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    Albert Betz was a German physicist known for his pioneering work in wind turbine technology and aerodynamics. He formulated Betz's law, which states that only 59% of wind's kinetic energy can be converted into mechanical energy by a wind turbine. Betz received several accolades for his contributions, including the Ludwig-Prandtl-Ring and the Carl Friedrich Gauss medal, and he served as a professor and director at the University of Göttingen's aerodynamics laboratory.

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    Albert Betz

    Albert Betz (25 December 1885 – 16 April 1968) was


    a German physicist and a pioneer of wind turbine Albert Betz
    technology.

    Education and career


    Betz was born in Schweinfurt. In 1910 he graduated as
    a naval engineer from Technische Hochschule Berlin
    (Diplomingenieur Schiffbau). In 1911 Betz became a
    researcher at the University of Göttingen aerodynamics
    laboratory, where he was awarded his PhD in 1919 for
    his work on 'ship propellers with minimum loss of
    energy'. In his 1920 paper "Das Maximum der
    theoretisch möglichen Ausnutzung des Windes durch
    Windmotoren" ("Theoretical Limit for Best Utilization
    of Wind by Wind Motors") was published. His work
    was based on earlier studies by Frederick Lanchester
    that included the first full description of lift and drag. Born 25 December 1885
    The formulation was somewhat complex and had to Schweinfurt, Lower Franconia,
    wait for Ludwig Prandtl's version before becoming Bavaria, German Empire
    generally useful. Betz's law states that, independent of Died 16 April 1968 (aged 82)
    the design of a wind turbine, only 16/27 (or 59%) of Göttingen, Lower Saxony, West
    the kinetic energy of the wind can be converted to Germany
    mechanical energy. His book "Wind-Energie und ihre Nationality German
    Ausnutzung durch Windmühlen" ("Wind Energy and
    Occupation Physicist
    its Use by Windmills"), published in 1926, gives a
    good account of the understanding of wind energy and
    wind turbines at that period.

    In 1926 he was appointed professor at Göttingen. In 1936 he succeeded Ludwig Prandtl as director of the
    Aerodynamische Versuchsanstalt (AVA, aerodynamics laboratory), a position he held until 1956.[1][2]

    During World War II he developed the Messerschmitt swept wing, as well as other war devices for the
    Luftwaffe.[3][4] There are also sources tying him to the development of wind turbines, in a plan to
    establish a German rural population in the east, replacing the Slavic population. In early 1945 he
    participated in the attempt to evacuate the Z4 (computer) to the AVA under his supervision.[5]

    From 1947 to 1956 he also headed research into hydrodynamics at the Max Planck Institute.[6]

    He was the great uncle of the author Alfred J. Betz from Philadelphia, and great nephew of Vladimir
    Alekseyevich Betz the discoverer of the pyramidal cell.
    Betz died in Göttingen, aged 82.

    Recognition
    Betz received the Ludwig-Prandtl-Ring from the Deutsche
    Gesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrt (German Society for
    Aeronautics and Astronautics) for "outstanding contribution in the
    field of aerospace engineering" in 1958.

    Betz was awarded the Carl Friedrich Gauss medal of the West
    German Academy of Science in 1965.[7]

    A street is named after him in Munich and in Hamburg. His


    original house in Göttingen is noted as a town monument.
    Simple proof of Betz' law

    See also

    Biography portal

    Germany portal

    Physics portal

    Betz's law
    Wind tunnel
    Propeller

    References
    1. Betz "Manager from 1937 to 1957" (http://histaviation.com/AVA.html) Archived (https://web.a
    rchive.org/web/20180529000656/http://histaviation.com/AVA.html) 2018-05-29 at the
    Wayback Machine (on the AVA website)
    2. The Dawn of Fluid Dynamics, Michael Echert, Wiley, pp 180-181, describes Prandtl's
    promotion by the Nazi regime, and replacement by Betz in 1936, under the Luftwaffe
    command.
    3. Albert Betz bio (http://www.eoearth.org/article/Betz,_Albert) at The Encyclopedia of Earth
    website. Includes an image of his face.
    4. Prandtl, Fluid dynamics and National Socialism (https://books.google.com/books?id=GxIUC
    Q6Yai8C&pg=PA182), in The Dawn of Fluid Dynamics, pp 180-182, describes the AVA and
    its role in the Nazi regime
    5. The Z4 evacuation (http://zuse.zib.de/imeji/z4) Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/20130
    702201904/http://zuse.zib.de/imeji/z4) 2013-07-02 at the Wayback Machine (The Konrad
    Zuse website)
    6. Experimenting Close to the Wind (http://www.mpg.de/797190/S004_Flashback_096-097.pd
    f) Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/20210126092827/http://www.mpg.de/797190/S004
    _Flashback_096-097.pdf) 2021-01-26 at the Wayback Machine about the advent of the wind
    tunnel (English, Max Planck Institute website)
    7. Prize winners (http://bwg-nds.de/gau%C3%9F-medaille/preistr%C3%A4ger/) Archived (http
    s://web.archive.org/web/20130604203333/http://bwg-nds.de/gau%C3%9F-medaille/preistr%
    C3%A4ger/) 2013-06-04 at the Wayback Machine (German, Brunswick Scientific Society
    website)

    External links
    Albert Betz (https://mathgenealogy.org/id.php?id=95511) at the Mathematics Genealogy
    Project
    History of Aviation website (http://histaviation.com/AVA.html) Archived (https://web.archive.or
    g/web/20180529000656/http://histaviation.com/AVA.html) 2018-05-29 at the Wayback
    Machine includes images of Betz, Prandtl and their work.
    Betz' book (https://books.google.com/books?id=TWkZAAAAIAAJ) on hydrodynamics and
    aerodynamics, "Vier Abhandlungen zur Hydrodynamik und Aerodynamik", The Keiser
    Wilhelm Institute for Study of Fluid Flow, 1927 (German) on Google books.
    Image of Betz at the wind tunnel (http://www.dlr.de/100Jahre/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-329
    8/5147_read-7458/gallery-1/216_read-6/) German national aviation and space institute
    (DLR - Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt)
    Betz' patent (https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031236/http://strahlsegler.ploland.de/Sts
    pat-Grenzschichtabsaugung.html) on turbo airflow (German)

    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Albert_Betz&oldid=1233402169"

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