Mechanical movements, powers, devices and appliances (1901)
Hiscox, Gardner Dexter, 1822?-1908 · New York, N. W. Henley & company · leaf 187
661. COMPRESSED AIR LIFTSYSTEM 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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