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Record 1 2006-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Transmission Systems
  • Wind Energy
DEF

A transmission system for American farm windmills using gears to minimize the torque necessary for lifting the pump rod.

CONT

The use of curved blades also permitted introduction of back-gearing to windmills. Back-geared windmills typically had wheels which revolved two or three times for each stroke of a pump, and this allowed the steel windmills to begin turning in much lighter winds than were necessary for the less efficient wooden-wheel mills.

Key term(s)
  • back gearing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmissions mécaniques
  • Énergie éolienne
DEF

Transmission dont sont dotés les moulins américains qui fait appel à des engrenages pour réduire le couple nécessaire pour soulever la tige de la pompe.

Spanish

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