 | Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain) - Civil engineering - 1844 - 418 pages
...6th. All the six being opened, the first gave a jet of 27 feet in height. Ind Experiment. — Sip. standcocks were then put into plugs, on a main 9 inches...high, and the delivery to 76 gallons per minute. 3rd Experiment. — Two standcocks, with hose, &c., as in the first experiment, were then put into a service... | |
 | William Newton, Charles Frederick Partington - Industrial arts - 1846 - 530 pages
...Battersea, by 4250 yards of iron pipes of 20 inches diameter, 1000 yards of 15 inches diameter, and 1400 yards of 9 inches diameter. The weather was nearly...high, and the delivery to 76 gallons per minute. 3rd Experiment. — Two standcocks, with hose, &c., as in the first experiment, were then put into a service... | |
 | William Newton - 1846 - 528 pages
...Battersea, by 4250 yards of iron pipes of 20 inches diameter, 1000 yards of 15 inches diameter, and 1400 yards of 9 inches diameter. The weather was nearly...high, and the delivery to 76 gallons per minute. 3rd Experiment. — Two standcocks, with hose, &c., as in the first experiment, were then put into a service... | |
 | Industrial arts - 1846 - 528 pages
...nearly the same, but the place of experiment was more protected from the wind than in Union Street. 2nd. The second standcock was then opened, and the...difference in the first jet was barely perceptible. 1st. With one standcock open, a jet, 60 feet in height, was produced, and 107 gallons per minute were... | |
 | James Braidwood - Fire extinction - 1866 - 226 pages
...nearly the same, but the place of experiment was more protected from the wind than in Union-street. 1st. With one standcock open, a jet 60 feet in height...high, and the delivery to 76 gallons per minute. 3rd Experiment. — Two standcocks, with hose, &c., as in the first experiment, were then put into a service-pipe,... | |
 | Charles Frederick T. Young - Fire engines - 1866 - 574 pages
...this position was more sheltered from the wind than those at which the first experiment was tried. 1st. — With one standcock open, a jet 60 feet in...difference in the first jet was barely perceptible. 3rd. — The other two standcocks being opened, the first jet was reduced to 45 feet in height, and the... | |
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Battersea by 4250 yards of iron pipes of 20 inches diameter, 1000 yards of 15 inches diameter, 1400 yards of 9 inches diameter. The weather was nearly the same, but the place of experiment was more protected from the wind, than in Union Street. 1st. With... 