Author: George Rudolph Bodmer

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-08-20

Total Pages: 604

ISBN-13: 9781333293482

Excerpt from Hydraulic Motors: Turbines and Pressure Engines; For the Use of Engineers, Manufacturers and Students The use of water for performing mechanical work dates back to an extremely early age, some primitive form of water-wheel having been probably the first hydraulic motor. In Sicily, what may be considered as a. Primitive form of impulse wheel with at vanes, introduced by the Saracens, is in use at the present day. The historical aspect of the subject of water power does not, however. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."