Mechanical movements, powers and devices; a treatise describing mechanical movements and devices used in constructive and operative machinery and the mechanical arts, being practically a mechanical dictionary, commencing with a rudimentary description of the early known mechanical powers and detailing the various motions, appliances and inventions used in the mechanical arts to the present time, including a chapter on straight line movements, by Gardner D. Hiscox (1914)
Hiscox, Gardner Dexter, 1822?-1908 · New York, The Norman W. Henley publishing co. · leaf 152
it oflift or suction is practically twenty-five feet. The forcemay be to any desired height, according to the strengthof working parts and applied power. Total power ison the up-stroke of the piston. 514. LIFT AND FORCE PUMP, with solidpiston. In this form the power is divided; theup-stroke is… … 516. LIFT AND FORCE PUMP with airchamber. The air chamber is required for longlines of pipe to prevent reaction and water ham-mer. Water under pressure absorbs more airthan at atmospheric pressure, often depriving theair chamber of its air cushion when rechargingbecomes necessary. 14: HYDRAULIC…
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