International Federation of Master Cotton Spinners' and Manufacturers' Associations, Pearse, Arno Smith, 1872- · [Manchester] · leaf 103
and 5 inches in diameter ; attached to the upper end isan ordinary suction pipe to which is coupled a centrifugal pump,driven by a 3 h.p. electric motor. The capacity of the pump is 148gallons per minute, i.e., sufficient to irrigate 4 acres per day of 12 hours.The cost per day is 3s., taking the… … Ashfords Tube-Well. The above illustration shows a larger pump. It has a 10-inchtube with a special strainer tube 100 feet long, to which is coupled anordinary suction pipe 34 feet in length. On this is fitted Ashfordspatent tube-well pump, for which a sump, i.e., a pumping pit, isnot required. The…
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