Georges Jean Marie Darrieus
Georges Jean Marie Eugene Darrieus | |
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| Born | 24 September 1888 Toulon, France |
| Died | 16 July 1979 (aged 90) Houilles, France |
| Alma mater | École Centrale Paris ENSEEIHT |
| Known for | Darrieus–Landau instability Darrieus wind turbine |
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| Institutions | Compagnie Électro-Mécanique |
Georges Jean Marie Darrieus (24 September 1888 – 15 July 1979) was a French aeronautical engineer in the 20th century. He invented the Darrieus rotor, a wind turbine capable of operating from any direction and under adverse weather conditions, and the vertical-axis giromill.
The invention is described in the 1931 U.S. patent 1,835,018.
Biography
[edit]In World War I, Georges Darrieus was appointed as the artilley captain in 1917.
External links
[edit]- academie-sciences.fr Archived 2007-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
- US patent 1,835,018
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