Wilhelm Lynen

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Wilhelm Lynen (born November 6, 1861 in Stolberg (Rhineland) , † July 23, 1920 in Munich ) was a German mechanical engineer and university professor .

Life

Wilhelm Lynen studied mechanical engineering at RWTH Aachen University from 1882 to 1886 . At the beginning of his studies he became a member of the academic association Delta, the later Corps Delta. He then was assistant to Adolf von Gizycki in 1889 and 1890 . During this time he also served as the Royal Government Construction Supervisor for mechanical engineering. After successfully passing the second state examination , he was appointed royal government master builder for mechanical engineering in 1891.

A month later, already living in Dessau , he resigned from the civil service at his own request and went to the Oechelhaeuser & Junkers gas engine test station founded by Wilhelm Oechelhäuser in 1890 at the Dessau gas works . Wilhelm Oechelhäuser, Wilhelm Lynen and August Wagener developed a double-piston two-stroke engine which, due to its high compression compared to the Otto four-stroke engine, had halved fuel consumption and two and a half times less waste heat. In 1892/93 the first two machines with an output of 116 hp were manufactured.

In 1895 he completed his habilitation at the Technical University of Berlin-Charlottenburg . As a private lecturer, he received the title of professor in 1896 and was appointed to the Royal Technical Examination Office in Berlin, Department I, for the years 1896 to 1899. On October 1, 1896, he became professor for mechanical engineering at RWTH Aachen University. In 1897 he was appointed a member of the Royal Technical Examination Office in Aachen. In 1899 his membership was confirmed for the period from 1899 to 1902. In 1901 he was elected to the RWTH Senate for the year 1901/1902.

In August 1901 Lynen was appointed as the successor to Otto von Grove as a full professor of mechanical engineering at the mechanical engineering department of the Technical University of Munich . From 1904 to 1907 he was head of the mechanical engineering department of the TH Munich. From 1908 to 1909 he was chairman of the Bavarian District Association of the Association of German Engineers .

In addition to his work on the gas engine, the construction of electronic machines was one of his main focuses.

One of his sons was the biochemist and Nobel Prize winner Feodor Lynen .

Awards

  • In 1910 he was awarded the Order of Merit of St. Michael 4th Class.
  • In 1917 he was awarded the Order of Merit of St. Michael 3rd Class.

Fonts

  • The calculation of the centrifugal regulators, 1895
  • The use of heat in the steam engine, 1901
  • Handbook for the design of regular gauge steam locomotives, 1909 (together with Georg Lotter)
  • Training to become a designer and its significance for the general public, 1912

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Max Eckert: Student in Aachen 1870–1920. 1921.
  2. ↑ Centralblatt der Bauverwaltung , 11th year 1891, No. 17 (from April 25, 1891) (online) , p. 165 (section official communications ).
  3. ↑ Centralblatt der Bauverwaltung , 11th year 1891, No. 22 (from May 30, 1891) (online) , p. 213 (section official communications ).
  4. ^ Hans Christoph Graf von Seherr-Thoß:  Oechelhäuser, Wilhelm. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 19, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-428-00200-8 , p. 423 f. ( Digitized version ).
  5. ↑ Centralblatt der Bauverwaltung , Volume 16, 1896, No. 33 (from August 15, 1896) (online) , p. 361 (section official communications ).
  6. ↑ Centralblatt der Bauverwaltung , Volume 16, 1896, No. 36 (from September 5, 1896) (online) , p. 397 (section official communications ).
  7. ↑ Centralblatt der Bauverwaltung , 17th year 1897, No. 36 (from April 3, 1897) (online) , p. 153 (section official communications ).
  8. ↑ Centralblatt der Bauverwaltung , Volume 19, 1899, No. 65 (from August 19, 1899) (online) , p. 393 (section official communications ).
  9. ↑ Centralblatt der Bauverwaltung , Volume 21, 1901, No. 56 (from July 17, 1901) (online) , p. 347 ( Miscellaneous ).
  10. ↑ Centralblatt der Bauverwaltung , Volume 21, 1901, No. 67 (from August 24, 1901) (online) , p. 409 (section official communications ).
  11. ↑ Zentralblatt der Bauverwaltung , Volume 24, 1904, No. 61 (from July 30, 1904) (online) , p. 381 (section official communications ).
  12. ↑ Zentralblatt der Bauverwaltung , Volume 30, 1910, No. 13 (from February 12, 1910) (online) , p. 81 (section Official Communications ).
  13. ↑ Zentralblatt der Bauverwaltung , 37th year 1917, No. 5 (from January 13, 1917) (online) , p. 22 (section official communications ).
personal data
SURNAME Lynen, Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German mechanical engineer and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH November 6, 1861
PLACE OF BIRTH Stolberg (Rhineland)
DATE OF DEATH July 23, 1920
Place of death Munich