Hydraulic Ram Pumps - How They Work and are Used
The hydraulic ram is a pump which raises water without any external power for its operation. One essential requirement for the satisfactory operation …
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Air-Lift Water Pumps - Sustainable Engineering for Electricity-Poor Areas
An air-lift pump is a device which is used to lift water from a well or a sump with the use of compressed air. The compressed air is made to mix with …
Continue ReadingHydraulic Lifts/Elevators: Know about the types and operation of each type.
Wherever we go, there are skyscrapers and tall buildings everywhere. Have you ever wondered how elevators work and what the different types of …
Continue ReadingHydraulic Pressure Intensifiers - How do They Work?
A hydraulic intensifier is a device which is used to increase the intensity of pressure of any hydraulic fluid or water, with the help of the …
Continue ReadingPressure Measurement Devices - Inclined Manometer, Bourdon Gauge, Diaphragm Gauge, Bellows, Pressure Transducers, Electronic Pressure Sensors
Moderate pressure can be measured with sufficient accuracy by using simple pressure gauges like U-tube manometers. But when very low or high pressures …
Continue ReadingPressure Measurement - Manometers, Pressure Gauges and Pressure Transducers
Now we know pressure varies in a fluid. But that is not the sufficient information for hydraulics analysis. We need to know what the exact pressure at …
Continue ReadingHydrostatics or Fluid Statics: Pressure Variation with Depth
Fluids at rest have pressure as the major physical quantity to be considered, no flow behavior nor any shear forces. The fluid pressure results in the …
Continue ReadingWhat are Hydraulic Accumulators? How do They Work?
Energy can neither be created nor be destroyed. But it can be transformed from one from to another. This energy can also be stored in a device or …
Continue ReadingWhat is a Hydraulic Press? How do Hydraulic Press Works?
A hydraulic press is a device which is used for lifting a heavy or large load by the application of a comparatively much smaller force than is …
Continue ReadingBasic Principles Of Hydraulics
Pascal’s Law states that the “Pressure applied to any part of a confined fluid transmits to every other part with no loss. The pressure …
Continue ReadingHistory and Interesting Facts of Hoover Dam
The Hoover Dam was constructed over the Colorado River near Las Vegas. This article will explain the history and interesting features of the Hoover …
Continue ReadingHow To Calculate Drainage Systems for Secondary Roads
In this article you will learn to calculate the drains that locally maintained secondary, or vecinal, roads must have. The first thing to do is to …
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