Public art & sculpture · London
Hydraulic Ram
In or near City of London.
Hydraulic Ram — a public art in england-london, United Kingdom.
N Chadwick — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Mudchute · 0.8 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the Hydraulic Ram, the nearest railway station is Mudchute, located 0.8 km away. The postcode is E14 3SE. Entry is free.
About
Hydraulic Ram is a public art located in england-london, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
Photo gallery
See it from the streetimagery from 2019
Imagery © Mapillary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0
From the Wikipedia article
A hydraulic ram pump, ram pump, or hydram is a cyclic water pump powered by hydropower. It takes in water at one "hydraulic head" (pressure) and flow rate, and outputs water at a higher hydraulic head and lower flow rate. The device uses the water hammer effect to develop pressure that allows a portion of the input water that powers the pump to be lifted to a point higher than where the water originally started. The hydraulic ram is sometimes used in remote areas, where there is both a source of low-head hydropower and a need for pumping water to a destination higher in elevation than the source. In this situation, the ram is often useful, since it requires no outside source of power other than the kinetic energy of flowing water.
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Background
History
]], Nordjylland, Denmark]] , Warmia, Poland]] In 1772, John Whitehurst of Cheshire, England, invented a manually controlled precursor of the hydraulic ram called the "pulsation engine" and installed the first one at Oulton, Cheshire to raise water to a height of 4.9 m. In 1783, he installed another in Ireland. He did not patent it, and details are obscure, but it is known to have had an air vessel. The first self-acting ram pump was invented by the Frenchman Joseph Michel Montgolfier (best known as a co-inventor of the hot air balloon) in 1796 for raising water in his paper mill at Voiron. His friend Matthew Boulton took out a British patent on his behalf in 1797. The sons of Montgolfier…
Architecture
A traditional hydraulic ram has only two moving parts, a spring or weight loaded "waste" valve sometimes known as the "clack" valve and a "delivery" check valve, making it cheap to build, easy to maintain, and very reliable. Priestly's Hydraulic Ram, described in detail in the 1947 Encyclopedia Britannica, has no moving parts.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.4938, -0.0259
- District
- Tower Hamlets
- Parish
- Tower Hamlets, unparished area
- Postcode
- E14 3SE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Poplar and Limehouse
- Nearest railway station
- Mudchute — 0.8 km
Sources
- osm: node/12915181830 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Hydraulic ram (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hydraulic Ram?
- Hydraulic Ram is in London, United Kingdom (postcode E14 3SE), in the parish of Tower Hamlets, unparished area.
- What is Hydraulic Ram?
- Hydraulic Ram — a public art in england-london, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Hydraulic Ram?
- The nearest railway station is Mudchute, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode E14 3SE.
- Is Hydraulic Ram free to visit?
- Yes, Hydraulic Ram is free to enter.
- How do I get to Hydraulic Ram?
- The nearest railway station is Mudchute, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode E14 3SE.