International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, Pa. : The Colliery engineer co. · leaf 380
rium. This principle is expressed in the familiarsaying, Water seeks its level. This explains why city water reservoirs are located onhigh elevations, and why water on leaving the hose-nozzlespouts so high. If there was no resistance by friction and air, the waterwould spout to a height equal to… … HYDROMECHANICS. 369 would juGt reach the end of the pipe. If the pipe was low-ered slightly, the water would trickle out. Fountains, canal locks, and artesian wells are examples ofthe application of this principle. Example.—The water level in a city reservoir is 150 feet from thelevel of the…
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