US1262311A - Hydrocarbon-burner. - Google Patents

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T. 1. CRQOK.' HYDROCARBON BURNEB.

` l APPLICATION FILED OCT.. l5. 1.911. 15.22.33 Patented Apr. 9, 1918.

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T. CROOK. HYDROCRBON BURNER.

APPLICATION FILED 001215.1911.

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Be it known that l, THOMAS .l..CRoo n, a citizen of the United States, jand resident of 'VVichita, in the county of Sedgwickand AFigure l is a perspective view offiny in- 1 '-"vention; v

Fig 2 isl a longitudinal sectional elevationiof thebLirner;

Fig. 3 is atransverse 'View taken on the AState of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hydrocarbon- Burners, of which the following is a Aspecification. I'

My invention relates to hydrocarbon burners, and more particularly to. certain improvements concerning my Patent.' No.

1,238,003, granted August 21st, 1917.

The improvements consist primarily in devisinga single burner in coritra-distinction to -one'of the duplex or multiple type; devising-a type of burner head with 'a maximum surface upon which the atmospheric* air may exert a cooling effect; providing for a more complete attenuation of the gas which goes to make up the combustible'mixture; `mounting the .overlying retort in a novel fashion so that it. .may be quickly dismantled; and providing an intake which will preclude back-firing.

With these and other objectsin view, the

invention coniprises'the arrangement-and construction of parts shown inthe accompanying drawings, hereinafter' described,

and embraced within 'the scope of the appended claims.

In said drawings:

line'8-3 of Fig..2

Figill is atrans'verse sectional elevation taken along line of Fig. 2, Vand Fig'. 5 'is a perspective View of certain dey introduced into the retort .'18 'tof-insure a' tails ofthe mixing chamber.

Referring specifically to the drawings.,l 5

designates 'the burner head, which consists of an inverted U-'shaped manifold o with a communicating `Atr ansversely disposed inlet manifold -7, thebnrner head, invite entirety, being formed of a single casting. The outerv Wallv '8 of the manifold 6= is placed a rela tively. shortl distance from the inner wall,

and is. proVided"-on its top with a plurality of horizontally extending .kerfs l0, and on its oppositeI vertical side. with a' plurality of vertically extending kerfs er dattie openings l1, and it Will'be noted in this connection, if *referencey be inedeto Figs. 'i and 2 of the drawings, that the: upper seriesof @eine4 Specification of Letters Patent. i Application filed ctober 15, l9l'?.

'plained v21, A.with its opening 2 2, is attached.

Serial No. $596,595.

openings. l() dov not extend the' entire length of the" outer wall 8 of the manifold, in fact,

theyextend from a point adjacent oneou'ter end of the manifold to a pointdirectly above 60 the inlet' manifold 7, while the vertical openL ings ll are' arrangedalong the entire'longitudinal extent ofthe manifold upon opposite sidesof the inlet manifold 7. ln other Words, theupper portion ofthe manifold 6 @5 terminates with the inlet manifold 7, and from this point it merges to the `left ofthe inlet. manifold in the form of' a single thickness of metal, and is fashioned into a hous- -ing orchamber 12 with its sides presenting 7 0 a continuity of theside'portionsof the nia-nhv 4 fold 6, its end 13' -closed and its bottom lev open for the purpose of admitting-air to the urnixing chamber aswill be .presently ex- By virtiiefof constructing the 'burner headin .the manner set forth, the

maximum number of flame ope n'in'gs' are provided in the outer wall oftlie'inanifold "6, and at' the same .t-iinetlfe inner" imperforato Walls 9 Will'besubjected tothe'cool 80 ing influence of the atmospheric air, thus preventing tlie'burner li'eard'from becoming.A

undulyA hot..

Risingfrom 'the upper outer end of the manifold isa short -bracket.liwith an-eye a5' lhav'ing a nipplel projecting there- If through with one endadapted for-connection with a suitable source of hydrocarbon supply 'and the otherend 4coupled with a retort pipeV 18 by means offt-henut. 19. This- 9o retort 'pipe is located directly abovetlie up-. 'per series off llame' openings 10 and'terrninates at its opposite end in amixinglchamber 2Q', at which 'pointf theusualn'ozzle, as

Steel wool 2 8, Op other similar`1 packing is" positive. vaporiza'ti'on of the hydrocarbon.

