…A device in which a long curved pipe is inverted and a liquid is taken in through the shorter end and released out the other end by using a pressure difference (Figure). The name comes from the Greek word siphōn (meaning pipe). The curved pipe is filled with water and the shorter end is immersed in the liquid at the top. In order for this to work, the liquid must fill the pipe and flow continuously, so there is a limit to the maximum height h measured from the top of the liquid surface. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "siphōn" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…一端が長い曲管を倒立し,圧力差を利用して,短いほうの口からとり入れた液体を他端から流出させる装置(図)。ギリシア語のsiphōn(管の意)に由来する。曲管内に水を満たし,短いほうの口を上部の液面の中に浸して用いるが,これが作動するためには液体が管内を満たしてとぎれることのないようにしなければならないので,上部の液面から測った最高所の高さhには限界がある。… ※「siphōn」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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