a contract was entered into by the city of Providence with George H, Corliss,the well known mechanic, for the construction of a pumping engine to operate a high service level, on the Holley system, forcing the supply of water into the mains as fast as required to supply the continually ...
The technology ranges from stethoscope-like devices that are pressed against the asphalt to hear leakage, to miniature sensors that are inserted into the water mains, flow with the water over long sections of pipe, and hear leaks as small as a quarter of a gallon per hour. These sensors ...
HDPE pipes are flexible plastic pipes used for various applications such as rural irrigation, gas mains, water mains, slurry transfer lines, drainage system pipelines, electrical and communication system conduits, etc. these are composed of thermoplastic polymer HDPE, which has high levels of water ...
At about this time a large oil fire swept from the U.S.S.Arizonadown the port side of the U.S.S.West Virginia. We had no water on board as the fire mains and machinery were out of commission and we were unable to do any fire fighting at all. I got into a motor launch to go...
However the operator’s house at Lake Lusiwasi dam was in very poor condition being little more than prefabricated concrete structure and roof with no windows, mains electrical power supply or water supply. However whilst it is understood that the ZESCO staff housing at Lusiawsi township is ...
User notes Equipment Catalogue - May 2009 45 Admin and Accommodation Section 1 Code AX1B/1 Gross weight: Volume: 3kg 0.023 m3 Approximate unit cost: £42.32 Water Filter SS4 Description Berkefeld Stainless Steel Gravity Water Filter for use where a mains water supply does not exist or is ...
Lake Argyle, the main storage for the irrigation area, is Australia's largest inland reservoir, with a capacity of around 11,000 GL (Ord Irrigation Cooperative 2010), which is equivalent to five years of mains water consumption in South Australia (i.e. 218 GL per year) (SA Water 2009)....
Leaks in water mains are divided into two classes, leaking joints in new mains and large leaks which are usually in old mains. Smaller leaks can be found by filling the main with a weal radioactive solution and looking for radioactivity in the ground near the joints. The large leaks can ...