GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS; GLOSSARY OF PUMP TERMS; HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION, WITH ILLUSTRATIONS; THE ELEMENTS OF HYDRO-MECHANICS, HYDROSTATICS AND PNEUMATICS; GRAVITY AND FRICTION; HYDRAULIC MEMORANDA; LAWS GOVERNING FLUIDS; WATER PRESSURE MACHINES; PUMPS AS HYDRAULIC MACHINES, ETC. PART ONE. PUBLISHED BY THEO. AUDEL & COMPANY 72 FIFTH AVE., NEW YORK, U.S.A. 7, IMPERIAL ARCADE, LUDGATE CIRCUS, E.C., LONDON, ENG. Copyrighted, 1905, by THEO. AUDEL & CO., NEW YORK. Entered at Stationers Hall, London, England. Protected by International Copyright in Great Britain and all her Colonies, and, under the provisions of the Berne Convention, in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Tunis, Hayti, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montinegro and Norway. Printed in the United States. TABLE OF CONTENTS Part ONE. The divisions of Part One are represented by the following headings: each subject is fully treated and illustrated on the pages shown: PAGES INTRODUCTORY CONSIDERATIONS 1-16 GLOSSARY OF PUMP AND HYDRAULIC TERMS 17-34 HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION 35-70 ELEMENTARY HYDRAULICS 70-104 FLOW OF WATER UNDER PRESSURE 105-116 WATER PRESSURE MACHINES 117-154 WATER WHEELS 119-125 TURBINE WATER WHEELS 126-135, 141-144 TURBINE PUMPS 136-139 WATER PRESSURE ENGINES 145-147 HYDRAULIC MOTORS 147-154 HYDRAULIC APPARATUS 155-184 HYDRAULIC JACK 159-168 HYDRAULIC PRESS 169-170 HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATOR 171-173 HYDRAULIC RAM 175-180 PUMPS AS HYDRAULIC APPARATUS 181-184 CLASSIFICATION OF PUMPS 185-345 HAND PUMPS 189-204 POWER PUMPS 205-224 BELTED PUMPS 225-240 THE ELECTRIC PUMP 241-276 THE STEAM PUMP 227-330 THE DUPLEX PUMP 331-343 UNDERWRITER FIRE PUMPS 344 SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NATIONAL BOARD OF FIRE UNDERWRITERS RELATING TO THE DUPLEX FIRE PUMPS 347-398 READY REFERENCE INDEX TO PART ONE