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"Compressed air" Quotes from Famous Books

... worked by compressed air. There was a small motor inside, operated by a cylinder of air that could be filled by an ordinary bicycle pump. Otherwise it was just like the ...

— The Moving Picture Boys on the Coast • Victor Appleton

... members were Professor Mascart of the Institute, a leading French electrician; Colonel Turretini of Geneva, and Dr. Sellers. A large number of schemes were sent in, and many distinguished engineers gave evidence before the Commission. The relative merits of compressed air and electricity as a means of distributing the power were discussed, and on the whole the balance of opinion was in favour of electricity. Prizes of two hundred and two hundred and fifty pounds were awarded to a number of firms who had submitted plans, but none of ...

— The Story Of Electricity • John Munro

... a deafening noise. A rush of water, a splintering of wood, explosions of compressed air, a dreadful roaring ...

— Nobody's Boy - Sans Famille • Hector Malot

... here," Dave nodded, "and were hoisted above as needed. They were dropped astern by means of a compressed air apparatus which, when the mine tube was open, kept the sea from entering. This ugly looking little steamer, outwardly a wood pulp carrier, is really a very capable mine-layer. She has been busy, too, on this cruise to England, but had sown all her ...

— Dave Darrin After The Mine Layers • H. Irving Hancock