Old Millhouse is a painting by Janis Tafoya which was uploaded on February 21st, 2013.
Old Millhouse
Old Millhouse, is an original oil painting by Janis Tafoya, an artist who ... more
by Janis Tafoya
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14.000 x 11.000 x 2.000 inches
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Title
Old Millhouse
Artist
Janis Tafoya
Medium
Painting - Oil
Description
"Old Millhouse", is an original oil painting by Janis Tafoya, an artist who
lives in the Southwest, Farmington, New Mexico....The Old Millhouses were
a very important part of this country's past....these millhouses generated
power....The waterwheel was what generated the power...
The water wheel is a machine for converting the energy of free-flowing or falling water into useful forms of power, often in a watermill. A water wheel consists of a large wooden or metal wheel, with a number of blades or buckets arranged on the outside rim forming the driving surface. Most commonly, the wheel is mounted vertically on a horizontal axle, but the tub or Norse wheel is mounted horizontally on a vertical shaft. Vertical wheels can transmit power either through the axle or via a ring gear and typically drive belts or gears; horizontal wheels usually directly drive their load.
Water wheels were still in commercial use well into the 20th century, but they are no longer in common use. Prior uses of water wheels include milling flour in gristmills and grinding wood into pulp for papermaking, but other uses include hammering wrought iron, machining, ore crushing and pounding fiber for use in the manufacture of cloth.
Some water wheels are fed by water from a mill pond, which is formed when a flowing stream is dammed. A channel for the water flowing to or from a water wheel is called a mill race (also spelled millrace) or simply a "race", and is customarily divided into sections. The race bringing water from the mill pond to the water wheel is a headrace; the one carrying water after it has left the wheel is commonly referred to as a tailrace.
John Smeaton's scientific investigation of the water wheel led to significant increases in efficiency in the mid to late 18th century and supplying much needed power for the Industrial Revolution.[2][3]
Water wheels began being displaced by the smaller, less expensive and more efficient turbine developed by Benoît Fourneyron, beginning with his first model in 1827.[3] Turbines are capable of handling high heads, or elevations, that exceed the capability of practical sized waterwheels.
The main difficulty of water wheels is their dependence on flowing water, which limits where they can be located. Modern hydroelectric dams can be viewed as the descendants of the water wheel as they too take advantage of the movement of water downhill.
We must always remember where we came from and what out history is,
the millhouse was a very important part of America's history..
Uploaded
February 21st, 2013
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Comments (71)
Hanne Lore Koehler
Magnificent painting, Janis! Beautiful foreground azaleas! Fabulous mill and reflection! L/F/G+/P
Anne-Elizabeth Whiteway
Janis, This reminds me of "Mabry Mill" in Virginia, where I have visited many times with my family. This is a beautiful painting and I like your informative description. F/V