Table of Contents

PART 1 HOW TO MAKE AND INSTALL A SIMPLE RAM PUMP CONSTRUCTED FROM WATER PIPE FITTINGS
Description
How it works
Is your site suitable for the ram?
Designing the ram.
Building the ram.
Assembling the ram at the site.
Tuning the ram.
What to do if the ram doesn't work.
Maintenance of the ram after installation.
PART II A MORE TECHNICAL LOOK AT HYDRAULIC RAM PUMPS
Introduction
Ram performance
Some design considerations.
Designing the ram size.
Laboratory tel1S carried out on the ram built from
Annotated bibliography
Appendix
Some suggestions for improvements

About the Author

Simon Watt is a civil engineer with extensive experience working in the UK, Australia, Canada, India, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea and Thailand.