Mechanical movements, powers, devices and appliances (1901)
Hiscox, Gardner Dexter, 1822?-1908 · New York, N. W. Henley & company · leaf 142
472. BARKER WHEEL.—A reaction waterwheel. The reaction of the water escaping fromthe tangential orifices at the ends of the armsunder the pressure of the water head in the hol-low shaft gives impulse to the wheel. Very lowefficiency. … 474. Section of wheel and case. 473. CURRENT MO-TOR.—A propeller revolv-ing within a case with ex-panding mouth to increasethe force of the current.A sprocket-wheel on therear end of the propellershaft with chain transmis-sion to shaft on suspen-sion frame.
Mechanical movements
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