A descriptive and historical account of hydraulic and other machines for raising water, ancient and modern : with observations on various subjects connected with the mechanic arts: including the progressive development of the steam engine (1876)
Ewbank, Thomas, 1792-1870 · New York : Scribner, Armstrong · leaf 350
pipe is ofcopper with folding joints, and a perforated hollow ball at the extremity toprevent dirt or gravel from entering wit.h the water. A short lea-therntube 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. Mudern Frecch Fire-engine. Tlie 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 chamVjer, like that of…
Pumping machinery
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