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Hydraulic ram.

Technical Museum of East Iceland

Technical Museum of East Iceland
Seydisfjordur, Iceland

A hydraulic ram, 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.

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  • Title: Hydraulic ram.
  • Type: Pump
Technical Museum of East Iceland

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