Prandtl wing theory

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• Prandtl, Ludwig — born Feb. 4, 1875, Freising, Ger. died Aug. 15, 1953, Göttingen, W.Ger. German physicist, considered the father of aerodynamics. He taught at the University of Göttingen (1904–53). His 1904 discovery of the boundary layer at the surface of a body …   Universalium

• Ludwig Prandtl — Infobox Scientist name = Ludwig Prandtl |200px caption = Ludwig Prandtl birth date = birth date|1875|2|4|df=y birth place = Freising, Germany death date = death date and age|1953|8|15|1875|2|4|df=y death place = Göttingen, Germany residence =… …   Wikipedia

• Lifting-line theory — or Lanchester Prandtl wing theory was published by Ludwig Prandtl in 1918–1919 after working with Albert Betz and Max Munk on the problem of a useful mathematical tool for examining lift from real world wings. In this model, the vortex strength… …   Wikipedia

• Aerodynamics — is a branch of dynamics concerned with studying the motion of air, particularly when it interacts with a moving object. Aerodynamics is closely related to fluid dynamics and gas dynamics, with much theory shared between them. Aerodynamics is… …   Wikipedia

• Robert T. Jones — Robert T. (Bob) Jones, (May 28, 1910 – August 11, 1999), was an aerodynamicist and aeronautical engineer for NACA and later NASA. He was known at NASA as one of the premier aeronautical engineers of the twentieth century , [… …   Wikipedia

• ROTTA — GERMANY (see also List of Individuals) 1.1.1912 Wuppertal/D 14.3.2005 Göttingen/D Julius Rotta lost his father as a young boy and had to go through extremely hard times. He started as a technical drawer and tried to understand the basis of the… …   Hydraulicians in Europe 1800-2000

• FERRARI — ITALY (see also List of Individuals) 1.6.1903 Voghera/I 21.5.1996 Torino/I Carlo Ferrari graduated as a mechanical engineer from Torino Politecnico in 1926. Here there became a Lecturer in aerodynamics in 1929 and in 1932 was appointed associate… …   Hydraulicians in Europe 1800-2000

• PISTOLESI — ITALY (see also List of Individuals) 2.12.1889 Firenze/I 28.2.1968 Pisa/I Enrico Pistolesi graduated as a mathematician from the University of Pisa in 1912. He continued as an assistant in the mathematics department of Torino University, where he …   Hydraulicians in Europe 1800-2000

• LUDWIEG — GERMANY (see also List of Individuals) 9.10.1912 Parensen/D 12.2.2001 Göttingen/D Hubert Ludwieg graduated as a mathematician from the University of Göttingen in 1938 and submitted there his PhD thesis in 1939, in collaboration with Ludwig… …   Hydraulicians in Europe 1800-2000

• Dietrich Küchemann — CBE FRS[1] FRAeS (11. September 1911 in Göttingen, Germany; † 23. February 1976 in Farnham, Great Britain)[2] was a German aerodynamicist who made several important contributions to the advancement of high speed flight. He spent most of his… …   Wikipedia

• fluid mechanics — an applied science dealing with the basic principles of gaseous and liquid matter. Cf. fluid dynamics. [1940 45] * * * Study of the effects of forces and energy on liquids and gases. One branch of the field, hydrostatics, deals with fluids at… …   Universalium