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line and because when the water first enters
pipe a it is cold and will lie upon the bottom
of the pipe, but having attained a momentum
in a given straight direction it will continue
5 in that direction instead of ascending pipef.
The water flowing in pipe b will cause the
siphon f to discharge into pipe b, which will
mix with the feed-water therein. This will
equalize the temperatures of the water in the
io boiler and the boiler-feed system to the eco-
nomical benefit of the fuel-supply.
I prefer to use one straight line of pipe,
such as pipes a, b, and d. I have found that
they present sufficient surface for the pur-
15 pose, and they may be easily scraped out to
remove sediment, scale, &c., by simply dis-
connecting them at unions b' and d' and by
passing a scraper through them for the pur-
pose.
20 I have been using a system such as I have
described for more than a year just past,
and I find from actual experience that I have
realized a saving of twenty-five per cent. or
more in the fuel necessary for my boilers.
25 Having described my invention, what I
claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,
is-
A water-heater feeder and circulating sys-
tem for steam-boilers, the combination of a
heater-pipe within the furnace placed longi- 30
tudinally parallel with the boiler, a ledge ex-
tending from the brickwork of the boiler-set-
ting for supporting said pipe, a siphon-pipe
extending into the water -space within the
boiler, and connected to the said heater-pipe, 35
a blow-off pipe connected to the bottom of said
boiler and parallel with the said heater-pipe,
a pipe connecting the said heater-pipe and
blow-off pipe together, and valves in the said
connecting and siphon pipes whereby the 40
feed-water may be fed into the top or bottom
of the said bailer, as desired, substantially as
set forth.
In testimony whereof I have signed this
specification, in the presence of two subscrib- 45
ing witnesses, this 28th day of January, 1899.
ERNEST ALBERT CLOUSNITZER.
Witnesses:
THOSE. B. VAN TUYL,
T. R. CHEATHAM.