US739757A - Still for petroleum-oil hydrocarbon fluids. - Google Patents

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STILL FOR PETROLEUM UIL OR HYDROGARBGN PLUIDS.

APPLIGA'UQN HLD 00T. s, 1902.

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AUNITED STATES Patented September 22, 1903.vll

PATENT OrricE.

VATSON RYDER AND JOHN A. QUALEY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA,

ASSIGNORS, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO JOSEPH J. ODONOHUE, JR., OE

NEW' YORK, N. Y.

STILL FOR PETROLEUM-OIL OR HYDROCARBON FL'UlDfS.

SPECIFCATON forming part of Letters Patent No. 739,757, dated September 22, 1903.

Application filed October 9, 1902.

T all whom it may concern.:

Be it known that we, WATSON RYDER and JOHN A. QUALEY, citizens of the United States,residing in the city and county of Phila` delphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Stills for Petroleum Oil or Hydrocarbon Fluids, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention consists of novel means for ro distilliug petroleum-oil or hydrocarbon fluids; and it consists of a still embodying a retort having ,a circuitous or zigzag passage therein whereby the products of combustion of the furnace of the still are caused to traverse said x5 passage, and thus subject the oil or fluid to an extensive heating action and cause a thorough vaporization of the oil or Huid.

lt also consists of the novel construction of the dues for the products of combustion and 2o the crown-sheets of the retort with which said dues are connected, whereby during the expansion of said iiues and crown-sheets they remain connected and injury to the crownsheets by the thrust against the same of the z 5 said iiues is prevented.

Figure l represents a front view of a still embodying our invention.- Fig. 2 represents. acentra-l vertical longitudinal section thereof. Fig. 3 represents a transverse vertical section ;o through the retort detached from the furnace,

the fines thereof having been removed. Fig. L represents an enlarged sectional detail with a portion broken away, showing the conlmunication between one of the passages T and the space at the rear of the retort.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures. Referring to the drawings, A designates a still which consists of the top B, the sides to O, the upturned or arched base forming the channel D, the end crown-sheets E, and the Iiues F, the latter being connected with said crown-sheets.

The retort is contained within the furnace 4'5 G and subjected to the products of combustion thereof. Within the retort is the diaphragm H, which is connected with the crownsheets E and serves to divide the retort into separate chambers and also acts as a brace 5o for said sheets.

Connected with the crown- Serial No. 126,445. (No model.)

sheets and the end of the furnace adjacentto the chimney or stack J is the horizontal plate K, it being notedthat spaces L L' exist between the crown-sheets and the adjacent ywalls of the furnace, and the plate K forms a division between the upperand lower portions ot' the vspaces at the discharge end of the furnace. A damper L2 is provided for controlling thepassage L3, leading from the space L at the rear and communicating with the lower portion ofthe stack.

M designates the pipe for supplying the ,retort with petroleum-oil or hydrocarbon fluid.

N designates the head of the retort, the saute having connected therewith the vaporconveying pipe P, which is attached to the condenser Q.

R designates valved pipes which lead from the base of the retort and are connected with the condensers S. In order to admit hot air to the products of combustion, we employ the ducts vT T, which are connected with the base of the retort and extend longitudinally along the same to the rear passage L, they being open in front, whereby air may enter the same through the draft wheel or opening in the fuel-supply door of the furnace, and so reach said passage and commingle with vthe products of combustion thereof and burn in said passages with any gases which have escaped uncombined from the furnace. The front of the furnace above the fuel-supply door is lclosed by doors which when opened permit access to the adjacent ends of the iiues F for purposes of cleansing and repairs.'

