Research Results For 'Headrace'

HEADRACE

In a water wheel, a headrace is a channel above the wheel.
Research Headrace

TAILRACE

In mining a tailrace is a channel in which tailings, suspended in water, are conducted away. In a water wheel, the tailrace is the part of the channel below the wheel. A channel above the wheel being known as a headrace.
Research Tailrace

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