What is a volute definition?
Definition of volute 1 : a spiral or scroll-shaped form. 2 : a spiral scroll-shaped ornament forming the chief feature of the Ionic capital.
What order is only volute?
Ionic order
A volute is a spiral, scroll-like ornament that forms the basis of the Ionic order, found in the capital of the Ionic column. It was later incorporated into Corinthian order and Composite column capitals.
Which Greek order is defined by volute capital and column base?
Ionic order. As its names suggests, the Ionic order originated in Ionia, a coastal region of central Anatolia—today Turkey—where a number of ancient Greek settlements were located. Volutes, scroll-like ornaments, characterize the Ionic capital, and a base supports the column, unlike the Doric order.
What is another name for volute?
Find another word for volute. In this page you can discover 10 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for volute, like: coiling, helical, spiral, voluted, whorled, turbinate, coil, whorl, helix and spiraling.
What has a volute?
A volute is a spiral-shaped pump casing frequently used in centrifugal pumps. The purpose of the volute is to convert the liquid’s velocity to pressure as the impeller discharges the liquid through the casing nozzle.
How does a volute pump work?
How do you install volute stairs?
Place the rail bolt nut in the hole, onto the end of the rail bolt. Use the rail bolt wrench to screw the nut onto the rail bolt. Check to make sure that the volute and the handrail line up, then unscrew the rail bolt nut three turns and place a dab of wood glue between the handrail and the volute end.
What were Corinthian columns used for?
interiors spaces
Early Corinthian columns were used primarily for interiors spaces, and thus were protected from the elements. The Monument of Lysikrates (c. 335 B.C.) in Athens features some of the earliest examples of exterior Corinthian columns. Replacing deteriorated Corinthian capitals must be done by master craftsmen.
How were Corinthian columns made?
The Corinthian order is named for the Greek city-state of Corinth, to which it was connected in the period. However, according to the architectural historian Vitruvius, the column was created by the sculptor Callimachus, probably an Athenian, who drew acanthus leaves growing around a votive basket.
What is the difference between volute and diffuser?
Diffusers are characterized by a plurality of radially symmetric diffusing passageways surrounding the impeller. Either a volute-shaped or annular collector is used in tandem with the diffuser. Volutes are most often characterized by one or two scroll-shaped diffusing passageways, depending on the pump configuration.