Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
roue à volée
English translation:
sail wheel
Added to glossary by
Miranda Joubioux (X)
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Jun 8, 2007 10:13
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French term
Miranda Joubioux (X)
roue à volée
French to English
Art/Literary
History
Mills
Le moulin étant équipé d’une grande roue à volée qui permet d’actionner 2 meules, on peut y moudre en même temps du froment et des céréales pour le bétail ou encore faire tourner un trieur à grain ou une meule à aiguiser.
I can't find this one anywhere.
I can't find this one anywhere.
Proposed translations
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| 2 +1 | sails |
Alain Pommet
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| 1 | flywheel gear |
Tony M
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| 2 -1 | sail hub |
Melzie
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Change log
Jun 12, 2007 16:23: Miranda Joubioux (X) Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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sails
I think it probably just means the sails cf. Littré entry. The 'roue' simply being the 4 sails.
Peer comment(s):
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Bourth (X)
: Yes. Skip "roue". Large sails.
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Thanks Bourth
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flywheel gear
Yes, I know that the usual term for this is 'volant' — but I suspect here it is in fact referring to the large horizontal main gearwheel that also acts as something of a 'flywheel'.
The problem with a windmill is that you only have one vertical drive-shaft, which is fine if all you want to do is drive single pair of millstones; but if you want to drive two pairs, you have to find a way of splitting off the drive, and I believe they sometimes used to use a great overhead gear wheel attached to the main vertical shaft, which would then drive ancillary equipment from its periphery.
Sorry, no time to research this further now!
The problem with a windmill is that you only have one vertical drive-shaft, which is fine if all you want to do is drive single pair of millstones; but if you want to drive two pairs, you have to find a way of splitting off the drive, and I believe they sometimes used to use a great overhead gear wheel attached to the main vertical shaft, which would then drive ancillary equipment from its periphery.
Sorry, no time to research this further now!
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sail hub
pure conjecture
http://canstockphoto.com/Detail-on-Windmill-0177945.php
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Note added at 51 mins (2007-06-08 11:04:19 GMT)
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to quote Alain Pommet: In Littré is says for volée 'Mouvement des ailes du moulin à vent'. my idea being it is 'the wheel that makes the soils go round
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-06-08 11:19:52 GMT)
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... sails
http://canstockphoto.com/Detail-on-Windmill-0177945.php
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Note added at 51 mins (2007-06-08 11:04:19 GMT)
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to quote Alain Pommet: In Littré is says for volée 'Mouvement des ailes du moulin à vent'. my idea being it is 'the wheel that makes the soils go round
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-06-08 11:19:52 GMT)
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... sails
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: Sorry, I don't think that's actually what it means.
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It's very nice of you to say sorry. life would definately be very boring if we all went around agreeing with each other all the time.
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Discussion
http://www.windmillwebworks.com/windmill.htm
This page puts it among the mills and not the water mills.
http://www.keraluic.fr/en/pages/uitstapjes/molens.htm