Specification of Richard Leake and Matthew Sykes : furnaces, &c.

  • Leake, Richard.
Date:
1857
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Credit: Specification of Richard Leake and Matthew Sykes : furnaces, &c. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    3 Leake ($* Sykes Tmpts. in Consuming Smoke ($■ Generating Heat in Furnaces, <Sfc. cularly describe and ascertain the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same was to be performed, and cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office within six calendar months next and immediately after the date of the said Letters Patent. 5 NOW KNOW YE, that we, the said Richard Leake and Matthew Sykes do hereby declaie the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer¬ tained in and by the following statement thereof, that is to say:_ Oui improvements are proposed to be effected by constructing furnaces in 10 the following manner, and in adapting thereto the following parts, which when separately considered are old, but when combined together, as hereafter described, and employed for the purposes of this Invention they are new, and constitute our above mentioned improvements. As regards the first feature of our said improvements it consists in separating 15 the “ ash-pit” into two parts by building a wall up the centre thereof, and pro¬ viding the same in front with two doors. The second feature consists in the use of hollow “ dead plates ” divided as above stated, and grate bars through which air passes to the “split bridge” of the furnace. SO The third feature consists in the use of a series of fire-clay pipes, either square or round, and of any length or diameter of bore, and placed either before or behind the “ split bridge for the purpose of separating and infinitely dividing the smoke into small particles, so as to be easily acted upon by the flame from the fire. We propose to employ a “ tue-iron ” and blower to each 25 of the aforesaid pipes. The fourth feature consists in adapting a water tank extending the whole length and width of the fire grate, and in constructing the fire box of wrought iron to save the expense of a door frame and fire arch, also to heat the feed water for the boiler. 30 In order to explain our said improvements as completely as possible, we now proceed to describe the best, means we are acquainted with for carrying the same into practical effect, reference being had to the illustrative Sheets of Drawings hereunto annexed, and to the numeral figures and letters of reference marked thereon, respectively as follows :— 35 Description of the Drawings. At Sheet I., Figure 1 is a side elevation of a two-flued cylinder steam boiler, showing our said improvements attached thereto; Figure 2, a longitudinal and