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Windmill - Wikipedia A windmill is a machine operated by the force of wind acting on vanes or sails to mill grain (gristmills), pump water, generate electricity, or drive other machinery [1]
Windmill | Definition, History, Types, Facts | Britannica Windmill, device for tapping the energy of the wind by means of sails mounted on a rotating shaft The sails are mounted at an angle or are given a slight twist so that the force of wind against them is divided into two components, one of which, in the plane of the sails, imparts rotation
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Windmills on the American Plains - U. S. National Park Service The first successful all-metal windmill was marketed in 1876, but metal windmills were not common until the 1890s Metal windmills had curved blades allowing them to capture more wind than flat wooden blades Steel mill designs often used open back-gears instead of a direct-stroke mechanism
How Do Wind Turbines Work? | Department of Energy Wind turbines work on a simple principle: instead of using electricity to make wind—like a fan—wind turbines use wind to make electricity Wind turns the propeller-like blades of a turbine around a rotor, which spins a generator, which creates electricity To see how a wind turbine works, click on the image for a
History of Windmills - Ancient Windmills Windmills represent one of the key pieces of technology that enabled our ancestors to transform the power of the wind into a physical force that can be used for countless things, from most traditional jobs such as grinding grains and moving water, to the many more industrial and agricultural needs
WINDMILL Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of WINDMILL is a mill or machine operated by the wind usually acting on oblique vanes or sails that radiate from a horizontal shaft; especially : a wind-driven water pump or electric generator
The Development of Windmills - Encyclopedia. com Windmills provided medieval society with a reliable source of energy that helped initiate a thirteenth-century Industrial Revolution This device also helped create a mechanical view of reality that would dominate the West for centuries and eventually lead to the onset of the Scientific Revolution
History of Windmills The pinnacles of windmill design include those built by the British, who developed many advanced "automatic control" mechanisms over the centuries, and the Dutch (who used windmills extensively to pump water and for industrial uses, as well as to grind grain)
Windmill - New World Encyclopedia A windmill is a machine with rotating blades that is designed to convert the energy of the wind into more useful forms The term also refers to the entire structure that carries (and includes) the machine In much of Europe, windmills have served to grind grain and pump water