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  2. Roundabout PlayPump - Wikipedia

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    The PlayPump water system is a playground merry-go-round attached to a water pump. The spinning motion pumps underground water into a 2,500-liter tank raised seven meters above ground. The water in the tank is easily dispensed by a tap valve. According to the manufacturer the pump can raise up to 1400 liters of water per hour from a depth of 40 ...

  3. New York City water supply system - Wikipedia

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    Water from both aqueducts is stored first in the large Kensico Reservoir and subsequently in the much smaller Hillview Reservoir closer to the city. [15] The water is monitored by robotic buoys that measure temperature as well as pH, nutrient, and microbial levels in the reservoirs. A computer system then analyzes the measurements and makes ...

  4. Pump - Wikipedia

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    A small, electrically powered pump A large, electrically driven pump for waterworks near the Hengsteysee, Germany. A pump is a device that moves fluids (liquids or gases), or sometimes slurries, [1] by mechanical action, typically converted from electrical energy into hydraulic or pneumatic energy.

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  6. Heron's fountain - Wikipedia

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    Heron's fountain is not a perpetual motion machine. [2] If the nozzle of the spout is narrow, it may play for several minutes, but it eventually comes to a stop. The water coming out of the tube may go higher than the level in any container, but the net flow of water is downward.

  7. Columbia Basin Project - Wikipedia

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    Project water enters Banks Lake through the Feeder Canal from the Pump-generating plant. [6] The outlet for Banks Lake is the Main Canal near Coulee City. It is near the east abutment of Dry Falls Dam. [6] Banks Lake serves as an equalizing reservoir for storage of water for irrigation and can be used to for power generation.

  8. Hand pump - Wikipedia

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    In parts of Britain and Ireland, it was often called the parish pump. Though such community pumps are no longer common, people still used the expression parish pump to describe a place or forum where matters of local interest are discussed. [3] Because water from pitcher pumps is drawn directly from the soil, it is more prone to contamination.

  9. Reciprocating pump - Wikipedia

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    Reciprocating pump has wide application and to clear the basic idea it is necessary to know the basic parts. The basic parts along with its function; Water reservoir - it is not a part of reciprocating pump, however, it is the main source where from the reciprocating pump takes the water. It may be a source of other fluid as well.