Published Resources Details Letters Patent

Author
Sodeau, W. H.
Title
Means for increasing the work obtainable from a charge of compressed air
Imprint
United States Patent Office, 2418
Description

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 828,432. Application filed May 9 1905.

Accession No.1417

Abstract

"According to this invention the progressive feeding of the combustible liquid into the air reservoir is dependent upon the fall of pressure in the latter. For this purpose I so arrange the pipe connecting the fuel-reservoir with the air-reservoir that instead of being simply connected to the bottom of the former it extends internally throughout the whole or fair proportion of the vertical height of the fuel-reservoir and has two or more openings at different heights permitting communication between the interior of the pipe and that of the vessel…"