Lewis Ferry Moody
| Lewis Ferry Moody | |
|---|---|
| Born |
5 January 1880 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died |
February 21, 1953 (aged 73) Princeton, New Jersey |
| Nationality | United States |
| Occupation | Mechanical engineer |
| Employer | Princeton University |
| Known for | Moody chart |
| Awards | Elliott Cresson Medal (1945) |
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]
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
- ↑ iplexl.com - Petents list for Moody, Lewis Ferry
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "Mrs. Lewis F. Moody". New York Times. January 7, 1937.
- ↑ "Eleanor L. Moody A Bride. Wd. to Lt. Edward Broadhurst". New York Times. January 3, 1944.
- ↑ asme.org - Honorary Members
- ↑ asme.org - Lewis F. Moody award Archived 2007-08-07 at the Wayback Machine.
Further reading
- Moody, Lewis F. (1944), "Friction factors for pipe flow" (PDF), Transactions of the ASME, 66 (8): 671–684, archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-08