Lewis Ferry Moody

Lewis Ferry Moody (5 January 1880 – 21 February 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 has 23 patents for his inventions.[1] He was the first Professor of Hydraulics in the School of Engineering at Princeton.[2]

Moody chart showing friction factor plotted against Reynolds number for various roughnesses
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Lewis Ferry Moody
Born5 January 1880
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedFebruary 21, 1953(1953-02-21) (aged 73)
Princeton, New Jersey
NationalityUnited States
OccupationMechanical engineer
EmployerPrinceton University
Known forMoody chart
AwardsElliott Cresson Medal (1945)

Biography

He was born on 5 January 1880.

Lewis F. Moody as professor of fluid mechanics and machine design taught at Princeton University starting in 1930.[3]

He married Eleanor Greene. His wife died in 1937.[4] His daughter, Eleanor Lowry Moody, married in 1944.[5] 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.[6]

He died on 21 February 1953.

Legacy

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).[7]

References
  1. iplexl.com - Petents list for Moody, Lewis Ferry
  2. princeton.edu - Description of Acquisitions by the Princeton University Library, princeton.edu - Aerospace and Mechanical Sciences, The Department of
  3. aiaa.org - Aerospace Education and Research at Princeton University, 1942–1975
  4. "Mrs. Lewis F. Moody". New York Times. January 7, 1937.
  5. "Eleanor L. Moody A Bride. Wd. to Lt. Edward Broadhurst". New York Times. January 3, 1944.
  6. asme.org - Honorary Members
  7. asme.org - Lewis F. Moody award Archived 2007-08-07 at the Wayback Machine

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