OPERATIONAL STABILITY OF FREE PISTON GASIFIERS

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Journal of the American Society for Naval EngineersVolume 62, Issue 2 p. 257-272 OPERATIONAL STABILITY OF FREE PISTON GASIFIERS R. HUBER, R. HUBER THE AUTHOR is Technical Director of Bureau Technique Pescara in Paris. He is a native of Switzerland and graduated from the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich some twenty-five years ago, a favorite pupil of the renowned Stodola. That spring a French inventor came to Stodola looking for a “bright young man” to engineer some of his revolutionary ideas on a light propelling plant for a helicopter. It was fortunate that R. Pescara, the dreamer and glib-tongued persuader, chose Huber the engineer, who was young and capable and devoid of any inhibitions on the constructional details to be used in developing the new free piston machinery. Under his supervision over twenty-five different sizes and types of free piston machinery were designed and seventeen were built and tested. The war added tribulations to the new enterprise located as it was in Paris but it also stiffened the determination of these pioneers. At war's end a new start was made and this time the world appears to be ready to recognize the merits of the free piston gasifier. The JOURNAL deems it a privilege to offer its readers R. Huber's original analysis on operational stability of free piston gasifiers—a subject on which many honest and conscientious engineers have apprehensions.Search for more papers by this author R. HUBER, R. HUBER THE AUTHOR is Technical Director of Bureau Technique Pescara in Paris. He is a native of Switzerland and graduated from the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich some twenty-five years ago, a favorite pupil of the renowned Stodola. That spring a French inventor came to Stodola looking for a “bright young man” to engineer some of his revolutionary ideas on a light propelling plant for a helicopter. It was fortunate that R. Pescara, the dreamer and glib-tongued persuader, chose Huber the engineer, who was young and capable and devoid of any inhibitions on the constructional details to be used in developing the new free piston machinery. Under his supervision over twenty-five different sizes and types of free piston machinery were designed and seventeen were built and tested. The war added tribulations to the new enterprise located as it was in Paris but it also stiffened the determination of these pioneers. At war's end a new start was made and this time the world appears to be ready to recognize the merits of the free piston gasifier. The JOURNAL deems it a privilege to offer its readers R. Huber's original analysis on operational stability of free piston gasifiers—a subject on which many honest and conscientious engineers have apprehensions.Search for more papers by this author First published: May 1950 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-3584.1950.tb02830.x AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Volume62, Issue2May 1950Pages 257-272 RelatedInformation