waterwheels
Stream-powered rotating discs
Waterwheels is the plural of waterwheel, a large wheel turned by flowing or falling water to generate power.
For centuries, waterwheels drove mills for grinding grain, sawing lumber, and other mechanical work: The old waterwheels along the river have been restored as historical landmarks.
They represent an early form of renewable energy, largely replaced by turbines.
Channel driving water wheels
- sluiceGated water conduit
- paddlesHandheld water propulsion tools
- bucketsOpen-top carrying vessels
- axleShaft for wheel rotation
rotation · gears · shaft · bearings · hub · spokes · rim · cogs
Electricity from flowing currents
- generatorElectricity-producing machine
- electricityEnergy from charged particles
- sustainableAble to endure long-term
- off-gridWithout utility connections
run-of-river · green · kinetic · current · flow · capacity · kilowatt · alternator
Building for grinding grain
- flourMilled grain powder
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
- millstoneGrain-crushing circular stone
- grindingMolar action sometimes
sawmill · lumber · fulling · textile · hammer · forge · cornmill · hopper
Returning something to condition
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- historicOf lasting significance
- museumPublic exhibit space
- landmarkNotable point of reference
tourism · craft · traditional · artisan · demonstration · conservation · vernacular · working
millrace
Channel driving water wheels
axle · rotation · gears · shaft · bearings · hub · spokes · rim · cogs · turbine
hydropower
Electricity from flowing currents
- generatorElectricity-producing machine
- electricityEnergy from charged particles
- sustainableAble to endure long-term
off-grid · run-of-river · green · kinetic · current · flow · capacity · kilowatt · alternator · inverter
gristmill
Building for grinding grain
grinding · sawmill · lumber · fulling · textile · hammer · forge · cornmill · hopper · chute
restoration
Returning something to condition
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- historicOf lasting significance
- museumPublic exhibit space
landmark · tourism · craft · traditional · artisan · demonstration · conservation · vernacular · working · antique
Persian
Of or from Iran
aqueduct · channel · field · agriculture · flooding · diversion · shaduf · tambour · terrace · paddy
- Faiyum
- power systemsgenerators, turbines, power plants, power stations, electricity
- harnessed energysolar power, wind power, hydroelectric, geothermal, nuclear power
- Industrial Historyfactories, cotton mills, coal mines, power stations, mill ponds
- Ancient RomeRome, Julius Caesar, Caesar, gladiator, gladiators
- hydropowerhydropower, dam, turbine, hydroelectricity, hydroelectric dam
waterwheelswindmills
Rotating vaned power structures
wind turbines · solar panels · steam engines · treadwheels · internal combustion engines
waterwheelselectric generators
Machines producing electrical current
fusion reactors · gas turbines · nuclear reactors · nuclear power plants · power plants