The mixingcharnherfhas the samegeneral 2d open andcommunicatingtherewithg An opening 25. preferably formed in the' top of the mixing chamber Q() te permit the in'- 105' sertion 4of afwire or otherinstrument for the purpose of cleaning out the minute' opening 4.22ct' the liceale-2l, and lthis' 4clean-out opening 25 -inay be closed by thescreW-plug 26. Bir'ectly in advance of the outlet nozzle 21 im of the retort i8, and slightly spaced therefronnis an intake'? which. extends outa Patented Apr, Q, i919,

Wardly from the wall ofthe mixing cham sion of air to all Aof its parts.

ln practical operation the nipple 17 is connected with a suitable source of kerosene or other similar hydrocarbon, and the kerosene gravitate's into the retort'lS. A small `qlmntity of alcohol is then placed in the tWo troughs 30, which are formed in the top of Wall 8, below and just to one side of the retort, andA this alcohol is 'ignited andthe heat ,arising therefromserves to preliminarily vaporize the kerosene in the retort, so that it Will be atomized through the opening 22 of nozzle 21 in the form of an exceedingly tine spray. At the same time, it Will be understood that the vaporized kerosene mixes with air in the mixing chamber 20, the air and vapor forming a combustible mixture Vwhich passes on through the intake 27 and then into the burner head proper, Where it is ignited andthe flame issues through the different sets of kerfs. The Haines from the upper set ofi' kerfs 10 then take up the Work of the alcohol and automatically superheat the kerosene in the retort 18 to the desired degree. Simultaneously the liames are emit.- ted from the vertical kerfs in the'side of the burner, and besides giving the heat required for any special purposethe flames issuing from the vkerfs on the opposite'sides of the housing 12 manifestly heat the housing so that the air entering therethrough into the mixing chamberavill be initially heated by the time it arrives at a point directly in front of the atomizing nozzle 21. In this manner both the hydrocarbon and the air are heated and their admixture greatly facilitated. The novel form of intake not only prevents backfiring or puffing, but also servesv to attenuate the or admixture so that complete combustion will ensue W hat is claimed is:

l1. ln a hydrocarbon burner, the combination of a burner head having a main body portion and an offset portion(J the burner head in its entirety having spaced inner and outer walls, the inner walls being imperferate and the outer walls having fiame openings, a mixing chamber disposed in immediate proximity to the offset portion of the burner head, an intake pipe connecting the burner head with the mixing chamber, and an overlying retort.

2. lin-a hydrocarbon burner, the combination of a burner head having a main mani-l fold, an auxiliary inlet manifold, a mixing chamber, an overlying retort connected with said mixing chamber, and an intake connecting the mixing chamber With the auxiliary manifold, a portion of said main manifold having a reduceolflame area and being extended So as to sustain the mixing chamber and partially inclose the intake.

3. ln a hydrocarbon burner, the combination of a burner head having a main mani-4 fold, and an auxiliary manifold, said main manifold having a series of ame openings in its top and a series of `iiame.openings on.` either side, the flame openings in the top terminating short of the length of the manifold while the flame openings in" the sides extend the entire length of themanifold, a mixing chamber, a retort arranged adjacent the top set of flame openings and discharging into the mixingchamber, and an intake pipe connected with the mixing chamber and discharging into theauxiliary manifold.

, 4. A substantially inner wall being imperforate and the outer wall having main flame openings in its op posite sides and auxiliary llame openings in its top, the portions of the outer Wall be tween the main and 'auxiliary flame openings being imperfora'te.

5. A burner head having a main body portion and an offsetportion arranged in substantial continuity, said body portion being provided with flame openings in its top and sides, and said offset portion having` flame openings in its sides only. 6. A burner head comprising a main manifold and an auxiliary manifold, said main ,manifold having a series of flame openings -in its top and a series of flame openings on either side, the flame openings in the top terminating short of the length of the man1. fold While the flame Vopenings in the sides extend the entire length ofthe manifold.

Signed at Los Angeles'in the county of Los Angeles and State of California this September A. D. 1917.

,THOMAS J CROOK.

TWitnesses i WM. C. KLEis'r, H. E). SMrrH.

inverted l U shaped burner head having spaced double walls, the

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