Hydraulic engineering; a practical treatise on the principles of water pressure and flow and their application to the development of water power, including the calculation, design and construction of water wheels, turbines, and other details of hydraulic power plants (1909)
American School (Chicago, Ill.), Black, Adolph, Turneaure, Frederick Eugene, 1866- · Chicago American School of Correspondence · leaf 266
nal or other source of supply, to the tur-bine-chamber. When the source of supply is near the motor, it is arelatively unimportantdetail of the system. On the other hand, itsometimes happens that this pipe is several miles long; in which caseit assumes a position of primary importance; in fact it… … Fig. 134. Cast-iron Cylindrical Double-Seated Head-Gate. Fig. 135. Wicket-Gate Turning on VerticalSpindle. be as short as possible, even when a shorter penstock involves a greaterexpenditure for excavation, etc. The shorter the penstock, the betterit is for the speed regulation of the turbines, and…
