Lewis Ferry Moody
Lewis Ferry Moody | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1880 |
| Died | 1953 |
| Nationality | US American |
| Known for | Moody chart |
| Awards | Elliott Cresson Medal (1945) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mechanical engineer |
| Institutions | Princeton University |
Lewis Ferry Moody (1880–1953) was an American engineer and professor, best known for the Moody chart, a diagram capturing relationships between several variables used in calculating fluid flow through a pipe.
He was the first Professor of Hydraulics in the School of Engineering at Princeton.[1]
Life
Lewis F. Moody as professor of fluid mechanics and machine design arrived in 1930 at Princeton.[2]
He has 23 patents for his inventions.[3]
Awards
He was awarded the Elliott Cresson Medal in 1945.
He was awarded an Honorary Membership of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) in 1951.[4]
Only five years after his death, ASME created an Award to his honours: The Lewis F. Moody award, which is awarded for outstanding original papers useful to the practice of mechanical engineering by the Fluids Engineering Division (FED).[5]
References
Moody, Lewis F. (1944), "Friction factors for pipe flow", Transactions of the ASME, 66 (8): 671–684 paper on mtu.edu
- ^ princeton.edu - Description of Acquisitions by the Princeton University Library, princeton.edu - Aerospace and Mechanical Sciences, The Department of
- ^ aiaa.org - Aerospace Education and Research at Princeton University, 1942–1975
- ^ iplexl.com - Petents list for Moody, Lewis Ferry
- ^ asme.org - Honorary Members
- ^ asme.org - Lewis F. Moody award