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 545
hamber within whichtwo valves attached to a perpendicularrod are made to work. The uppervalve closes an opening in the horizon-tal partition that separates the interiorof the chamber from the air-vessel andjet pipe above. The seat of the lowervalve is at the orifice of R. The dis-tance between the… … No. 270. Ram siplioa. 532 Fountains and Jets deau [B;ok V shuts the lower one. The lower end of II is furnished with a cock, andthat of A with a valve opening outwards, for the purpose of charging thesiphon through an opening at B. When in operation, the water afterrunning a little while acquires…
Pumping machinery
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