Hydraulics: A Text on Practical Fluid Mechanics

Description: Illustrated with photographs and diagrams Originally published in 1916. Chapter headings include: Properties of Fluids * Intensity of Pressure * Hydrostatic Pressure on Areas * Dams * Kinematics of Fluid Flow * Dynamics of Fluid Flow * Applications of Hydrokinetics * Friction Losses in Pipes * Flow Through Pipes * Uniform Flow in Open Channels * Nonuniform Flow in Open Channels * Unsteady Flow * Dynamic Forces * Theory of the Impulse Wheel * Theory of the Reaction Wheel * Turbine Laws and Factors * Water Power Plants * and * The Centrifugal Pump. BINDNG/CONDITION: black cloth with blind ruled borders; gilt spine text; the spine is slanted, name stamp on the front endpaper, some markings on the rear endpapers, a sturdy working copy; Fair condition. appendix, index. 8vo (about 9.25 inches tall). 460 pages.