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a hollow, vertically arranged web connect-
ing the ends. From the opposite end of the
super-heater 22 a pipe 23 leads to a fourway
union 24, access to which may be had
5 through a plug 25 which is threaded into
that port or*opening of the union or joint
opposed to the one into which the pipe 23 is
threaded. -
To provide a washer and cooler through
10 which the gas may be, passed, a cylinder 26,
formed with a threaded nipple at its lower
end which is threaded, into one of the open-
ings or ports of the union 24, rises from the
union and within this cylinder is a 'centrally
15 disposed rod 27 which extends longitudi-
nally of the cylinder, and on which are se-
cured the spaced, conical disks 28 formed
with apertures 29. A collar 30 is threaded
on the upper end of the cylinder 26 and is
20 closed by a plug 31 which permits access to
the cylinder for the purpose of removing
the rod 27 and its disks, when the same be-
comes necessary. An inlet pipe 32 leads
through an aperture in the collar 30 and con-
25 veys a suitable stream of water to the cylin-
der, which water, dropping through the ap-
ertures 29, tends to wash the ascending gas.
After passing through the cylinder 26 and
being washed and cooled, the gas passes
30 through a pipe 36 which is threaded into
the collar 30 to a receiving tank or storage
tank 37, from which it may be led to any
desired' point through a pipe 38.
The wash water, after passing through
35 the cylinder 26 and removing the inipurities
from the gas, passes through a pipe 33
which is threaded into the union 24 and de-
pends therefrom, to a trap 34 fromi whence
it is conducted by an overflow pipe 35 to the
40 usual sump or the like.
In practice the device is operated in the
following manner:-
Fuel is fed to the container 11 through the
hopper 12 and, as the fuel is consumed, a
45 freshtcharge is delivered to the container by
swinging the upper gate 13 open to allow
fuel to fill the space between the upper and
lower gates. The upper gate is then closed
and. the, lower gate opened allowing the
50 charge of fuel to gravitate to the lower end
of the container.
A ire having been started in the grate 3
to ignite the fuel, the worm 20 is rotated, imi-
parting rotation to the container 11 and
55 feeder 6. Fuel will then gravitate from the
container 11 to the feeder 6 and from the
central opening in the feeder G.and through
the hoods 7 to the fire bed. Because of the
rotary motion of the feeder, the fuel will bedistributed by the hoods evenly over the fire 60
bed.
Gases rising from the fire will be trapped
in the upper portion of the drum 4 from
whence they will pass through the pipes 21
to the super-heater 22. The intense heat'pf 65
the super-heater will thoroughly dry tth
green gas and will gasify any particles of
coal-tar or creosote which may be cont gained
in the gas and find its way through the pipes
into the super-heater. 70
From the super-heater 22 the gas is con-
ducted through pipe 23 to the washer, as
hereinbefore set forth.
S having thus described the invention, what
is claimed as new and sought by Letters Pat- 7b
cut, is:-
1. A gas producer embodying a drumi pro-
viding a fire pot and a retort, means. f p
feeding fuel to the drul, a super-heater ar
ranged in the lower portion of the drurn 80
and ada pted to be buried in the fire bel,
means for conducting gas from ti rUpper
portion of the drum to the suj1er-1latv,
and means for conducting the gas from th
super-heater. 85
2. A gas producer embodying a drm pro-
viding , fire pot and a retort, a grate, means
for feeding fuel to the drum, a super-heaterm
arranged in the lower portion of the dra um
and 111lrie( iin lthe fire bed oii the grate, said 90
super-heater being parallel with the grate,
means for condouting gas from the Ipp r
ort ion of the rum to the super-heater. and
means for conducting .the gas froiim the
suliper-heater. 95
3. A gas producer embodying a rdrun pro-
viding a fire pot and retort, means for feed-
ing fuel to the drum, a super-heater a r-
augedl in the lower portion of the drmin and
consisting of a flattened tubular member 100
bli mied in the fire Ied, means for condo outing
gas from the upper portion of the dr(41 1 io
.tle super-heater, and means for condruct.ing
the gas from the super-heater.
4. A gas producer embodying a drum pro- 105
viding a fire pot and a retort, means for
feeding fuel to the Irami, a grate, a sir1per-
heater having a restricted passage a(d ar-
ranged in the lower portion of the drum and
parallel to the grate, means for conducting 110
gas from the upper portion of the drum 10
the super-heater, means for conducting the
gas from the super-heater, and Ieans for
washing the gas.,
In testimony that I claim the foregoing 115
as ray own, I have hereto affixed rnvy sigua-
tumre.
FRANK E. MODLIN. t''.
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Modlin, Frank E. Gas Producer, patent, February 25, 1919; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1258262/m1/4/: accessed July 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.