' Paten'wd Feb. 19, 1918'.

c. L. ANDERSIEN.
CIRCULATION CONTROL RAFFLE FOR WATER TUBE BOILERS.
APPLlCATIO? FILED FEB- 5- ‘917.
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Paten'wd Feb. 19, 1918‘.
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CHARLES L. ANDERSEN, OF EAST CHICAGO, INDIANA.
CIRCULATION-CONTROL BAFFLE FOR WATER-TUBE BOILERS.
1,257,277.
Speci?cation of Letters Patent.
Patented Feb. 19, 1918.
Application ?led February 5, 1917. Serial No. 146,776.
T0 all whom it may concern.‘
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Be it known that I. CHARLES L. Alumn
SEN. a ‘citizen of the United States. residing
at East Chicago, in. the county of Lake and
State of Indiana, have invented certain new
and useful Improvements in Circulation
Control Baflles for Water~Tube Boilers; and
I dodeclare. the following to be a full, clear,
and exact description of the ‘invention, such
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as will enable others skilled in the art to
which it appertains to make and. use the
same.
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My invention has for its object to pro
vide a ba?le for controlling the circulation
surging of the water in the boiler and thus
diminishes the liability of the latter to
“prime.”
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In attaining the object thus set forth I
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place ba?ies or retarders 5 in the upper tubes
as shown in Fig. 1, said retarders being
preferably constructed of metal disks hav
ing their upper edges removed at 6 to per
mit the escape of steam and a limited circu
lation of water, said disks, however, pre
venting rapid circulation through the upper
tubes and thus forcing such circulation
through the others. Tworigid arms 7 ex
tend at right angles from one side of each .70
of water through the tubes ofwater tube disk 5 and are by preference cast as integral
boilers so as to) force rapid __ circulation parts thereof, the free ends of said arms
through the lower tubes to prevent overheat being joined by a transverse bar 8 which
ing and consequent injury. In attaining this forms an effective handle’ for positioning 5
end I employ certain novel features of con the retarders in and removing them from 75
struction and unique combinations of parts
the tubes.
to be ' hereinafter
claimed, the descriptive matter being sup
Any preferred means may be employed
for securing‘ the retarders in place, but. one
which constitutes‘ a part of this speci?ca
outertsidewith a spur 9, while a set screw
fully
described
and
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plemented by the accompanying drawing of the arms 7 is preferably formed on its
10 is threaded outwardly through the other
Figure 1 is a vertical section through part . arm. It will thus be seen that when the
tion, and in which: '
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of a water tube boiler showing the arra'ngei .' 7screw 10 is tightened, both its outer end and
ment of the water retarders in the upper the spur 9 will be forced into binding con
tubes;
tact with the tube. This effectively holds
Fig. 2 is an enlarged transverse section of the retarder in position, but it may be re
one of the tubes showing more particularly moved when required .by loosening the
the manner in which the retarders are se
cured in place; and
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screw 10.
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From the foregoing, taken in connection
Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the‘ ‘ with the accompanying drawings, it will be
retarders.
observed that although the construction of
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the numerals 1 designate the tubes of‘a
common type of water tube boiler, 2 the
drum of said boiler, and 3 theheader estab
lishing communication between the tubes 1
and‘ drum 2. The usual ?re box at is located
beneath the tubes 1 for heating the water
as it circulates through these tubes-and it
is well known that due to the intense heat
from this ?re box, the lower tubes. are over
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In the drawings above brie?y described, the retarders 5 is extremely simple and in
expensive, these devices will be highly efli
cient and will ful?l a long felt need by forc
ing circulation through the lower water
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tubes so as to prevent the formation of
steam pockets and the consequent overheat
ing of the tubes. For these reasons the form
of retarder shown ispreferably employed,
but it~is to be understood that within the
scope of the invention as claimed, numerous
heated and injured unless rapid circulation kinds and styles of such devices may be used
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of water takes place'therein. In practically without sacri?cing thetprincipal advantages.
all‘boilers of-the type described, this cir
I claim:
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culation is not sufficiently rapid due to the
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formation of steam pockets in the lower tendvacross a tube, said partition being of a,
tubes, and it is therefore the object of the size to permit'only the passage of a'restricted
present invention to retard the passage of quantity-ioffliquid, a pair of rigid arms ex
water through the upper tubes to force it to tending from’ one side of said partition, an
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circulate rapidly through the others, thus outwardly projected spur carried by one
insuring that the latter be not overheated. ‘arm, and a set screw threaded outwardly
This arrangement of parts also prevents through the other, said, spur and screw being
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adapted for contact With the tube to hold the a size to permit only the passage of a re- 15
partition in place.
2. A baffle comprising a partition to ex
tend across a tube, said partition being 01'' a
size to permit only the passage of a re
stricted quantity of liquid, a rigid‘ support
extending from one side of said partition,
and a spur and set screw carried bv said sup‘
port for engagement With the tube to secure
stricted quantity of liquid, a pair of rigid said partition in place. -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
arms extending from one side of‘said parti
tion, a transverse bar joining the ends of my hand in the presence of two subscribing
said arms and serving as a handle for applyv witnesses.
ing and removing the device, and means car
CHARLES L. ANDERSEN.
ried by said arm for contact with the tube
Witnesses :
to secure the partition in place.
' 3. A ba?ie comprising a partition to ex
tend across a tube, said partition being of
FLOYD H. STEPHENS,
W. H. JErPEsoN.
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