Apparatus for the production of acetylene by incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons

Claim 1

AN IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ACETY LENE BY INCOMPLETE COMBUSTION OF HEATED GASEOUS HYDROCARBONS AND OXYGEN IN A FLAME REACTION COMPRISING: MEANS TO SUPPLY THE HEATED REACTANT GASES TO A MIXING CHAMBER, AN ELONGATED MIXING CHAMBER CONICALLY WIDENED IN THE DIRECTION OF GAS FLOW, SAID MIXING CHAMBER AND SAID SUPPLY MEANS BEING SUPPORTED IN FIXED RELATIONSHIP WITH EACH OTHER, AN EXPANSION JOINT CONNECTING SAID SUPPLY MEANS AND SAID MIXING CHAMBER, SAID EXPANSION JOINT INCLUDING A FIRST ELONGATED CYLINDRICAL MEMBER SECURED AT ONE END TO SAID SUPPLY MEANS AND IN GASEOUS CONNECTION THEREWITH TO RECEIVE SAID GASWOUS HYDROCARBONS AND OXYGEN, THE OTHER END OF SAID FIRST CYLINDRICAL ELONGATED MEMBER BEING FREE FOR LONGITUDINAL DISPLACEMENT UNDER OPERATING TEMPERATURES, AND SAID EXPANSION JOINT ALSO INCLUDIG A SECOND ELONGATED CYLINDRICAL MEMBER ATTACHED AT ONE END AS AN EXTENSION TO THE SMALLEST END OF SAID CONICALLY WIDENED MIXING CHAMBER AND ECTENDING FREELY THEREFROM FOR LONGITUDINAL DISPLACEMENT UNDER OPERATING TEMPERATURES, SAID FIRST ELONGATED CYLINDRICAL MEMBER BEING ARRANGED FOR GASEOUS CONNECTION WITHIN SAID SECOND ELONGATED CYLINDRICAL MEMBER DURING LONGTUDINAL DISPLACEMENT OF SAID MEMBERS RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER UNDER OPERATING TEMPERATURES, AN INSULATING LAYER SURROUNDING SAID MIXING CHAMBER ENCLOSED BY A RIGID HOUSING, AND A REACTION CHAMBER FOR SAID FLAME REACTION ADAPTED TO RECEIVE THE REACTANT GASES FROM SAID MIXING CHAMBER THROUGH A GAS DISTRIBUTOR.