Appleton's dictionary of machines, mechanics, engine-work, and engineering (1869)
New York, Appleton · leaf 867
When the course is of considerable length, and the level of the water in the reservoir or dam is sub-ject to sudden variations, it is of advantage to adopt a slight modification of the spout by which thewater is thrown upon the wheel. If the sluice in the dam-breast be set to furnish the proper…
Mechanical engineering
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