CHARLES GRIFFIN & COSS PUBLICATIONS. 



Medium 8vo, Handsome cloth, 



HYDRAULIC POWER 



AND 



HYDRAULIC MACHINERY. 



BY 



HENRY ROBINSON, M. INST. C.E., F.G.S., 



FELLOW OF KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON; PROF. OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, 

 KING'S COLLEGE, ETC., ETC. 



TOtb numerous TKIloo&cuts, anD 43 Xitbo. plates. 



GENERAL CONTENTS. 



The Flow of Water under Pressure. 



General Observations. 



Waterwheels. 



Turbines. 



Centrifugal Pumps. 



Water-pressure Pumps. 



The Accumulator. 



Hydraulic Pumping-Engine. 



Three- Cylinder Engines and 



Capstans. 



Motors with Variable Power. 

 Hydraulic Presses and Lifts. 

 Movable Jigger Hoist. 

 Hydraulic Waggon Drop. 

 The Flow of Solids. 

 Shop Tools. 

 Cranes. 



Hydraulic Power applied to Bridges. 

 Dock- Gate Machinery. 



Hydraulic Coal-discharging 



Machines. 

 Hydraulic Machinery on board 



Ship. 



Hydraulic Pile Driver. 

 Hydraulic Excavator. 

 Hydraulic Drill. 

 Hydraulic Brake. 

 Hydraulic Gun -Carriages. 

 Jets. 



Hydraulic Ram. 

 Packing. 



Power Co-operation. 

 Cost of Hydraulic Power. 

 Tapping Pressure Mains. 

 Meters. 



Waste Water Meter. 

 Pressure Reducing Valves. 

 Pressure Regulator. 



"A Book of great Professional Usefulness." Iron. 



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