Water Wheels or Hydraulic Motors (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	University Press of the Pacific
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2003
First published:	July 2003
Authors:	Jacques Antoine Charles Bresse
Dimensions:	203 x 127 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	168
ISBN-13:	978-1-4102-0711-1
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Mechanical engineering & materials > Materials science > Mechanics of fluids > Hydraulics & pneumatics
LSN:	1-4102-0711-0
Barcode:	9781410207111

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