Gilbert Hydraulic and Pneumatic Engineering (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Lynde, Carleton John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1332604153 ISBN 13 : 9781332604159

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore how water and air power machines you see every day, with hands-on experiments you can try at home. This nonfiction guide, Hydraulic and Pneumatic Engineering, shows the practical science behind water supply, pressure, buoyancy, and the many devices that use air and liquids to lift, move, and control things.

From city water systems to private setups, the book explains basic ideas in clear terms and presents simple activities that demonstrate how pressure, flow, and buoyancy work in the real world. It blends clear explanations with step-by-step experiments, encouraging safe, outdoor or workshop testing as you learn.

- Learn the difference between hydraulic and pneumatic engineering and see how pressure travels through liquids and gases.
- Conduct at-home experiments that illustrate Archimedes’ principle, siphons, pumps, and floating/raising ships.
- Build simple demonstrations of pumps, valves, nozzles, and air locks to see physics in action.
- Follow practical notes for safe setup, proper wetting of rubber components, and handling glass tubes during experiments.

Ideal for curious readers who enjoy hands-on science, early engineering concepts, and beginner-friendly projects that connect classroom ideas to real-world systems.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1332604153
• ISBN 13: 9781332604159
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 164
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