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Design and Operation of an Automatic Pumping Station at Winnipeg, Man.
Author(s) -
Denson F. Gordon
Publication year - 1962
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1962.tb00814.x
Subject(s) - piping , engineering , aqueduct , water pumping , metering mode , automatic control , power station , marine engineering , remote control , power (physics) , civil engineering , environmental science , electrical engineering , control engineering , mechanical engineering , geography , inlet , physics , archaeology , quantum mechanics
This article discusses the construction in 1959‐60 by the Greater Winnipeg Water District of a second branch aqueduct, a reservoir system and pumping station and the connecting main. Basic design of the pumping station is discussed, along with automatic operation, pumping units, piping, valves and metering, chlorinating equipment, automatic controls, pressure control, flow control, power failure, supervisory controls, remote control of selected points, alarms, and the station building.