Water Wheels or Hydraulic Motors

Water Wheels or Hydraulic Motors

Paperback (14 Jul 2003)

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Publisher's Synopsis

This book is a thorough description of water wheels from the engineering standpoint. Early turbines like the Fourneyron, Fontaine, and others are also covered in this book. Originally published in 1869, this engineering text was used at the School of Civil Engineers in Paris. The translation was done by Lieutenant F. A. Mahan of the U.S. Corps of Engineers. Amongst the topics covered are: preliminary ideas of hydraulic motors, water wheels with a horizontal axle, water wheels with vertical axles, turbines, machines for raising water, spiral noria, and pumps.

Book information

ISBN: 9781410207111
Publisher: Press Holdings International, Inc.
Imprint: University Press of the Pacific
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 168
Weight: 194g
Height: 203mm
Width: 127mm
Spine width: 17mm