Steam power plant auxiliaries and accessories; (1922)
Croft, Terrell, 1880- ed, Dufflin, Daniel John, 1911- ed · New York, [etc] McGraw-Hill book company, Inc · leaf 22
packing. (2)Upon the water-fric-tion in the suctionpipe (Sec. 8) and fit-tings. (3) Upon thetemperature of thewater. (4) Upon thealtitude above sea-level. Note.—The practicalmaximum suction-lift isabout 22 feet. EXPLANATI ON. A t - mospheric pressure atsea-level is about 14.7lb. per sq. in.,… … Foof-V6i!ve--— Fig. 1. -How A Double-Acting Suction Pump Operates. of 22 ft. under sea-level atmospheric pressure is, due to unavoidableleakage, friction and vaporization (Sees. 5, 8, and 10), seldom exceeded. 1 STEAM POWER PLANT AUXILIARIES [Div. 1 Therefore (Table 2), a pump lifting 22 ft. at…
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