The operation is as follows: vThe retort is supplied with petroleum-oil or `hydrocarbon fluid, which fills said retort and surrounds the dues F. The products of combustion from the furnace G pass through the chamber D, formed by the upturned base of the retort, thus heating said base, and consequently the oil or iiuid in the lower portion of the retort. The products of combustion then pass into the space L at the chimney or stack side and then enter the iiues F in the lower chamber of the retort, after which they pass to the front space L and rise therein, reaching the iues Fin the upper chamber of the retort nace therefor, a series of flues for the prod-y and pass therethrough. Then they reach the upper portion of the space L and finally escape into the chimney or stack, it being seen that by the provision of the additional plate Ka circuitous or zigzag passage is provided for the products of combustion, thus subjecting the petroleum-oil or hydrocarbon fluid to a long heating-surface, th us most highly heating the oil or fluid and efectivelydistilling the same. The vapors of distillation, such as kerosene or light oils, enter the said head N and pass into the pipe E, whence they are directed into the condenser Q and collected therefrom in any suitable manner.` The residuum, tarry matter, &o., will be discharged into device R when the valves of the same are opened and afterward subjected to the condensers S, from which they may be directed to a place of collection. The crownsheets E are bent or deflected inwardly, and

the flues F are curved in their longitudinal direction. Consequently when said flues expand, owing to the intense heat to which theyl are subjected, their ends press against the crown-sheets, and as the latter are somewhat resilient in their nature they yield or give, so as to retain the connection of the flues with said crown-sheets and prevent said flues from breaking through the latter, owing to the thrust of said filles in their expansion, or otherwise fracturing said sheets.

Having thus described our invention, whatV we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is i l. A petroleum-still havinga retort, a furucts of combustion within said retort and a perforated divisional diaphragm within the retort between the series of flues.

2. A petroleum-still having a retort, avfurnace therefor, a series of flues for the prod-` ucts of combustion within said retort, a divisional perforated diaphragm within the retort between the series of flues, and a divisionplate between the walls of the retort and furnace at the discharge end of the latter.

3. A petroleum-still having a retort and a furnace therefor, said retort having a base with au elevated portion forming a passage for the products of combustion from said furnace under Vsaid retort, a perforated diaphragm above said elevated portion, and a division-plate extended beyond the crownsheet at the discharge end of the furnace.

4. A petroleum-still having a. retort, a furnace therefor, an air-duct leading from the atmosphere along said retort to the rear of the combustion-chamber of the furnace, a rear passage at the end of the retort connected with said duct, a series of flues for the products of combustion within said retort, a perforated diaphragm within the retort between saidjflues, and a division-plate between the walls of the retort and the furnace at the discharge end of the latter.

5. In a petroleum-still, a furnace and a retort, the latter having a flue therein for the products of combustion, the same being connected with the crown-sheet of the retort which crown-sheet is adapted to yield with the expansion of said flue without becoming disconnected therefrom or fracturing said flue, and air-ducts at the base of said retort connecting with spaces at the rear of the retort between its rearcrown-sheet and the adjacent end of the furnace.

6. In a petroleum-still, a furnace, a retort with crown-sheets deflected inwardly, and flues in said retort for the products of combustioii from said furnace, said flues being deflected in longitudinal direction and connected with said crown-sheets.

7. In a petroleum-still, a furnace and a retort having a flue in the same for the products of combustion from said furnace, said retort having crown-sheets of deflected form and connected by said flue.

8. In a petroleum-still, a furnace, a retort, and a flue in said retort for the products of combustion from said furnace, said flue and the crown-sheet of the retort with which said flue is connected being of deflected form.

9. In a petroleum-still, a furnace and a retort having end crown-sheets deflected inwardly and flues curved in their longitudinal direction with their ends connected to said crown-sheets.

10. In a petroleum-still, a furnace and a retort having end crown-sheets deflected inwardly and flues curved in their longitudinal direction with their ends connected to said crown-sheets, and a longitudinal diaphragm connecting. the crown-sheets at their central deflected portions.

11. In a petroleum-still, a furnace and a retort having end crown-sheets deflected inwardly, flues curved in their longitudinal direction with their ends connected to said crown-sheets, the spaces between the crownsheets and the adjacent walls of the furnace communicating with said flues and a horizontal division-plate connecting the rear crownsheet with the end of the furnace and dividing the space therebetween.

WATSON RYDER. JOHN A. QUALEY.

Witnesses:

` W. LINTON FUTER,

F. HERBATH.

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