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WOOD SAWING WINDMILL [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-11-16

English

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

A wood-cutting saw that is a mechanically powered with the help of a windmill installation.

OBS

Wood sawing with a windmill is a technology that goes back to the sixteenth century, when it was reported that windmills were used for cutting wood.

Key term(s)
  • wood-sawing windmill
  • Wood sawing wind mill

French

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

Éolienne qui transforme l'énergie cinétique du vent en puissance mécanique afin d'actionner une scie à bois.

OBS

L'éolienne de sciage est une technologie adaptée des moulins à vent du passé alors que ceux-ci étaient utilisés dès le seizième siècle pour des opérations de coupe du bois.

Spanish

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