Appleton's dictionary of machines, mechanics, engine-work, and engineering (1869)
New York, Appleton · leaf 851
c^c; the discharge is 266 gallons per stroke, or when working full speed, 1862 gallons per minute. Themechanical effect due to the fall and quantity of water consumed is nearly 140 horse-power. Themechanical effect involved in the discharge of the last-named quantity of water is nearly 74…
Mechanical engineering
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