Peter Ritter von Rittinger
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Peter von Rittinger was an Austrian Montanist and pioneer of mineral processing.
, Moravia
) and, in difficult circumstances, studied at the Faculty of Philosophy and the Faculty of Law of University of Olomouc. After completion of legal studies, von Rittinger studied in the Montanist box at the Mining and Forestry Academy in Schemnitz (Banská Štiavnica
, Slovakia
). After completing his studies in 1840, he immediately became a stamp mill inspector in the civil service. In this role, he led a number of improvements in mineral processing. In 1845 he organized construction of the top box, a system for classifying fine-grained ores. The minerals, suspended in a slurry, flow through a series of hollow pyramid-shaped boxes in which they separate themselves by particle size.
In 1849, he was appointed the head of the Office to the Jáchymov
district. That year also witnessed the invention of the continuous transverse shock outbreak. The introduction of this innovation in processing technology constituted a major advance. Continuous operation was made possible by the surge range. This separation process was based on differing specific gravities of minerals in the slurry, which in Rittinger's structure, along with other solids and water, continuously moved down a slightly inclined plane in parabolic paths.
A common method of obtaining salt in Austria is also due to Peter Rittinger. In 1856 he recognized the principle of the heat pump while conducting experiments on the use of water vapor's latent heat for the evaporation of salt brine. As a result, in Austria the heat pump was used to dry salt in salt marshes.
In 1850, as a Section Council for the structure of art and conditioning specialist at the Ministry of Mining and Landescultur, he was summoned to Vienna. In 1863 he was awarded the Order of the Iron Crown, 3rd Class, a hereditary knighthood. In 1864 he was Jáchymov the honorary citizenship granted. 1868 appointment was finally made to Ministerialrat im Finanzministerium. Later he was managing director of forests and coal plants on state-owned land. He left numerous publications to his special field, mineral processing, in which he was regarded as internationally recognized authority.
I In 1936, in Vienna Floridsdorf (21. Bezirk), a street was named after him.
Life
The son of poor parents, Peter von Rittinger attended high school in Leipnik (Lipník nad BečvouLipník nad Becvou
Lipník nad Bečvou is a small town located in the Olomouc Region, in the eastern part of the Czech Republic. The nearest larger towns are Přerov and Hranice, approximately ten to twelve kilometers distant....
, Moravia
Moravia
Moravia is a historical region in Central Europe in the east of the Czech Republic, and one of the former Czech lands, together with Bohemia and Silesia. It takes its name from the Morava River which rises in the northwest of the region...
) and, in difficult circumstances, studied at the Faculty of Philosophy and the Faculty of Law of University of Olomouc. After completion of legal studies, von Rittinger studied in the Montanist box at the Mining and Forestry Academy in Schemnitz (Banská Štiavnica
Banská Štiavnica
Banská Štiavnica is a town in central Slovakia, in the middle of an immense caldera created by the collapse of an ancient volcano. For its size, the caldera is known as Štiavnica Mountains. Banská Štiavnica has a population of more than 10,000. It is a completely preserved medieval town...
, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
). After completing his studies in 1840, he immediately became a stamp mill inspector in the civil service. In this role, he led a number of improvements in mineral processing. In 1845 he organized construction of the top box, a system for classifying fine-grained ores. The minerals, suspended in a slurry, flow through a series of hollow pyramid-shaped boxes in which they separate themselves by particle size.
In 1849, he was appointed the head of the Office to the Jáchymov
Jáchymov
For other places called Joachimsthal, see Joachimsthal Jáchymov . compl: "Sant Joachim's Sthal" is a spa town in north-west Bohemia in the Czech Republic belonging to the Karlovy Vary Region. It is situated at an altitude of 733 m above sea level in the eponymous St...
district. That year also witnessed the invention of the continuous transverse shock outbreak. The introduction of this innovation in processing technology constituted a major advance. Continuous operation was made possible by the surge range. This separation process was based on differing specific gravities of minerals in the slurry, which in Rittinger's structure, along with other solids and water, continuously moved down a slightly inclined plane in parabolic paths.
A common method of obtaining salt in Austria is also due to Peter Rittinger. In 1856 he recognized the principle of the heat pump while conducting experiments on the use of water vapor's latent heat for the evaporation of salt brine. As a result, in Austria the heat pump was used to dry salt in salt marshes.
In 1850, as a Section Council for the structure of art and conditioning specialist at the Ministry of Mining and Landescultur, he was summoned to Vienna. In 1863 he was awarded the Order of the Iron Crown, 3rd Class, a hereditary knighthood. In 1864 he was Jáchymov the honorary citizenship granted. 1868 appointment was finally made to Ministerialrat im Finanzministerium. Later he was managing director of forests and coal plants on state-owned land. He left numerous publications to his special field, mineral processing, in which he was regarded as internationally recognized authority.
I In 1936, in Vienna Floridsdorf (21. Bezirk), a street was named after him.