Archimedes' screw

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Technical Machine
simple machine
gptkbp:category hydraulic engineering
ancient technology
water lifting device
gptkbp:component pumping system
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:manuscript
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:ancient_Greece
gptkb:ancient_Egypt
modern water management
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Archimedes' screw
gptkbp:introducedIn 3rd century BCE
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Archimedes
gptkbp:material metal
wood
gptkbp:operatedBy piston engine
wind power
manual power
gptkbp:principle screw principle
gptkbp:relatedTo hydrodynamics
screw conveyor
gptkbp:usedFor drainage
irrigation
raising water
gptkbp:usedIn agriculture
flood control
wastewater treatment
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Archimedes
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5