A natural philosophy : embracing the most recent discoveries in the various branches of physics, and exhibiting the application of scientific principles in everyday life .. (1899)
Quackenbos, G. P. (George Payn), 1826-1881 · New York, Cincinnati [etc.], American book company · leaf 164
the weight of the stream, as well asits velocity, being turned to account, three-fourths of the moving power issaved. 378. In the Breast- Fig. 169. wheel, shown in Fig. 169,there is a similar arrange-ment of apartments on therim. The water is receivedhalfway up, or still higherin the High… … THE BREAST-WHEEL. section of which is represented in Fig. 170, instead of being vertical, like thewheels just described, is horizontal. It consists of a wheel, AB, divided intoa number of apartments, c, d, e,f, by curved partitions. To the inner rimof the wheel is fitted a fixed cylinder, Gr H,…
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