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  2. Village-level operation and maintenance (pumps) - Wikipedia

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    During the first UN decade on water boreholes, hand-dug wells and tubewells were constructed and water pumps were provided to developing countries by various NGOs. Unfortunately this top down approach led to the installation of pumps, notable the India Mark II, that were difficult to maintain. VLOM pumps were designed to allow remote villages ...

  3. Water pumping - Wikipedia

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    Due to the rotation, water is then picked up by the tube and pumped upwards in the hose. The coil pump, as many low lift pumps, is commonly used for irrigation purposes and for drainage of lands. It is currently still used by farmers in Asia. [1] The coil pump was built as an alternative to the Archimedean screw. Unlike the Archimedean screw ...

  4. Machine de Marly - Wikipedia

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    The Machine de Marly (French pronunciation: [maʃin də maʁli]), also known as the Marly Machine or the Machine of Marly, was a large hydraulic system in Yvelines, France, built in 1684 to pump water from the river Seine and deliver it to the Palace of Versailles. [1] King Louis XIV needed a large water supply for his fountains at Versailles.

  5. Pump failure caused wastewater spill at Kauai's Coco Palms ...

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    May 1—Kauai County officials say the failure of a critical pump controller Tuesday resulted in a wastewater spill of about 6,000 gallons in Wailua. The spillage occurred between 3:30 p.m. and 4 ...

  6. Reduced pressure zone device - Wikipedia

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    Some normal water use conditions may cause short episodes of discharge (this is why check one has a minimum passing value of relief +3. It is designed to handle the pressure fluctuations). In the case of the upstream check valve passing, the differential pressure (higher supply pressure compared with the lower chamber pressure) causes any flow ...

  7. Circulating water plant - Wikipedia

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    A circulating water plant or circulating water system is an arrangement of flow of water in fossil-fuel power station, chemical plants and in oil refineries. The system is required because various industrial process plants uses heat exchanger , and also for active fire protection measures.

  8. Airlift pump - Wikipedia

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    The liquid is not in contact with any mechanical elements. Therefore, neither the pump can be abraded (which is important for sandwater wells), nor the contents in the pipe (which is important for archeological research in the sea). Act as a water aerator and can in some configurations lift stagnant bottom water to the surface (of water tanks).

  9. 15 Decked-Out Superyachts of the Rich and Famous - AOL

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    Features: Two helipads, submarine, missile defense system, disco hall, several pools and hot tubs. 2. Sailing Yacht A: Owned by Andrey Melnichenko. Wikipedia Commons/KarleHorn & Waldi (CC BY-SA 4.0)