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Introduction of Wind Power |
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By: FSTC Limited, Fri 10 January, 2003 |
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The use of wind as a source of power in Muslim communities began during the reign of Caliph Ummar (634-44). Wind-power became widely used to run mill stones for grinding corn, and also to draw up water for irrigation.
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Water management in Valencia |
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By: Quoted from T. Glick, Sun 21 July, 2002 |
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The distribution of water among the eight canals of the Valencian huerta is a particularly useful example of water management.
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A Review of Early Muslim Control Engineering |
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By: Professor Mohamed Mansour, Fri 22 March, 2002 |
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Professor Mohamed Mansour During the period of Islamic-Arabic extraordinary activity in Science and Technology (9th-13th century), there are some recorded contributions to the area of Automatic Control mainly in the development of water clocks using float valve regulators, different level controls using float valves or combination of syphons and the development of On-Off control. In this short survey, Professor Dr Mohamed Mansour, former Professor of Control Engineering At ETH Zürich surveys the subject by investigating the words of Banu Musa, Al-Muradi, Ridhwan al-Sa'ati and Al-Jazari.
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Water Management and Hydraulic Technology |
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By: FSTC Limited, Sun 30 December, 2001 |
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Water management in all its intricacies, from Andalusia to Afghanistan, was the basis of agriculture, and source of all life. Muslims did much to develop hydraulic technology and deploy water management equipment including hydro-power dams.
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Dam Construction in the Islamic Civil Engineering |
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By: FSTC Research Team, Sun 30 December, 2001 |
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FSTC Research Team Dams are required in most hydraulic systems, for irrigation, regulating flow of rivers and in modern times for the production of energy. In the classical Islamic world, dam construction received a special attention as an integral part of large civil engineering works. Since the Umayyad Caliphate, dams were built in different Islamic regions. This article is a survey presenting the tradition of dam construction by Muslims, characterized by a rich variety of structures and forms.
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Al-Jazari: The Mechanical Genius |
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By: Professor Salim Al-Hassani, Fri 09 February, 2001 |
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Professor Salim Al-Hassani The following short survey presents a rapid overview on the life, work and achievements of Al-Jazari, the most famous mechanical engineer of his time, some 1000 years ago. Al-Jazari brought Islamic technology to a culminant point. The author provides also web links and data related to the work achieved by himself and FSTC on Islamic technology, in general, and on Al-Jazari's ground breaking work, in particular.
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