Hans Gleichmann
Hans Gleichmann (born February 6, 1879 in Hildburghausen , † September 3, 1945 in Berlin ) was a German power plant engineer who was responsible for the development of the modern Benson boiler at Siemens .
Gleichmann studied at the TH Karlsruhe . From 1922 he was head of the Ruths heat storage department at Siemens-Schuckertwerke . In 1929 he was appointed authorized signatory and head of the power plant and turbine department at Siemens.
Benson boiler
Hans Gleichmann became aware of the once-through boiler designed by Mark Benson through a magazine article from the USA . In 1924 Siemens licensed the technology and in 1929 he built the first operational Benson boiler with a steam output of 30 t / h (450 ° C, 180 atü ) for the cogeneration plant of the Siemens cable factory in Gartenfeld. In 1930, another 125 t / h boiler (470 ° C, critical pressure ) was manufactured for the Belgian power station Langerbrugge . Siemens has not manufactured its own boilers since 1933, but only granted the license rights to Benson's patent.
In the USA, however, natural circulation boilers were still used.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Karl Schröder: Gleichmann, Hans. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 6, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1964, ISBN 3-428-00187-7 , p. 448 f. ( Digitized version ).
- ↑ The History of ECVB Power Plant (CEB CEFB) , April 25, 2013
- ^ The History of Steam Generation , 2002
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SURNAME | Gleichmann, Hans |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German power plant engineer |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 6, 1879 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hildburghausen |
DATE OF DEATH | September 3, 1945 |
Place of death | Berlin |