The Sullivan Air Lift Pumping System

rs At Fort Worth, Texas, the Missouri, Kansas & Texas R. R. shops installed a Sullivan Air Lift Booster and Compound Air Lift Pump (shown, in photo). Depth of pump in, well, 545 ft. Height of tank from sur- face, 75 ft. Air pressure to raise water to surface, 80 lbs. Back pressure in booster to raise water from ground to top of tank, 10 lbs. Flow of water per hour, 6000 gals. (i) length of service, (2) absence of repairs, (3) cheapness of renew- als, (4) variation in capacity; to which may be added (5) high efficiency on lifts of any height and of varying submergence, (6) solutions car- ried horizontally as well as vertically, (7) any number of lifts handled from a central power plant, (8) simplicity and sustained effectiveness, (9) apparatus furnished in any materials necessary to resist chemical action. This company has installed numerous pumps for service such as is described above, made of various acid-resistant materials, such as hard or soft lead, cast iron or steel, bronze, rubber, etc. Sullivan Acid Pumps are designed to work satisfactorily under low submerg- ence. The following data should be furnished in order to permit estimates to be submitted. 24