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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 154

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ndedupon the pipe and its fittings, in producing strains in the material of which they arccomposed. That this action is well worth serious attention is easily made apparent byconsidering the appliance known as the hydraulic ram. The hydraulic ram is a devicefor raising water by means of the very… … Fig. 4.—Illistrating the Water Ram in Blow-off Pipes. the waste-pipe at once increases greatly, owing to the momentum the water hasacquired, so that a part of the water escapes through a check-valve, into a deliverypipe connected with a reservoir considerably higher than the level of the pond…

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