La roue du domaine de la Pigette - Gréoux les Bains
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YvesProvence
N 43° 44.674 E 005° 52.368
31T E 731314 N 4847514
La roue à Aube du domaine de la Pigette / The paddle wheel of the Domaine de la Pigette
Waymark Code: WM13W75
Location: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Date Posted: 02/28/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Olii05
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FR Cette roue à Aube, au domaine de la Pigette est sur un canal étroit d'un mètre de largeur.
D'un axe installé sur deux supports, 14 barres partent vers des pales en bois qui plongent dans l'eau.
La roue doit mesurer 2 m environ de hauteur.
Lors de mon passage, je n'ai pas pu déterminer si la roue produisait de l'énergie transformée en électricité ou si elle actionnait un moteur car sur l'arrière, la végétation la recouvrait. Personne lors de mon passage n'a pu me renseigner.
EN This Aube wheel, at the Pigette estate, is on a narrow canal one meter wide.
From an axis installed on two supports, 14 bars leave towards wooden blades which plunge into the water.
The wheel should be around 2 m high.
During my visit, I could not determine if the wheel produced energy transformed into electricity or if it activated a motor because on the back, the vegetation covered it. No one during my visit was able to inform me.
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