Questions and answers on pumps and pumping machinery (1912)
Wakeman, William Henry, 1855- [from old catalog] · Chicago, The Joseph G. Branch publishing company · leaf 169
awn into the pump. 553. Q. Why is a closed receiver better than anopen tank? A. A closed receiver maintains the pressure car-ried on the heating pipes, hence no heat is lost byevaporation. With an open tank the pressure is re-duced to zero by the gage, with a corresponding reduc-tion of… … FIO./0/. 555. Q. Why is it more important to have apump that is positive in action on a receiver than as aregular boiler-feeder? A. A pump and receiver is usually located in someout-of-the-way place where the engineer will not PUMPS AND PUMPING MACHINERY. 159 quickly notice a failure to start, but…
Pumping machinery
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