Author : Henry Davey
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330067079
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (67 download)
Book Synopsis The Principles, Construction, and Application of Pumping Machinery (Steam and Water Pressure) With Practical Illustrations of Engines and Pumps Applied to Mining, Town Water Supply, Drainage of Lands, Etc by : Henry Davey
Download or read book The Principles, Construction, and Application of Pumping Machinery (Steam and Water Pressure) With Practical Illustrations of Engines and Pumps Applied to Mining, Town Water Supply, Drainage of Lands, Etc written by Henry Davey and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-14 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Principles, Construction, and Application of Pumping Machinery (Steam and Water Pressure) With Practical Illustrations of Engines and Pumps Applied to Mining, Town Water Supply, Drainage of Lands, Etc Savery's engine,; Newcomen's engine,; Newcomen's engine with injection in the cylinder,; Hornblowers compound Cornish engine,; Hornblower's and Trcvithick's compound Cornish engine,; Sims compound Cornish engine,; Diagram of steam engine losses,; Section of steam cylinder with Corliss valves in covers for reducing clearance spaces,; Condensing engines: Efficiency curve,; Non-condensing engines; Efficiency curve,; Diagrams illustrating distribution of steam in various types of pumping-engines,; Distribution of steam, Whitaore Pumping Station,; Distribution of steam, Aston Pumping Station,; Arrangement of Cornish engine and feed-water heater, Aston Pumping Station,; Indicator diagram, Boulton and Watt engine,; Feed-water heaters applied to Cornish cycle engine,; Feed-water heaters applied to a Cornish cycle steam pump,; Bucket pump,; Bucket pump (double acting),; Plunger pump,; Bucket and plunger pump,; Bucket and plunger pump worked from beam engine; Piston and plunger pump,; Double acting piston pump,; Double acting plunger pump,; Three-throw plunger pump,; Three-throw bucket pump,; Three-throw bucket pump without foot valves,; Butterfly valves,; Double-acting bucket pumps without foot valves,; Deep well pump without foot valves,; Shallow pump without foot valves,; Well pump (Ashley's),; Double-acting well pump (Kestler's),; Reidler spiston and plunger pump with mechanically controlled valves. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
