International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, Pa. : The Colliery engineer co. · leaf 443
this tube to befilled with water and placed inthe vessels, as shown, with theshort branch A C in the vesselA. The water will flow fromthe vessel A into B, so long asthe level of the water in B isbelow the level of the water inA, and the level of the water inA is above the lower end of thetube A C.… … 432 PNEUMATICS. the pressure of the water in that branch of the siphon whichis immersed in the water upon which the pressure is exerted.The atmospheric pressure opposed to the weight of thelonger column of water will, therefore, be more resistedthan that opposed to the weight of the shorter column;…
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