Electrical installations of electric light, power, traction and industrial electrical machinery (1902)
Kennedy, Rankin, d. 1917 · Edinburgh T.C. & E.C. Jack · leaf 18
00 feet, to keep all going. Now a gallon of water weighs 10 lbs., so that we have 10 x 500X 100=500,000 foot-lbs. of work to be done by the engine everyminute, or 5000 lbs. of water lifted 100 feet per minute. A horse-power is equal to 33,000 foot lbs., hence 5oOOoo_ ^ little over 15 horse-power.… … Hydraulic Circuits again look at this installation. The first thing to be noted is thatwe must have pressure on the water at the motors; secondly, wemust have a quantity of water. Now the important point to seeis, that, in this installation, which might be called a hydraulic in-stallation or water…
Electrical engineering · Electric power
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