Kanaalgedeelte Schotdeuren-Gorinchem Elevateur, resting on two barges, dredges the ground from the bucket that becomes between the barges Annotation: In the cistern the ground falls on a few knives, is further flushed through the water of a centrifugal pump into the drain pipe to raise an excavated area belonging to the polder Nieuwland. In normal conditions, 23145 M3 of peat and clay were processed in 40 working days of 10 hours, and 960 Hl of coal were used. The crew consists of a mill boss, two drivers and a servant. As dredging progresses from the bucket, the lower end of the bucket ladde
Kanaalgedeelte Schotdeuren-Gorinchem Elevateur, resting on two barges, dredges the ground from the bucket that becomes between the barges Annotation: In the cistern the ground falls on a few knives, is further flushed through the water of a centrifugal pump into the drain pipe to raise an excavated area belonging to the polder Nieuwland. In normal conditions, 23145 M3 of peat and clay were processed in 40 working days of 10 hours, and 960 Hl of coal were used. The crew consists of a mill boss, two drivers and a servant. As dredging progresses from the bucket, the lower end of the bucket ladder is lifted and the bucket is pulled, both by the same steam winch. Position: along the cut by the polder Nieuwland Date: 6 November 1889 Location: Gorinchem, Gorinchem, Zuid-Holland, Zuid-Holland Keywords: drain pipes, dredging works, centrifugal pumps, elevators, barges, terrain elevators, hydraulic engineering
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