Chlorine gas generator apparatus
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1. Apparatus for electrolytically generating a gas from a salt solution, comprising, in combination:
- first cylinder means adapted to contain a quantity of water, including,a housing portion,a cylinder disposed beneath the housing portion,a bottom end wall closing the cylinder,a plate disposed in the cylinder and spaced apart from the housing portion, anda hole in the plate;
cathode electrode means disposed in the first cylinder means;
second cylinder means substantially coaxially aligned with the hole in the plate and disposed in the first cylinder means and in the quantity of water therein and adapted to contain a quantity of salt solution in which the salt is dissociated into ions and comprising a cell porous to the migration of ions from the salt solution but substantially impervious to chemical attack;
cathode electrode means disposed in the first cylinder means and in the quantity of water therein;
anode electrode means disposed in the second cylinder means and in the quantity of salt solution therein;
direct current means electrically connected to the anode electrode means and to the cathode electrode means for providing a current flow between the anode means and the cathode means for generating a gas from the dissociated salt ions; and
conduit means extending from the second cylinder means through which the generated gas flows out of the second cylinder means.
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Apparatus for generating chlorine gas from sodium chloride and for transmitting the generated gas to water for purification of the water.
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1. Apparatus for electrolytically generating a gas from a salt solution, comprising, in combination:
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first cylinder means adapted to contain a quantity of water, including, a housing portion, a cylinder disposed beneath the housing portion, a bottom end wall closing the cylinder, a plate disposed in the cylinder and spaced apart from the housing portion, and a hole in the plate; cathode electrode means disposed in the first cylinder means; second cylinder means substantially coaxially aligned with the hole in the plate and disposed in the first cylinder means and in the quantity of water therein and adapted to contain a quantity of salt solution in which the salt is dissociated into ions and comprising a cell porous to the migration of ions from the salt solution but substantially impervious to chemical attack; cathode electrode means disposed in the first cylinder means and in the quantity of water therein; anode electrode means disposed in the second cylinder means and in the quantity of salt solution therein; direct current means electrically connected to the anode electrode means and to the cathode electrode means for providing a current flow between the anode means and the cathode means for generating a gas from the dissociated salt ions; and conduit means extending from the second cylinder means through which the generated gas flows out of the second cylinder means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. Apparatus for generating chlorine gas for purifying water, comprising, in combination:
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first cylinder means adapted to contain a quantity of water; second cylinder means disposed in the first cylinder means having porous cylinder walls through which ions migrate but which cylinder walls are substantially impervious to the generated chlorine gas and adapted to contain a quantity of water and sodium chloride for providing a solution of dissociated sodium ions and chlorine ions; cathode electrode means disposed in the first cylinder means and spaced apart from the second cylinder means; anode electrode means disposed in the quantities of water and sodium chloride salt in the second cylinder means; means for providing a flow of direct current between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode for generating chlorine gas in the second cylinder means; first conduit means extending from the second cylinder means through which the generated chlorine flows out of the second cylinder means to the water being purified; vent means through which air flows into the second cylinder means as chlorine gas flows out of the second cylinder means through the first conduit means; housing means secured to the first cylinder means for receiving the means for providing a flow of direct current; second conduit means through which water flows connected to the first conduit means for receiving the flow of generated chlorine gas; and nozzle means in the second conduit means connected to the first conduit means for drawing chlorine gas out of the second cylinder means through the first conduit means and into the water flow for purifying the water. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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