Mechanical tests of pumps and pumping plants used for irrigation and drainage in Louisiana in 1905 and 1906 (1907)
Gregory, William Benjamin, 1871-, United States. Office of Experiment Stations · Washington : U.S. G.P.O. · leaf 46
uel. An ciHiiu liaviii<>-a cylinder ICi mclus m diainctor and sti-oke of 24 inches is used todri\( the w heel. It is of (lie simple noneondeiising slide-vahe type. Tiie plan! is looked after and operated by an unskilled laborerand it never liives trouble. When a rain comes in sulficient… … Flc. 2.—DriiiiiiiKe wheel, iienr New Orleans. Care was cxerci.sed to so desiim this wdieel that the water wouldnot l)e lifted unnecessarily. The backwai-d flow through the pumpwheel when at i-est is prevented by the swingino- door shown in the.drawing. * The i-esults are very .satisfactory, as they…
