Lots of sources out there. For instance, Lee Valley's reprint of the Boy Mechanic series or the PM Shopnotes. Dan Beard's Shelters, Shacks and Shanties or Boats and Boatbuilding are also good. Or they could simply Google them. Another is Instructables .com, lots of projects of all types.
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Yeehaw. Used the jet pump the other night, sewer backing up. Cleared it in about ten minutes, could actually watch the level dropping.It's fun to make something that works.
Hey all,
Did some experimenting the other day. Changed suction diameter to 1 1/2 " using air no real change in flow. Hooked up to 1000psi water line emptied 5gl bucket in 5 seconds max, so 60 gpm. Quite satisfied with that. Boss won't let me try steam,dang it.
Here's a properly designed one...
Hey zdas,
Yup, had one for years,some years back. Aaah, the memories, best dang bed I've ever had. Mine took somewhere around 1 to 2 hours to empty, probably because I had to run about 20 ft of 1/2" hose both ways to the bathroom. Size that eductor up 3 or 4 times would probably be perfect for...
Hey Compositepro,
Thanks for the comments. I am aware of the design criteria for a proper venturi, unfortunately we don't have the tooling or capability to make one,nor the budget to buy. Wish we did, but it is a poultry processing plant after all. The MBAs running the place think they save...
Interesting. I was thinking that the pressure drop at the nozzle exit would be higher with higher pressure upstream of the nozzle. I guess I'll have to dig out some of my old texts. Here we go, O'Rourke, "General Engineering Handbook" 1940 pg 813. To paraphrase, ejector usually uses a small...
Hey guys and or gals,
I had thought of using steam but the air was more easily available. May do it yet if I can talk my boss around to putting in the connections. The original idea came from the PM Shopnotes 1921 pg 3491,probably find it on Google. Another thing I can try is high pressure...
I made a jet/venturi pump from a 2" T ,1" discharge and 1/2" air inlet through a 1/8 nozzle,air at 120psi. Suction is 2" pipe about 5' long. Problem is that I'm only getting about 3gpm. Would decreasing the diameter of the suction allow for better flow? Or would I do better increasing the...
If you're laying out the positions of machines/equipment, think about access for maintenance/repairs. Good practice, in my opinion, is 3 feet all round with 2 feet minimum. If it is at all possible, hard points above anything heavy. Makes it much simpler to remove and replace/repair. If not then...
AHA! Thought so! I've been talking to my boss about it and he can't quite grasp it. Thanks for the ammo. Now if only I could find some sites where they discuss it.
Just wondering if it is possible to set up a high side and a low side screw compressor so that either one could be the other. Umm, best clarify a bit.
Arrange piping and valves so that if your booster goes down you can switch the high side compressor over to low side. Of course you would also...
When I was in the Navy we used an induction heater to expand bearings to fit on shafts. If in a hurry cooled down with a CO2 extinguisher. Not the best way but it does work.
When heating gears, shaft couplings etc to remove them take your time and do it slow and easy. Keeping the shaft...
