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Kunsträder
The flatrod system ( or ''Stangenleitung''; {{langx, sv, italic=yes, Konstgång or ''Stånggång'') was an invention of the mining industry that enabled the mechanical movement generated by a water wheel (German: ''Kunstrad'') to be transferred over short distances.''Bergmännisches Wörterbuch.'' Bey Johann Christoph Stößel, Chemnitz 1778 It was invented in the 16th century and by the 18th century was being used to transmit power up to four kilometres. Flatrod systems were widely used in the Harz and Ore Mountains of Germany as well as in Cornwall, England and Bergslagen in Sweden. A replica of a flatrod system may be seen in Bad Kösen in Germany on the River Saale and there is a replica water wheel, used to drive flatrods, in Clausthal-Zellerfeld in the Upper Harz, formerly the biggest mining region in Europe. Fundamentals The flatrod system dates to the period before the invention of the steam engine and electricity. Using flatrods it was possible to operate man engines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man Engine
A man engine is a mechanism of reciprocating ladders and stationary platforms installed in Mining, mines to assist the miners' journeys to and from the working levels. It was invented in Germany in the 19th century and was a prominent feature of tin and copper mines in Cornwall until the beginning of the twentieth century. Operation In the Cornish examples the motive power was provided by waterwheels, or one of the mine's steam engines. The steam engine or water wheel would be linked to a series of beams – known as "rods" – fastened together and reaching to the bottom of the mineshaft. These were arranged to offer a reciprocating motion of, typically, twelve to fifteen feet (three to five metres). Small foot platforms were attached to the rods at the same distance apart as the engine stroke and fixed platforms ("sollars") were built onto the shaft walls, spaced to coincide with the top and bottom positions of each of the moving platforms. The moving platforms were often sm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunstrad
The flatrod system ( or ''Stangenleitung''; {{langx, sv, italic=yes, Konstgång or ''Stånggång'') was an invention of the mining industry that enabled the mechanical movement generated by a water wheel (German: ''Kunstrad'') to be transferred over short distances.''Bergmännisches Wörterbuch.'' Bey Johann Christoph Stößel, Chemnitz 1778 It was invented in the 16th century and by the 18th century was being used to transmit power up to four kilometres. Flatrod systems were widely used in the Harz and Ore Mountains of Germany as well as in Cornwall, England and Bergslagen in Sweden. A replica of a flatrod system may be seen in Bad Kösen in Germany on the River Saale and there is a replica water wheel, used to drive flatrods, in Clausthal-Zellerfeld in the Upper Harz, formerly the biggest mining region in Europe. Fundamentals The flatrod system dates to the period before the invention of the steam engine and electricity. Using flatrods it was possible to operate man engines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
