Appleton's dictionary of machines, mechanics, engine-work, and engineering (1869)
New York, Appleton · leaf 549
e commission appointed to devise a plan, unanimously adopted that shown in the accompanyingfigures, a brief description of which is here given. The pumps are two in number, of the kind denominated lifting-pumps, each 63 inches in diameterof cylinder and 8 feet length of stroke. The suction-pipes… … i Floor. admission of the water. By this arrangement a staunch support is furnished for the insistent weightof the upper works of the pumps and the engine above. Each suction-pipe is furnished with a capa-cious branch-piece, (63 inches diameter,) forming a connection with an air (or vacuum)…
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