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 68
advantage is thatit (Fig. 52) requires areversal of the flow ofwater through the pump.This tends to a dimin-ished pumping capacity. A pump having this arrangementis termed a submerged-piston pump. Practically all smallboiler-feed pumps (Sec. 198) and wet vacuum pumps (Sec.1353) are so constructed.… … ( ■> \ } Inlet- Fig. 52.—Medium-Pressure Piston-Pump WithSuction And Discharge Valves Arranged AbovePump-Barrel. 48 STEAM POWER PLANT AUXILIARIES [Div. 2 pressure pumps. It permits the water to pass through thepump without any reversal of flow. Suction Valve- j. ■ • -Discharge Orifice-Valve Pots…
Steam power plants · Pumping machinery
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