Modern Pumping and Hydraulic Machinery (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Modern Pumping and Hydraulic Machinery (Classic Reprint) written by Edward Butler and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-23 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Modern Pumping and Hydraulic Machinery Besides rotary, centrifugal, and turbine pumps, there must also be included steam, air, gas, and hydraulic direct-displacement, or pulsator pumps, as well as air-lift or aeration pumps, together with the various appliances especially adapted for raising petroleum from deep wells. In all of these separate and distinct classes of pumps, in addition to a number Of' typical examples illustrating the most modern practice - the construction, working, and relative advantages have been impartially considered - an explanation has also been given wherever necessary of the theoretical principles involved. The increasing use of internal-combustion power for automobile and. Maritime propulsion, a subject fully dealt with by the author in The Evolution of the Internal Combustion Engine, recently published. 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.