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Richard Vater (born April 26, 1865 in Kempen , † January 11, 1919 in Berlin ) was a German mechanical engineer.
Life
Richard Vater was born as the son of the Privy Councilor of Justice Friedrich Vater. After attending grammar school in Breslau , he studied mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Munich and the Technical University of Charlottenburg . In 1889 he became a member of the Corps Vitruvia Munich. He graduated with honors in Berlin. After a nine-month study trip through America, he initially worked as an assistant to Alois Riedler at the Technical University of Charlottenburg and as an engineer at the Hamburg waterworks.
In 1896 father switched to teaching at RWTH Aachen University . In 1900 he was appointed full professor of mechanical engineering at the Bergakademie Berlin as the successor to Adolf Hörmann , where he taught mechanical engineering for miners and smelters. With the incorporation of the Bergakademie in Technische Hochschule Berlin, he went over to this in 1916.
Father wrote numerous books on technical thermodynamics and heat engines . He also published on thermodynamic topics in Dingler's Polytechnisches Journal . He worked on the piston steam engine and steam turbine sections in the hut .
Awards
- Appointment to the secret mountain ridge
Fonts
- Introduction to technical thermodynamics (thermodynamics) , 1916
- Practical Thermodynamics: Exercises and Examples for Technical Therapy , 1918
- Lifting equipment: Aids for lifting solid, liquid and gaseous objects , 2nd edition 1918
- The machine elements , 2nd edition 1915, 3rd edition 1919
- The steam engine . Part 1: Mode of action of steam in the boiler and in the machine , 4th edition 1918; Part 2: Their design and use , 2nd edition 1918
- The newer heat engines . Part 1: Introduction to the theory and construction of gas machines , 5th edition 1918; Part 2: Gas generators, large gas engines, steam and gas turbines , 4th edition 1918
literature
- Fritz Schmidt: Richard father † . In: Glückauf - Berg- und Hüttenmännische Zeitschrift , Volume 55, No. 6, February 8, 1919, p. 100 ( digitized version )
- Richard father †. In: Polytechnisches Journal . 334, 1919, pp. 23-24. (With picture)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Father, Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German mechanical engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 26, 1865 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kempen |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 11, 1919 |
| Place of death | Berlin |