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Van Nostrand's engineering magazine (1879)

[New York : D. Van Nostrand] · leaf 291

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speed was thereby raised from 7.87 knots to 8.12 knots. The measurements were all taken, and the efficiency calculated under the orig- inal conditions when the speed was 7.87 knots. The actual HP. expended in driving the vessel at this speed was 78 X 0.214=16.7. Suppose this to be increased as the… … Peripheral velocity 39.36 feet per second. Peripheral velocity 56.0 feet per second. Swedish Pump. Thoenyceoft Pump. It is possible from the two curves A It can be deduced from this that the and D to estimate the effect of the form speed of discharge was raised from 28 to of inlet upon the…

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