Steam engines, prepared in the Extension division of the University of Wisconsin (1919)
Shealy, Edward Marvin · New York, McGraw-Hill · leaf 288
ooth.Moreover, if the water leaves the board at the same angle atwhich it strikes, it, that is, if the curvature of the board isuniform, the pressure will be directed along the axis of the boardas indicated by the arrow, and there will be no side thrust. The above discussion has shown how a stream… … Fig. 165. through a distance. The product of the force and the distancewill then be the foot-pounds of work done. If the curved boardis fastened to the rim of a wheel, as shown in Fig. 165, and thewheel is fastened to an axle, then the pressure on the board due tothe stream of water will cause the…
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