Archimedean screw

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Technical Machine
simple machine
gptkbp:alternativeName screw pump
Egyptian screw
gptkbp:category hydraulic engineering
ancient inventions
gptkbp:component shaft
cylinder
helical surface
gptkbp:depictedIn ancient Greek texts
Roman engineering works
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Archimedean screw
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:ancient_Greece
3rd century BCE
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Archimedes
gptkbp:material metal
wood
gptkbp:operatedBy wind power
manual power
engine power
gptkbp:principle screw principle
gptkbp:relatedTo screw conveyor
water pump
gptkbp:usedFor drainage
irrigation
raising water
gptkbp:usedIn agriculture
hydroelectric power
mining
wastewater treatment
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Archimède
gptkb:Hellenistic_mathematics
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7