Hawkins, N. (Nehemiah), 1833- · New York : Theo. Audel · leaf 83
below the surface.The pressure of still water in pounds per square inch againstthe sides of any pipe, channel, or vessel of any shape whatever,is due solely to the head or height of the level surface of thewater above the point at which the pressure is considered andis equal to 43302 lbs. per… … shape or size of the containing vessel; for example, the pres-sure on a plug forced inward on a square inch of the surfaceof water is suddenly communicated to every square inch ofthe vessels surface, however great and to every inch of thesurface of any body immersed in it. It is this principle…
Hydraulic machinery · Pumping machinery
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