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The windmill as a prime mover (1885)

Wolff, Alfred R · New York, J. Wiley & sons · leaf 128

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Fig. 32. AMERICAN WINDMILLS: OTHER TYPES. Ill … Fig. 33. 112 THE WINDMILL AS A PRIME MOVER. more effectively. As the velocity of wind increases, itpresses with greater force against this overhangingvane, and tilts it, thereby raising a counterbalancingweight. This lowering of the overhanging vane causesthe rotation of the turn-table to which it…

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