Hawkins, N. (Nehemiah), 1833- · New York : Theo. Audel · leaf 124
xhibits an overshot ^vaicr lihccl employed ntLaxey, Isle of Man, for driving the pumps which drain themines at that village; these have an extreme depth of 1,380feet. The wheel is 72 feet 6 inches in diameter, 6 feet inbreadth, exerts clnTTT^^ ^ force of about 200 horse-power iRiyBBil^^ 3<^ ^… … ducted by pipes from a reservoir on a neighboring hill, andascends in the column of masonry shown to the left of thewheel. (Knight Vol. III.) An extra crank appears to beshown in the foreground of this reproduction of an old drawing. 126 Pumps and Hydraulics. TURBINE WATER WHEELS. The word turbine…
Hydraulic machinery · Pumping machinery
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