Smith, J. Hamblin (James Hamblin), 1829-1901 · Toronto : A. Miller · leaf 78
d up the suction-pipe by the pressm-eof the atmosphere. When the piston descends the air in PFBD is condensed,closes tae valve B, opens the valve D, and escapes through D, When the piston ascends again the water rises higher inBC, and this process is continued till the water rises throughB. Then… … When the water has been forced into this vessel till it risesabove 0, the lower end of the pipe, the air which lies betweenthe surface of the water in the vessel and the top of the vesselis suddenly condensed at each stroke of the piston, and by itsreaction on the water forces it through the pipe…
Hydrostatics
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