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MOULIN SANS GIROUETTE [1 record]

Record 1 2006-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electric Rotary Machines - Types
  • Wind Energy
DEF

A wind mill, generally of the wind pump type, not using a tail vane to point its rotor windward.

OBS

The earliest vaneless mills were the "Halladay umbrella" or "rosette mills."

Key term(s)
  • vaneless wind-mill

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines tournantes électriques - types
  • Énergie éolienne
DEF

Moulin éolien, fréquemment du type éolienne de pompage, n'utilisant plus de girouette pour orienter le rotor vers le vent.

OBS

Les premiers modèles connus de moulins sans girouette furent les éoliennes Halladay.

Spanish

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