Lynde, Carleton John, b. 1872 · New York, Macmillan · leaf 78
ied on page 57, enables us to understand a number of things aboutthis system. For example, if at the beginning the tank is full ofair at a pressure of i atmosphere, we know that when the tank FIG. 44. — Sectional view of thepneumatic tank. AIR APPLIANCES 63 is half full (A), Fig. 44, the air is… … FIG. 45. — The pneumatic tank system of water supply for country homes. the tank is three fourths full, the air is compressed to onefourth its volume, and the pressure is 4 atmospheres, and so on. 64 PHYSICS OF THE HOUSEHOLD Lifting pressure. — Since the pressure of the atmosphere isexerted upon…
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