Georges Jean Marie Darrieus (24 September 1888 – 15 July 1979) was a French aeronautical engineer in the 20th century. He invented the Darrieus rotor, a wind turbine capable of operating from any direction and under adverse weather conditions, and the vertical-axis giromill.
Georges Jean Marie Eugene Darrieus | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 September 1888 Toulon, France |
| Died | 16 July 1979 (aged 90) Houilles, France |
| Alma mater | École Centrale Paris ENSEEIHT |
| Known for | Darrieus–Landau instability Darrieus wind turbine |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Compagnie Électro-Mécanique |
The invention is described in the 1931 U.S. patent 1,835,018.
Darrieus is also known for introduction of laminated pressplates into the construction of the stators used in synchronous generators thus reducing the core losses.[1]
Biography
editIn World War I, Georges Darrieus was appointed as the artillery captain in 1917.
References
edit- ^ Neidhöfer 1992, p. 243.
Sources
edit- Neidhöfer, Gerhard (1992). "The evolution of the synchronous machine" (PDF). Engineering Science and Education Journal. 1 (5): 239–248. doi:10.1049/esej:19920050.
External links
edit- academie-sciences.fr Archived 2007-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
- US patent 1,835,018
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