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 386
the water, the valve would closeand the liquid within would becarried up with it; and if, whenthe tube was at the highest pointof the stroke, its motion was sud-dcvlij rciersed (by jerking it back)the liquid column within wouldstill continue to ascend until themomentum imparted to it at thefirst… … No. I7C No. 1TL No. 172. Chap. 1.) And its Modifications. 37S lube would become filled, and a jet of water would then be thrown tVomihe upper orifice at every stroke. This effect obviously depends upon therapidity with which the instrument is worked, i. e. a sufficient velocitymust be given to the…
Pumping machinery
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