnace, an underground pipe connection abstracting burned gases ruin the furnace and delivering them'beneath said fuel, and means for adm xing air with the gases in said underground pipe.

6. In a gas producingand consuming zip-" paratus, the combination of a gas-producer adapted tocontain a deep bed of fuel, agasconsuming metallurgical furnace, a pipe connection delivering gas from the producer to the furiiaei's, means for abstracting a )ortion of waste gases from the furnace and eliver 'ing the same with their heat conserved into

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