Georges Jean Marie Darrieus
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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 1835018.
Darrieus is also known for introduction of laminated pressplates into the construction of the stators used in synchronous generators thus reducing the core losses.Template:Sfn
Biography
In World War I, Georges Darrieus was appointed as the artillery captain in 1917.
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