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 is perhaps most famous for his invention of 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 US patent 1,835,018
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
aeronautical engineer
Aerospace engineering
Aerospace engineering is the primary branch of engineering concerned with the design, construction and science of aircraft and spacecraft. It is divided into two major and overlapping branches: aeronautical engineering and astronautical engineering...
in the 20th century. He is perhaps most famous for his invention of the Darrieus rotor
Darrieus wind turbine
The Darrieus wind turbine is a type of vertical axis wind turbine used to generate electricity from the energy carried in the wind. The turbine consists of a number of aerofoils usually—but not always—vertically mounted on a rotating shaft or framework...
, a wind turbine
Wind turbine
A wind turbine is a device that converts kinetic energy from the wind into mechanical energy. If the mechanical energy is used to produce electricity, the device may be called a wind generator or wind charger. If the mechanical energy is used to drive machinery, such as for grinding grain or...
capable of operating from any direction and under adverse weather conditions, and the vertical-axis giromill.
The invention is described in the 1931 US patent 1,835,018