Ernst Eckert
Ernst Rudolph Georg Eckert (born September 13, 1904 in Prague ; † July 8, 2004 in Saint Paul (Minnesota) ) was a fluid mechanic who, through his work on heat transfer in cryogenic materials through to plasmas and studies on percolation in porous materials and related topics to the development of efficient turbines and engines. The Eckert number is named after him.
Life
After graduating as a graduate engineer in 1927 from the Technical University in Prague, receiving his doctorate in 1931 and habilitation in 1938, he worked at the German Aeronautical Research Institute in Braunschweig during the Second World War . After the war, he worked at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base as part of Operation Overcast , a Cold War program that allowed German scientists and technicians to work in the United States.
In 1951 Eckert became a professor at the University of Minnesota , where he stayed until his retirement in 1973.
Works (selection)
- Introduction to heat and mass transfer (1937)
- Analysis of Heat and Mass Transfer (1972)
Web links
- Former U of M professor to be inducted into Minnesota Science and Technology Hall of Fame. University of Minnesota, October 16, 2013, accessed February 9, 2018 .
- Ernst RG Eckert: The father of the modern engineering field of heat and mass transfer. Minnesota Science and Technology Hall of Fame, accessed February 9, 2018 .
- Ernst RG Eckert. In: Honorary Degree Recipient. University of Minnesota, accessed February 9, 2018 .
- Neck Bar-Meir: Fundamentals of Compressible Flow Mechanics . Version 0.4.8. November 21, 2007, Biographies of Major Figures in Gas Dynamics, ERG Eckert (English, online [accessed February 9, 2018]).
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Josef Kunes: Dimensionless Physical Quantities in Science and Engineering . Elsevier, 2012, ISBN 0-12-391458-2 , pp. 192 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
- ↑ Kristin Tillotson: Scientist Ernst Eckert dies at 99 . In: Star Tribune . July 11, 2004.
- ↑ Sheryl Jean: Ernst Eckert, 99, aeronautics pioneer. In: Pioneer Press. TwinCities.com, July 11, 2004, archived from the original on August 9, 2004 .
- ^ Emil Pfender: Ernst RG Eckert . In: Memorial Tributes: National Academy of Engineering . tape 11 , p. 108-113 , doi : 10.17226 / 11912 ( nap.edu ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eckert, Ernst |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Eckert, Ernst Rudolph Georg (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech-American fluid mechanic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 13, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 8, 2004 |
| Place of death | Saint Paul, Minnesota |