Introductory course of natural philosophy for the use of schools and academies. Ed. from Ganot's popular physics. By William G. Peck (1869)
Ganot, Adolphe, 1804-1887, Peck, William Guy, 1820-1892 · New York A.S. Barnes · leaf 150
ipe may beof any length compatible with the strength of the pump. (138) Describe the Sucking and Forcing Pump. How high may water he raisedwith it ? PUMPS AND OTHEU MACHINES. i4r The Siphon. 139. The Siphon is a bent tube, by means of which aliquid may be transferred from one reservoir to another,… … Fig. 103. The siphon consists of two branches of unequal lengths, asshown in Fig. 103. The shorter one is plunged into theliquid to be decanted, and the flow takes place from thelonger one. To use the siphon, it must first be filled with the liquid. Thisoperation may be effected by applying the…
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