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, ca 1496
An
auger is a device for moving material or liquid by means of a rotating helical flighting. The material is moved along the axis of rotation. For some uses the helical 'flighting' is enclosed in a tube, for other uses the flighting is not encased. An integral part of a
drill the auger of the drill bit uses this mechanism to remove shavings from a hole being drilled.
Agriculture
, making post-holes.
The
grain auger is used in agriculture to move grain from
trucks and grain carts into grain storage bins (from where it is later removed by gravity chutes at the bottom). A grain auger may be powered by an electric motor, a
tractor through the
power take-off, or sometimes an internal combustion engine mounted on the auger. The helical flighting rotates inside a long metal tube moving the grain upwards. On the lower end, a hopper receives grain from the truck or grain cart. A chute on the upper end guides the grain into the destination location.
The modern grain auger of today's farming communities was invented by
Peter Pakosh. His grain mover employed a screw-type auger with a minimum of moving parts, a totally new application for this specific use. At Massey Ferguson (later Massey Ferguson), young Pakosh approached the design department in the 1940s with his augur idea, but was scolded and told that his idea was unimaginable and that once the auger aged and bent that the metal on metal would, according to a head Massey designer, "start fires all across Canada". Peter however went on to design and build a first prototype auger in 1945, and 8 years later start selling tens of thousands under the '
Versatile' name, making it the standard for modern grain augers. History of the Versatile tractor plant in Winnipeg (from the Buhler Industries Inc. website)
An auger may also be used in agriculture or animal farming for digging post holes. Such an auger is called an
earth auger. This kind of auger can be a manually turned, handheld device, or powered by an electric or fuel motor, possibly attached to a tractor (being provided with power by the tractor engine's power take-off) as shown.
Other uses
Various other applications of the auger include its use in
snowblowers, to move snow towards an
impeller where it is thrown into the discharge chute. Combine harvesters use both enclosed and open augers to move the unthreshed crop into the threshing mechanism and to move the grain into and out of the machine's hopper.
Ice resurfacers use augers to remove loose ice particles from the surface of the ice. Plumbers use a plumber's snake, a flexible auger, to remove obstructions from pipes. Handheld augers can also be used for garden planting.
In construction, auger screws are used for special drilling rigs to dig holes for deep foundation piles.
An auger is also a central component of an
injection molding machine. Augers are also used by ice fisherman to drill their holes to fish through. These can be either gas or hand powered.
See also
References
, ca 1496
An
auger is a device for moving material or liquid by means of a rotating
helical flighting. The material is moved along the axis of rotation. For some uses the helical 'flighting' is enclosed in a tube, for other uses the flighting is not encased. An integral part of a
drill the auger of the
drill bit uses this mechanism to remove shavings from a hole being drilled.
Agriculture
, making post-holes.
The
grain auger is used in agriculture to move grain from
trucks and grain carts into grain storage bins (from where it is later removed by gravity chutes at the bottom). A grain auger may be powered by an electric motor, a
tractor through the
power take-off, or sometimes an internal combustion engine mounted on the auger. The helical flighting rotates inside a long metal tube moving the grain upwards. On the lower end, a hopper receives grain from the truck or grain cart. A chute on the upper end guides the grain into the destination location.
The modern grain auger of today's farming communities was invented by Peter Pakosh. His grain mover employed a screw-type auger with a minimum of moving parts, a totally new application for this specific use. At
Massey Ferguson (later Massey Ferguson), young Pakosh approached the design department in the 1940s with his augur idea, but was scolded and told that his idea was unimaginable and that once the auger aged and bent that the metal on metal would, according to a head Massey designer, "start fires all across Canada". Peter however went on to design and build a first prototype auger in 1945, and 8 years later start selling tens of thousands under the '
Versatile' name, making it the standard for modern grain augers. History of the Versatile tractor plant in Winnipeg (from the
Buhler Industries Inc. website)
An auger may also be used in agriculture or animal farming for digging post holes. Such an auger is called an
earth auger. This kind of auger can be a manually turned, handheld device, or powered by an electric or fuel motor, possibly attached to a tractor (being provided with power by the tractor engine's
power take-off) as shown.
Other uses
Various other applications of the auger include its use in
snowblowers, to move snow towards an impeller where it is thrown into the discharge chute.
Combine harvesters use both enclosed and open augers to move the unthreshed crop into the threshing mechanism and to move the grain into and out of the machine's hopper. Ice resurfacers use augers to remove loose ice particles from the surface of the ice. Plumbers use a
plumber's snake, a flexible auger, to remove obstructions from pipes. Handheld augers can also be used for garden planting.
In construction, auger screws are used for special drilling rigs to dig holes for deep foundation piles.
An auger is also a central component of an
injection molding machine. Augers are also used by ice fisherman to drill their holes to fish through. These can be either gas or hand powered.
See also
- Archimedes' screw (an auger for lifting water or sewage)
- Screw conveyor
References
Pierre Auger Observatory
Aims to observe the highest-energy cosmic rays.
Pierre Auger Project Index
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Definition: Auger from Online Medical Dictionary
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Auger Solutions - Technical Investigative Solutions - Home
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Design Interactions, James Auger
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Auger - Leeds
On the vast plain known as the Pampa Amarilla (yellow prairie) in western Argentina, a new window on the universe is taking shape. There, the Pierre Auger Cosmic Ray Observatory is ...
Auger Meeting
Auger Collaboration Meeting 18 - 21 July 2004 School of Physics and Astronomy University of Leeds, UK LATEST NEWS. Contact: Auger Collaboration Meeting, School of Physics and ...
THE CONSERVATION GLOSSARY
School of Town & Regional Planning, Urban Conservation Glossary ... Auger/Gimlet - a hand held tool (T-shaped) for boring holes, usually looks like a giant corkscrew, but can also ...
AskOxford: auger
auger / aw g r/ • noun a tool resembling a large corkscrew, for boring holes. — ORIGIN Old English nafogar; the n was lost by wrong division of a nauger.
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