A descriptive and historical account of hydraulic and other machines for raising water (1850)
Ewbank, Thomas, 1792-1870 · New York, Bangs, Platt, & Co. · leaf 295
r. The latter has fouropenings covered by valves or clacks; twofor the admission of water and the same num-ber for its discharge. A B is the suction pipe,and C D the ascending or discharging one.Suppose the lower end of the suction pipe inwater; then if the piston be thrust down,the valve near B… … No. 122. Double Acting Pump. 272 Plunger Pump, [Book III, closed, and water will ascend through B A and enter the cylinder at A;then if the piston be raised it will force all the water above it through thevalve at C, the only passage for it, while at the same time a fresh portionwill enter the…
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