maszyny: Water wheel

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A water wheel is a machine for converting the kinetic energy of flowing or falling water into useful forms of power, often in a watermill. A water wheel consists of a large wheel (usually constructed from wood or metal), with numerous blades or buckets attached to the outer rim forming the drive mechanism. Water wheels were still in commercial use well into the 20th century, although they are no longer in common use today. Water wheels are used for milling flour in gristmills, grinding wood into pulp for papermaking, hammering wrought iron, machining, ore crushing and pounding fibre for use in the manufacture of cloth. All water wheels are fed by water from a mill pond, which is formed when…

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Benoît Fourneyron (31 October 1802 – 31 July 1867) was a French engineer, born in Saint-Étienne, Loire. Fourneyron made significant contributions to the development of water turbines. Benoît Fourneyron was educated at the École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Étienne, a nearby engineering school that had recently opened. After he graduated in 1816, he spent the next few years in mines and ironworks. Around this time, a number of French engineers—including some of Fourneyron's former teachers—were starting to apply the mathematical techniques of modern science to the ancient mechanism called the waterwheel. For centuries, waterwheels had been used to convert the energy of streams int…

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The first recorded rudimentary steam engine was the aeolipile, mentioned by Vitruvius between 30 and 15 BCE and described by Heron of Alexandria in 1st-century Roman Egypt. Several steam-powered devices were later experimented with or proposed, such as Taqi al-Din's steam jack, a steam turbine in 16th-century Ottoman Egypt, Denis Papin's working model of the steam digester in 1679 and Thomas Savery's steam pump in 1698. In 1712, Thomas Newcomen's atmospheric engine became the first commercially successful engine using the principle of the reciprocating piston and cylinder, which was the fundamental type of steam engine used until the early 20th century. The steam engine was used to pump wat…

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Jean-Victor Poncelet developed an inward-flow turbine . In 1826, Benoît Fourneyron developed an outward-flow turbine . This was an efficient machine (~80%) that

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Fourneyron Turbine: A Forgotten Gem? A Performance Analysis Using CFD. Abstract The radial reaction turbine, invented by Benoît Fourneyron (1802–1867), marked a pivotal moment in the history of engineering and hydroelectric power. This device not only propelled the development of renewable energy by harnessing water resources but also laid the foundation for modern turbine design. Its innovative method for converting the kinetic and potential energy of water revolutionized electricity generation, enabling production on an unprecedented scale. Beyond technical contributions, it played a role in the industrialization of many regions and the advancement of mechanical and fluid engineering. As…