A descriptive and historical account of hydraulic and other machines for raising water (1850)
Ewbank, Thomas, 1792-1870 · New York, Bangs, Platt, & Co. · leaf 112
s only. Another important distinction be-tween them is this—In preceding machines, the mechanical powers aredistinct from the hydraulic apparatus, i. e. the wheels, pulleys, windlass,capstan, &c. form no essential part of the machines proper for raising thewater, but are merely employed to… … open end of whichbe elevated; the other No. 30. Single Gutter, It is simply a trough or gutter, thebank, over which the water is to closed is plunged into the liquid, and then raised till its contents are dis-charged. It forms what is called a lever of the second order, the loadbeing between the…
Pumping machinery
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