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Mechanical movements, powers and devices (1911)

Hiscox, Gardner Dexter, 1822?-1908 · New York, The Norman W. Henley publishing co. · leaf 189

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661. COMPRESSED AIR LIFTSVSTEM of pump-ing water fromdeep wells. Thepressure in the airpipe must be great-er than the hydrostatic pressure of the water at thebottom of the pipe, and in quantities sufficient tomake the ascending column of air and water inthe flow pipe lighter in its total height… … 662. COMPRESSED AIR POWER for automobile trucks.Compressed air at about 4,000 lbs. per square inch is stored in steelbottles. Reheated in a coil over a burner under reduced pressure,and made a power factor in a compound engine. Controlled by linkvalve gear and a reducing pressure valve. 663.…

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