Questions and answers on pumps and pumping machinery (1912)
Wakeman, William Henry, 1855- [from old catalog] · Chicago, The Joseph G. Branch publishing company · leaf 81
basis? A. About fifteen feet or less. 256. Q. Can it be made to force water higher?A. Yes, but at reduced efficiency. 257. Q. Explain the meaning of this term. A. It means that in order to force water muchhigher the speed must be excessive, thereby causinggreat loss by friction. 258. Q. To what… … PUMPS AND PUMPING MACHINERY. 71 A. Large capacity is secured without using ex-cessively heavy and cumbersome single machines. Ifone is accidentally broken in service, only one-half ofthe pumping plant is disabled. The whole machine iswell balanced by the location of a pump on each side ofthe motor.…
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