Questions and answers on pumps and pumping machinery (1912)
Wakeman, William Henry, 1855- [from old catalog] · Chicago, The Joseph G. Branch publishing company · leaf 37
bove an open well, or a river, how would yousecure the water? A. By locating the shaft and gears on a platform,then use extended connecting rods and set the pumpcylinders lower down, as shown in Fig. 13. 103. Q. What is meant by the lift of a pump?A. It means the height that water is raised by… … HO. 15 PUMPS AND PUMPING MACHINERY. 27 A, It refers to the height attained by both suc-tion and discharge operations. 106. Q. How is it measured? A. From the surface of water in the well or river,to the highest point to which the pump delivers it. 107. Q. If the delivery pipe is larger than…
Pumping machinery
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