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A siphon (from Ancient Greek ... effect can be seen more easily in the example of two carts being pushed up opposite sides of a hill. As shown in the diagram, even ...
The siphon is part of the mantle of the mollusc, and the water flow is directed to (or from) the mantle cavity. A single siphon occurs in some gastropods. In those bivalves which have siphons, the siphons are paired. In cephalopods, there is a single siphon or funnel which is known as a hyponome.
The siphon is formed of a vertical pipe (1) that links the flush pipe (2) to a domed chamber (3). A perforated disc (4) covered by a flexible plate or flap (5) is joined by the siphon rod (6) to the flush lever. Pressing the lever raises the plate, forces water over the top of the siphon into the vertical pipe, and starts the siphonic discharge.
Diagram B shows a "perched" sump, which could be siphoned to lower the water level. A sump , or siphon , is a passage in a cave that is submerged under water. [ 1 ] A sump may be static, with no inward or outward flow, or active, with continuous through-flow.
In certain groups of carnivorous snails, where the siphon is particularly long, the structure of the shell has been modified in order to house and protect the soft structure of the siphon. Thus the siphonal canal is a semi-tubular extension of the aperture of the shell through which the siphon is extended when the animal is active.
1937 diagram of engine cooling entirely by thermosiphon circulation. Some early cars, motor vehicles, and engine-powered farm and industrial equipment used thermosiphon circulation to move cooling water between their cylinder block and radiator. This method of water circulation depends on keeping enough cool air moving past the radiator to ...
Cross section of a Pythagorean cup being filled: at B, it is possible to drink all the liquid in the cup; but at C, the siphon effect causes the cup to drain. A Pythagorean cup looks like a normal drinking cup, except that the bowl has a central column in it, giving it a shape like a bundt pan. The central column of the bowl is positioned ...
English: This image illustrates back siphoning, a form of backflow. With a water system configured like this, instead of water flowing from the loft tank into the outside pool, water from the outside pool will siphon into the loft tank.