A descriptive and historical account of hydraulic and other machines for raising water (1850)
Ewbank, Thomas, 1792-1870 · New York, Bangs, Platt, & Co. · leaf 360
on pipe is ofcopper with folding joints, and a perforated hollow ball at the extremity toprevent dirt or gravel from entering with the water. A short leatherntube connects this pipe with the suction cock. This engine is worked atthe ends of the carriage, and the piston rods are connected to the… … No. 152. Modern French Fire-engine. The elevation of the jet depends upon the pressure to which the air inthe air chamber is subjected; the elasticity or spring of that fluid beinginversely as the space it is made to occupy. Before an engine is set towork the interior of the chamber, like that of…
Pumping machinery
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