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1901.) RE FOR HEATING AND PURIFYING FEED WATER. Mr. H. J. Reynolds, chief engineer of the Corrigan line of steamers, Cleveland, has invented and applied for patent on a mechanical device for heating and purifying feed water in boilers, which has been used in a number of marine and stationary boilers during the past year with very , satisfactory results, preventing the formation of new scale and removing old scale, with a consequent reduction of fuel bills. The object of the device is the heating of feed water and the removal of the greater part of the impurities contained therein before the water is discharged into the boiler. The de- ‘ , vice consists of oe the combination 7: of an open top re- ceiver supported in the steam space in the boiler, and having a valve- controlled dis- charge pipe con- nected with its lower end and ex- tending outside of the boiler, a heat- ing pipe in the boiler located preferably below the normal water line and having its outlet above and in position to dis- charge into the receiver, and hav- ing in its inlet end, outside of the boiler, a blow-off cock, In the draw- ings, Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sec- tional elevation of a boiler equipped with the invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional ele- vation on line 2—2 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a plan view of the heating pipe. Referring by letters to parts shown, A indicates a boiler which may be of any suitable construction. B represents the feed water receiver, which, in the best construc- tion, is in the form of an open-mouthed funnel. It is located in the steam space in the boiler, above the water line x—x, with its open top as near the top of the boiler as convenient. A discharge pipe b, connected with its lower tapered end, is extended out through the boiler wall and is provided outside the boiler with a blow-off bl. The heating pipe D D, which consists of a plurality of coils or convo- lutions, is located in the boiler, and preferably below the water line, wherefore it is submerged in the hot boiler water. The discharge end d of this heater pipe is extended up and over the receiver B, wherefore the water which is forced through the latter is delivered into this receiver. The inlet end of this heater pipe outside the boiler contains a check valve d2; and, between this chack valve and the boiler wall, a blow-off cock dl is connected with the pipe D. ’ ... Inthe operation of the device the water, forced through the pipe D, -is heated so that when delivered in the receiver B it is at nearly the MARINE REVIEW. 25 caper eee eee eel Se nn ae ee ee eee temperature of the boiler. water. The feed water used in boilers ordi- narily contains impurities held in suspension, and a very considerable quantity of impurities which do not separate therefrom until the water is heated. These impurities last referred to, together with the impurities which the water when cold holds in suspension, will settle to the bottom of the receiver B and the purified water will ow over the edges of said receiver and mingle with the boiler water. At suitable intervals the im- purities which have settled to the bottom of the receiver B may be blown out by opening the blow-off cock bl. In like manner such impurities as may have settled in the heater pipe D may be blown out by opening the blow-off cock dl, Following is analysis of impurities removed from feed water used in the Crystal Falls mine at Crystal Falls, Mich., by this device: Iron, 51.77 per cent.; phosphorus, .493; silica, 3.27; manganese, .37; alumina, 3.12; lime, 5.85; magnesia, 1.91; sulphur, .157; organia and volatile, 9.56. Further particulars of the device may be had from H. J. Reynolds, 721 Perry-Payne building, Cleveland. TRADE NOTES. _-On Tuesday last the ‘Atlantic Works, Incorporated, of Philadelphia shipped one of their bevel band saw machines to Rodermond Bros., operating the Tomkins Cove Marine Railways, Tomkins Cove, N. Y. The Eagle Oil & Supply Co., No. 104 Broad street, Boston, Mass.. has issued a catchy little folder in the shape of a first-class railway ticket, each coupon advertising their cylinder and engine oils, standard boiler compound, holdfast belt dressing or Solarine metal polish. The idea is well conceived. Andrew Philp’s Sons Glasgow Iron Works, 29 West street, New York, has issued a very attractive calendar. The firm are manufacturers of marine and stationary engines and boilers. The calendar bears pictures of the steamers Monmouth and Rescue, the machinery of which was designed by Horace See. A new 1901 pattern Skinner chuck with flush screws, either inde- pendent, universal or combination, and with either two, three 6r ‘four jaws, and any style of jaw, has been placed upon the market by the’ Skin- ner. Chuck Co.’of New Britain, Conn: An illustrated catalogue will be furnished upon application. 5 Seiad, A circular dealing with a new process for restoring sails ;comes from the Neptune Mildew & Water Proofing Co., Jersey City, N. J., preservers of sails, tents and awnings. This company claims that-a sail once cured by its process will not mildew until worn out. The process is stated to be a positive preserver of canvas. The Sprague Electric Co., 527-5381 West Thirty-fourth street, New York, has issued a beautiful catalogue devoted to the Lundell fan motors. The frontispiece is a picture of the real north pole, a Lundell motor which has frozen the atmosphere stiff about it. The book is excellently illus- trated with pictures of fan motors, suspended fan motors, column fan motors and other types made by the company. With many firms it is customary to send out a calendar for the year. The Bullock Electric Mfg. Co. of Cincinnati is sending out calendars by the month. The one for April has the jester in caps and bells sitting down in tailor fashion, a most appropriate design for April fool. The printing is excellent. The reverse of the card gives a list of the com- pany’s generators and motors for direct and alternating currents. Mr. A. L. Schultz, formerly president and general manager of the Schultz Bridge & Iron Co., Pittsburg, has been appointed to take charge of the operating department of the American Bridge :Co., covering the Pittsburg district, which comprises the Keystone, Pittsburg, Schultz and Shiffler plants at Pittsburg; the wrought iron plant at Canton, O.; the new Columbus plant at Columbus, O., and the Youngstown Bridge Co. plant at Youngstown, Offices of the Process Copper & Brass Co. have been moved to 42-44 Hudson street, Jersey City. The claim of this company is that it casts pure copper solid and free from blow holes. The characteristics of cop- per thus treated is that it is purified, strengthened and fendered abso- lutely homogenous, The tensile strength of the copper cast by this process is 30,000 Ibs. to the square inch. The company claims that the discovery of a blow hole in any of its castings is yet to be made. A business announcement from the Risdon Iron Works, San Fran- cisco, indicates a determination on the part of that concern to reach out on the Pacific coast for enlargement of its business in ship building and ship repairing lines. Departments of the works include machine, elec- trical, blacksmithing, boiler, refrigerating, coppersmithing and joiner work. The name of Robert Curr, formerly of Cleveland, appears as super- intendent of naval construction and H. C. Tabrett superintendent of ma- rine engineering. A report from the Seidler-Miner Electric Co. of Detroit is to the effect that in supply lines the demand is very active just now, especially from the marine trade. hey are now giving attention to the wiring system of the Whitney and other new steamers at the works of the Detroit Ship Building Co., and have just begun work on a very large contract connected with the water works and electric light plant that are being erected at Mackinaw, Mich. A contract for the electric lighting of the new Wayne county court house is about completed. A dispatch from Montreal announces that the Dominion government has granted a charter to E. V. and F. H. Clergue, F. S. Lewis and R. N. Douglas of Philadelphia to establish a Dominion Lloyds. The capital is #5,000,000. The hight rates of insurance charged on cargo and vessels on the St. Lawrence route has led to the government deciding to grant the charter. It is understood that the government has declared that every possible help shall be given to the new concern. The Pan-American exposition at Buffalo opens May 1, 1901, and don’t forget that the Nickel Plate road is the shortest and most expedient route to Buffalo and will land you directly at the exposition gates. Rates are in effect April 30, 1901, and good going or returning on any of our trio of daily express trains. Write, wire, phone, or call on nearest agent, C. A. Asterlin, T. P. A., Ft. Wayne, Ind., or E, A, Akers, C. P. Aa, Cleveland, O, No; 37-June 1, .