Leopold Carl Friedrich Merkel
Leopold Carl Friedrich Merkel (born September 17, 1892 in Gröningen , † September 15, 1929 in Dresden ) was a German engineering scientist .
life and work
After studying mechanical engineering at the Technical Universities of Munich and Dresden , which he began in the winter semester of 1911/12 and graduated in 1920 with an engineering degree, he did his doctorate after a two-year assistantship with Richard Mollier . This was followed in March 1924 by his habilitation thesis on evaporative cooling . In mid-1928 Merkel was appointed associate professor for theoretical mechanical engineering at the machine laboratory of the mechanical department of the TH Dresden. During his time as a volunteer in World War I, there was an injury from which he suddenly died on September 15, 1929. He was buried in the Tolkewitz urn grove .
Despite his short time devoted to science, Merkel achieved outstanding achievements in the field of theoretical and experimental thermodynamics . Merkel succeeded u. a. To describe the mode of operation of cooling towers mathematically ("Merkel's main equation"). The Merkel number and the Merkel diagrams are also based on his work.
Honor
In his honor, the Technical University of Dresden named the new building of the thermodynamic institute in 1957 after the scientist Merkel-Bau .
Web links
- Information from TU Dresden
- Leopold Carl Friedrich Merkel in the Magdeburg Biographical Lexicon
- Merkel news on Friedrich Merkel (PDF; 245 kB)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Merkel, Leopold Carl Friedrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Merkel, Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German engineering scientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 17, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Groeningen |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 15, 1929 |
| Place of death | Dresden |