Gage, Alfred P. (Alfred Payson), 1836-1903 · Boston, London, Ginn · leaf 172
ATMOSPHEEIC PRESSURE. 155 15. A (Fig. 121) represents a stand-pipe for furnishing the neighboringdistrict with water by the action of gravity. The stand-pipe is suppliedwith water from a lake In the vicinity by means of a pumping engine. … Fig. 121. Vertical distances are represented on a scale of i in. =o= 50 ft. If thestand-pipe be filled to the level mn and the water be at rest in themain pipe leading from it, what pressure will the pipe sustain at pointsa, c, and d respectively ? Section II. ATMOSPHERIC PRESSUEE. 129.…
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