March 26, 1935.

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CALORIMETER '

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Filed Marvch 28, 1934

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ATTORNEYS

CHARLES GRAV~

Patented Mar. 26, 15935

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Charles GAS Gray,'Lei'gh-on-Sea, GALORIMETEREnglandv *

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Application- March; 28', 1934,, Serial.No..717,700~

, vInGreat Britain March. 15,1933, .

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roams-(01.1 73-184)
The subject of this invention is a gas calorime
ter.fora'determining-the heating value of com
bustible gases obtained from retorts,,coke ovens ,

Figure 2 is an elevationof thespindleandassd-v {

ciated-parts; ' , ~

Figure 3 is a plan Figure e is a plan of oftheunderside the disc detachedi of the Ifun- ~ ' or other gas generators the heating power} of which gases is substantially in inverse ratio to nel.
the proportion of inert gases contained therein, 7 A indicates the base board andB, the back 1 or to the proportion of water gas or other-in wall on which the device is mounted, C the metal ferior gas admixed with coal gas. base, on which'is ?xed a pillar D terminating "

A calorimeter according to the invention is in a pointer E. In the base C is secured a spine dle F (see Figure 2) bored for the passagev of 10 of combustible gas, and a proportion of_ air ad-. gas, and screw-threaded at G for the attach justed in accordance with a calibrated indicator, ment of a funnelH (Figures 1 and 4). The > in order to keep the mixture in such proportions spindle has a collar or enlargement J on which as to maintain its explosive character, more air is a micrometer screw thread, onwhich is ?tted ; ' being required with a, rich gas than with a gas the boss K of a disc M. A nut NJon the spindle 15 , of poor quality, so that the heating power of the F forms a stop to. limit the downward movement gas can be ascertained by noting from the indi of the disc M, and the funnelI-Iis screwed down cator the extent of admission of air necessary on to the spindle F until the loweredgeof the to maintain a series of small explosions, in other said funnel touchesthe boss K, and thus pre 20 words to cause the mixture to pop continually vents upward movement of the disc from its zero 20
10 arranged to receive a constant regulated supply
when brought into contact with a ?ame. .
position. . , ,. , y 1

The device may comprise a base, a ?xed pointer

Combustible gas entering the pipe P (Figurel).

thereon, an externally screw threaded spindle' bored for the passage of gas, a disc bearing cali 25 brated indications and rotatable on the said spin dle to ascend and descend within set limits, a

controlled by the tap Q is connected with a pres

sure gauge R, and with a pipe S entering the base C, within which'it communicatesv with the bore 25 of the spindle F. A pilot jet 'I'Hsupplied from .

30 gauge. The disc can be set at zero, when it en- '

cone or inverted funnel secured on the said spin the pipe P is arranged tojprovide a permanent dle and provided with air inlet openings adja ?ame adjacent the open top or nozzle of the cent its periphery, a pilot jet, and a pressure funnel H.

Thetop Q being adjustedto allow a predetera

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tirely excludes air from the funnel, and whenan mined pressure of gas as indicated by the pres arcuate movement is given to the disc,v air. is sure gauge R, the disc M, which may have a admitted between the disc and the funnel and milled edge, is turned to the left on thescrew passes along with the gas coming from the bored threaded part J of the spindle and is thus caused 35 spindle up the vertical barrel or cylindrical part to descend slightly, air being thus admitted be
of the funnel, which thus acts as a Bunsen burner; tweenthe periphery of the funnel H and the

'_ On the disc being turned to increase the admis sion of air until the gas and air mixture issuing from thev top of the funnel, where the pilot jet 40 is situated, begins to pop,'the ?gures on the disc opposite the pointer indicate the thermal units in the gas. If popping ceases, showing an in crease in the heating value of thegas, the disc is turned to increase the proportion of air'when the di?erence between the previous reading and

upper surface of the boss K of the disc, until the V

gas and air mixture begins to pop at the top of ,, the funnel H. If popping ceases owing toan in. crease inthe quality of the gas, the disc M must ,7 40 be turned further towards the left, increasing the amount of air admitted to the funnel, and
the difference between the previous reading and '
that of the ?gure on. the disc then represents the a t 5

pointer indicates the extent of the increase in

heating value. ~ _ v -

increased heating value of the gas. 4 If the quality of the gas is reduced, the disc is turned baclrv .to ~ that of the ?gure thus brought opposite the, the right. . '
In order to make an automatic record of the . heat of the gas atthe nozzle of the funnel H, a

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same will now be more fully described with ref

In order that the said invention may be clearly thermo-couple I (Figure 1) may be located in the understood and readily carried intov effect, the ?ame, and connected with a suitable recording

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erence to the accompanying drawing in which:, calori?c values. The thermo-couple is . made Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device ex-, from two dissimilar metals, which are coupled ,to 55 emplifying the invention; ' gether with wires; the heat of the ?ame of the 55

instrument L of known typecalibrated in actual- _

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through the wires, which actuates the recording a series of small explosions when the mixture instrument. The burner is set in the ?rst place is brought into contact with a ?ame, comprising
so that it pops at the correct calori?c value of the a base, a' ?xed pointer thereon, an externally . g'as passing through the burner; the thermo screw threaded spindle bored for the-passage of couple will instantaneously cause the recording gas, meansto supply a constant regulatedfsupply l instrument toindicate and register the calori?c vof gas to said spindle, a disc bearing calibrated value. , If the burner stops popping, the record- indications and vthreaded on said spindle to * 1 ing apparatus will indicate and register a higher f ascend and descend Within'set limits,- anjinverted calori?cwalue; Should 'thequality of the gas funnel secured on said spindle, a pilot *jet, and a 10
become poorer, the burner willpop more'fre
'ing apparatus.v ' _ ' > >

burner causesan electrictcurrent to pass extent of admission of

necessary to maintain

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pressure gauge, the arrangement being such that

quently'and cause a lower reading of the record-, _~ when the disc is set with the calibrations opposite the pointer at zero, the. upper surface of the disc

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters" touches theedge of- the funnel and prevents the admission of any .air to the funnel, and as the 15 .Patent of the United States :is:

A gas calorimeter arranged to receive a con-7 .stantregulated supply'yof- gas and a-propo'rtion of air adjusted in accordance with a"calibr'ated' indicator, in order to keep the mixture in such proportions as to maintain its explosive char-i acter,fsothat the heatingipowerof the gas can.

disc descends'the air" admission opening is pro-v

mixture is brought into contact with the flame

lgressively-increased to the extent necessary to I

maintaina series of small explosions when the

issuing from the pilot jet at the top of said spindle. 20

be ascertained by noting from the indicator the

CHARLES GRAY;