International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, Pa. : The Colliery engineer co. · leaf 458
m.—The construction of ahydraulic ram is shown in Fig. 213. This machine is usedfor raising water from a point below the level of the waterin a spring or reservoir to a point considerably higher, withno power other than that afforded by the inertia of a movingcolumn of water. In the figure, a is a… … Fig. 213.the water is first turned on by opening the valve n, the valveh is already opened, and the water flows out through c, asshown. As the discharge continues, the velocity of thewater in the drive pipe will increase until the upward pres-sure against the valve b is sufficient to force the…
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