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721,761
orator is disposed parallel with the heating-
chamber, and the gas-burner is disposed in-
termediate of the ends of the generator. But
a single burner is herein shown, it being un-
5 derstood, of course, that a plurality of burn-
ers may be employed and still be within the
scope of the invention, and as this will be
readily understood detailed illustration there-
of is deemed unnecessary.
io In the form of embodiment of the invention
shown in Figs. 3 and 5 a series of generators
is associated with the heating-chamber, in this
instance three, it being understood that this
number may be increased if found necessary
15 or desirable.
Instead of having the generator 9 with its
length arranged parallel with the heating-
chamber it is disposed at right angles there-
. to, and instead of employing threaded caps
20 for closing the upper ends of the generators,
as shown in Fig. 1, the said ends may be closed
by tapered plugs 10 to fit similarly-shaped4
ground or turned seats 17 in the upper end of
the generators, bolts 18, engaging spiders 19
25 in the generators, serving to hold the plugs
in place. In these last-described figures the
burner and separator are omitted, the point
of connection of the separator being shown
at 20, while the burner may be connected
3. with the generator at any desired point, either
as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 or otherwise.
In the form of embodiment of the invention
shown in Fig. 4 the length of the generator
is shown as disposed at right angles to the
35 heating-chamber, and its upper end is closed
by a screw-cap 21, with which the burner-car-
rying pipe 13 is connected. The point of con-
nection for the separator with the generator
is indicated at 22,the separator being omitted,
4o as its manner of disposition with relation to
the generator will be readily understood.
The operation of the device is as follows:
Oil passes through the heating-chamber to the
separator, thence to the generator, and thence
45 to the burner, where it is ignited and burns,
the sprayed oil being projected against the
outer surface of the generator. In a short
time the generator becomes highly heated, so
that the entering oil is immediately flashed
5o into vapor, and a gas is thus fed to the burner,
the flame from which laps around the genera-
tor and the heating-chamber. After the lat-
ter is heated the oil passing therethrough is
thinned or rendered more fluid by the action
55 of the heat, so that when it enters the separa-
tor any contained shale, sand, or asphalt willsettle through the plate 6 to the bottom of the
separator, the oil being further relieved of any
objectionable matter by passing through the
steel-wool. By this simple step of heating 6o
the oil initially to a point to cause it to part
with its heavy products that which enters the
generator is practically pure, and as it is
flashed or vaporized therein a gas only escapes
through the burner, so that all danger of the 65
escape-orifice becoming clogged by accumu-
lated gas - coal will be positively obviated.
The amount of gas that the burner is to pro-
duce is determined by regulating the needle-
valve Sb. 70
The burner of this invention is adapted for
use in connection with furnaces, cooking-
stoves, and the like and may be readily as-
sociated therewith without necessitating any
radical change in the structural arrangement 75
of such structures.
In practice the generator will not require
cleaning; but the separator will, and to effect
this the cap 4 is removed, thus to permit es-
cape of accumulated matter. Should it be de- 8o
sired to cleanse the steel-wool or supply a
fresh charge, this may readily be effected by
withdrawing the spring 5 and plate 6 and then
removing the wool.
Having thus fully described my invention, 85
what I claim as new, and desire to secure by
Letters Patent, is-
1. A hydrocarbon - burner comprising a
heating-chamber, a separator communicating
therewith, filtering means disposed within 90
the separator, a foraminous spring-pressed
support for the filtering means, a generator,
a conduit connecting the separator and the
generator, means disposed over the inlet end
of the conduit to preclude entrance of the fi- 95
tering means therein, and a burner carried by
the generator and having its jet or discharge
end disposed to cause the products of combus-
tion to impinge thereagainst.
2. In a hydrocarbon-burner, the combina- ioo
tion with a heating-chamber and a generator
provided with a burner, of a separator, a
spring disposed therein, a foraminous plate
supported by the spring, and a filtering agent
supported by the plate. 105
In testimony that I claim the foregoing as
my own I have hereto affixed my signature in
the presence of two witnesses.
GEORGE T. WADKINS.
Witnesses:
D. D. MCDONALD,
JOHN T. WHEELER.,2
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Wadkins, George. Hydrocarbon-Burner, patent, May 14, 1902; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth509459/m1/4/?q=%22Science+and+Technology%22: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.