David Joy (Railway Engineer)
David Joy (born March 3, 1825 in Leeds , United Kingdom , † March 15, 1903 in Hampstead , United Kingdom) was a British railway engineer.
Life
David Joy was one of the five sons of oil mill owner Edward Joy. Not interested in his father's business, he began training at the mechanical engineering company Fenton, Murray and Jackson in Leeds after finishing school in 1841 . After this company was closed, he switched to Shepherd and Todd's Railway Foundry in Leeds as a draftsman in 1843 . During this time he worked as chief draftsman in the development of the steam locomotive Jenny Lind for E. B. Wilson and Company .
From 1850 he worked as a machine foreman at the Nottingham and Grantham Railway . In 1853 he moved to the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway . There, too, he worked as a mechanical engineer until 1856. He then moved back to the Railway Foundry in Leeds. During this time he developed improvements for the steam engine control and designed a steam engine for ships. From 1859 he devoted himself to the construction of steam hammers and bridges in Manchester and Middlesborough .
In 1867 David married Joy and had three sons and two daughters with his wife.
From 1871 he devoted himself to the use of ashes. In 1874 he began a managerial position at the Barrow Shipbuilding Co. in the steam boiler department. In 1876 he became managing director of this company.
In 1879 the Joy control he had developed for steam engines was patented in England and in 1882 in the USA. This was used in steam locomotives and steam ships. In 1882 Joy founded an engineering consultancy with his sons. During this time he further developed his steam engine control. He also designed a revolver and a hydraulic wind chest for organs, among other things . The organs in Leeds Town Hall and the Crystal Palace were equipped with his technology.
In 1885 he received a gold medal at the International Inventions Exhibition for developing the control of a triple expansion steam engine with only two control mechanisms. This version was used, among other things, in the construction of drives for warships.
He died of pulmonary edema on March 15, 1903 .
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Individual evidence
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Joy, David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British railway engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 3, 1825 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leeds |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 15, 1903 |
| Place of death | Hampstead |