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PNEUMATIC conveying is one of the so-called labour-saving devices, the usefulness of which has been recognised only comparatively recently. In the little book under notice Mr. Phillips sets forth the principles underlying the construction of pneumatic conveying systems and gives an account of some of the various uses to which this means of transport can,be adapted. The first portion of the book deals with the different systems in use, and pumps, dischargers, pipe lines, suction nozzles, and other details of the necessary plant are described. Then follow chapters on grain and coal-handling plants and on the induction and the steam-jet conveyor. The concluding chapter recounts some of the multitudinous uses to which this extraordinarily adaptable and flexible method of transport can be put.
Pneumatic Conveying.
By E. G. Phillips. (Pitman's Technical Primers.) Pp. xii + 108. (London: Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons, Ltd., 1921.) 2s. 6d. net.
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[Book Reviews]. Nature 109, 135 (1922). https://doi.org/10.1038/109135d0
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