Creighton, William Henry Paul, 1859- · New York, J. Wiley & sons; [etc., etc.] · leaf 293
e of the pump 272 THE STEAM-ENGINE AND OTHER HEAT-MOTORS. and is there dealt with mechanically by the conical bucket workingin connection with a base of similar shape. Upon the descent ofthe bucket the water is projected silently and without shock ata high velocity through the ports into the… … Fig. 144. of the water, and drive the water up through the valves into thebarrel. The higher the speed of the old type of pump the greateris the pressure required to overcome these resistances owing to thevery short space of time available, and as any increase of pressurein the condenser is…
Steam-engines · Heat-engines
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