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What is windmill? Draw a diagram to show how a windmill can be used to draw water from the ground.


Windmill is a simple device which works with the energy of the flowing wind. Huge blades are mounted on a suitable support in a wheel type arrangement so that these are rotated with the moving wind.


Windmill is a simple device which works with the energy of the flowin
Fig. Windmill used to lift water from flooded mines

The number of blades, their shape and the height of the windmill from the ground are decided on the basis of wind velocity and other environmental factors. The blades of a windmill are designed to create a pressure between its different regions when wind strikes them. This difference in pressure makes the blades to rotate.

These blades are connected to a long rod having a U shaped bend at the other end. The U shaped bend of the crank is connected to the rod of water pump. During the moving wind, as the wheels are rotated, the crank rod moves up and down and simultaneously the rod of water pump also moves up and down. The up and down motion of the pump rod would lift the water from ground.

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