. Modern mechanism, exhibiting the latest progress in machines, motors, and the transmission of power, being a supplementary volume to Appletons' cyclopaedia of applied mechanics . Fig. 9.—Humphrey wheel Fig. 10.—Victor wheel. WATER WHEELS. 897 cent, of the theoretical velocity of the -water. From the shape of the bucket, it is difficultto ascertain the velocity at the point of maximum discharge, but it appears to have. 7L been about 58 per cent, of the theoretical velocity. Emersons test shows 6345 per cent,with half-water. Fig. 11 shows the Victor wheel on a horizontal shaft. Test
. Modern mechanism, exhibiting the latest progress in machines, motors, and the transmission of power, being a supplementary volume to Appletons' cyclopaedia of applied mechanics . Fig. 9.—Humphrey wheel Fig. 10.—Victor wheel. WATER WHEELS. 897 cent, of the theoretical velocity of the -water. From the shape of the bucket, it is difficultto ascertain the velocity at the point of maximum discharge, but it appears to have. 7L been about 58 per cent, of the theoretical velocity. Emersons test shows 6345 per cent,with half-water. Fig. 11 shows the Victor wheel on a horizontal shaft. Tests of a 15-i/i. Victor Wheel, taken on jack shaft, after passing through a pair of bevel-gears, viz.: crown gear on wheel shaft. 46 teeth ; gear on jack shaft, 26 teeth; 10/if. circle offriction pulley; 6 ft. tpeir. Constant leak deducted = 13464 ciib. ft. per minute. No. test Gateopenfull. Head Infeet. -Weir In feet. Water in cnb. fl. per minute. Horse-pow-er, water. Pounds inscale. Revdlutionswheel. ReTolutionsshaft. Horse-pow-er, wheel. Neteffect. 12345 18-0518-0418-0518-0418-03 0-962•965-970-972•971 960-21966-94973-59976-94075-26 .32 - 150160165170180 367- 342-5 330- 315- 286- 646606584558506 29-36 ? 29-3829-7028-7427-CO -8973 -8,:33•8797•8636•8310 57 898 WATER WHEELS. The Hercules Wheel.—This wheel in case is very similar in external appearance to theVictor but has a cyl
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