 The buckets have a lateral orifice, to receive and to discharge the water. The axis of this wheel is embraced by four small beams, crossing each other at right angles, tapering at the extremities, and forming eight little arms. This wheel is near the...  The operative mechanic, and British machinist - Page 230by John Nicholson (civil engineer.) - 1825 - 795 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Joseph Townsend - France - 1791 - 430 pages
...reeeive and to difcharge the water. The axis of this wheel is embraced by four fmall beams, crofilng each other .at right, angles, tapering at the extremities,...little arms. This wheel is near the centre of the horfe walk, contiguous to the vertical axis, into the top of which the horfe beam is fixed ; but near... | |
 | Joseph Townsend - France - 1791 - 446 pages
...is embraced by four fmall beams, croffing each other at right angles, tanering r *>• tapering nt the extremities, and forming" eight little arms. This wheel is near the centre of the horfe Walk, contiguous to the vertical axis, into the top of which the horfe beam is fixed j but near... | |
 | Olinthus Gregory - Mechanical engineering - 1806 - 590 pages
...receive and to difcharge the water. The axis of this wheel is embraced by four fmall beams, eroding each other at right angles, tapering at the extremities,...little arms. This wheel is near the centre of the horfe-walk, contiguous to the vertical axis, into the top of which the horfe-beam is fixed ; but near... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Britannica - 1810 - 814 pages
...receive and to difcharge the water. The axis of this wheel is embraced by four finall beamsr crofTmg each other at right angles, tapering at the extremities,...little arms. This wheel is near the centre of the horfe walk, contiguous to the vertical axis, into the top of which the horfe beam is fixed : but near... | |
 | Olinthus Gregory - Mechanical engineering - 1815 - 582 pages
...canal below, and to empty it in a reservoir above, placed by the side of the wheel. The buckets have a lateral orifice, to receive and to discharge the...but near the bottom it is embraced by four little beams, forming eight arms, similar to those above described, on the axis of the water-wheel. As the... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 886 pages
...canal below, and to empty it into a reservoir above, placed by the side of the wheel. The buckets have a lateral orifice to receive and to discharge the...little arms. This wheel is near the centre of the horse walk contiguous to the vertical axis, into the top of which the horse beam is fixed : but near... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - Industrial arts - 1829 - 654 pages
...the wheel. The buckets have a lateral orifice, to receive and discharge the water. The axis of the wheel is embraced by four small beams, crossing each...contiguous to the vertical axis, into the top of which the top beam is fixed; but near the bottom it is cmbraced by four little beams, forming eight arms, similar... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 438 pages
...it the extremities, and forming eight little inn. This wheel is near the centre of the horse walk, contiguous to the vertical axis, into the top of which...but near the bottom it is embraced by four little beami, forming eight arms similar to those abote described, on the axis of the water-wheel. As the... | |
 | Encyclopaedia - 1845 - 902 pages
...wheel ; the bucket having л lateral orifice for receiving and discharging the water. The axis of the wheel is embraced by four small beams, crossing each...but near the bottom it is embraced by four little beams, forming eight arms, similar to those above described, on the axis of the water wheel. As the... | |
 | John Weale - 1850 - 590 pages
...the wheel. The buckets Lave a lateral orifice, to receive and discharge the water. The axis of the wheel is embraced by four small beams, crossing each...contiguous to the vertical axis, into the top of which the top beam is fixed; but near the bottom it is embraced by four little beams, forming eight arms similar... | |
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