Ernst R. G. Eckert

Ernst Rudolph Georg Eckert (September 13, 1904 – July 8, 2004) was an Austrian American engineer and scientist who advanced the film cooling technique for aeronautical engines. He earned his Diplom Ingenieur and doctorate in 1927 and 1931, respectively, and habilitated in 1938.[5] Eckert worked as a jet engine scientist at the Aeronautical Research Institute in Braunschweig, Germany, then via Operation Paperclip, began jet propulsion research in 1945 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. In 1951, Eckert joined the University of Minnesota in the department of mechanical engineering. Eckert published over 550 scientific papers and books. The Eckert number in fluid dynamics was named after him.

Ernst Eckert
Born(1904-09-13)September 13, 1904[1]
Prague, Austria-Hungary
DiedJuly 8, 2004(2004-07-08) (aged 99)[1]
Saint Paul, Minnesota[2]
Nationality
United States (1950)[3]
Alma materGerman Institute of Technology, Prague (1927)
(Ph.D. - 1931)
Known forEckert number
AwardsASME Max Jakob medal (1961)
Fulbright Award (1962)[3]
Founder’s Award of the National Academy of Engineering (1995)
Scientific career
FieldsHeat transfer, Mass transfer[4]
Institutions1938 Aeronautical Research Institute (Braunschweig)
1945 Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
1951 University of Minnesota (Regents Professor & professor emeritus)
Notes
married Josefine Binder (1931)

In 1995 the National Academy of Engineering honored Eckert with its thirteenth Founders Award.[5]

Eckert's son-in-law Horst Henning Winter, a specialist in rheology, is professor at UMass Amherst.

References and notes
  1. Josef Kunes (2012). Dimensionless Physical Quantities in Science and Engineering. Elsevier. p. 191. ISBN 978-0123914583.
  2. Tillotson, Kristin (July 11, 2004). "Scientist Ernst Eckert dies at 99" (PDF). Star Tribune. umn.com. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
  3. Jean, Sheryl (July 11, 2004). "Ernst Eckert, 99, aeronautics pioneer" (PDF). Pioneer Press. TwinCities.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 9, 2004. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
  4. Diagulia, Anthony J; Livingood, John N B & Eckert, Ernst R G (1956). "Study of ram-air heat exchangers for reducing turbine cooling-air temperature of a supersonic aircraft turbojet engine" (pdf). NACA Research Memorandum. NASA. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
  5. Pfender E (2007) Ernst R. G. Eckert', in "Memorial Tributes: National Academy of Engineering", Vol. 11, 108-113.


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