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... side of it , in an upward direction , on the application of pressure , and shutting on to its seat on the piston when the pressure is removed . When opened , water or air can pass through it to the upper side of the piston ; but when ...
... side of it , in an upward direction , on the application of pressure , and shutting on to its seat on the piston when the pressure is removed . When opened , water or air can pass through it to the upper side of the piston ; but when ...
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... side of the piston . The next upward stroke of the piston again draws a like quantity of air from the suction - pipe into the barrel ; and , as none of this air again enters the pipe , but is passed to the upper side of the piston by ...
... side of the piston . The next upward stroke of the piston again draws a like quantity of air from the suction - pipe into the barrel ; and , as none of this air again enters the pipe , but is passed to the upper side of the piston by ...
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... side , and only unfold when brought round to the ascending side ; thus the pump is enabled to take off the water with the same dip as other pumps . The pump is not liable to be choked , as a back turn of the chain immediately releases ...
... side , and only unfold when brought round to the ascending side ; thus the pump is enabled to take off the water with the same dip as other pumps . The pump is not liable to be choked , as a back turn of the chain immediately releases ...
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... side cover- the extreme simplicity of its parts , and of not ing - plates , D , of the wheel . In passing through requiring the care of an attendant while in opera- Fig . 7 . D Fig . 8. - Thomson's Centrifugal Pump . these passages of ...
... side cover- the extreme simplicity of its parts , and of not ing - plates , D , of the wheel . In passing through requiring the care of an attendant while in opera- Fig . 7 . D Fig . 8. - Thomson's Centrifugal Pump . these passages of ...
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... side of the Ganges . Greek fancy worked hard to paint the Lilliputian dimensions of these creatures . It was said that they cut down every corn - ear with an axe ; that when Hercules came into their country , they climbed up his goblet ...
... side of the Ganges . Greek fancy worked hard to paint the Lilliputian dimensions of these creatures . It was said that they cut down every corn - ear with an axe ; that when Hercules came into their country , they climbed up his goblet ...
Autres éditions - Tout afficher
Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for ..., Volume 8 Affichage du livre entier - 1868 |
Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge, Volume 8 Affichage du livre entier - 1896 |
Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for ..., Volume 8 Affichage du livre entier - 1873 |
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