Henry Selby Hele-Shaw
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Henry Selby Hele-Shaw FRS (1854–1941) was an English mechanical and automobile engineer. He was the inventor of the variable-pitch propeller, which contributed to British success in the Battle of Britain
in 1940, and he experimented with flows through thin cells. Flows through such configurations are named in his honour (Hele-Shaw flow
s).
in 1854. He was the first holder of the Harrison Chair of Engineering at Liverpool University College, and also a Fellow of the Royal Society.
In 1923 Hele-Shaw founded the Whitworth Society. It still exists and provides an informal contact between all ages of Whitworth scholar and a means to promote engineering in the UK. The aim of the society is to bring closer those who have benefited from Sir Joseph Whitworth's generosity.
He was awarded the Franklin Institute
's Certificate of Merit in 1933.
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain is the name given to the World War II air campaign waged by the German Air Force against the United Kingdom during the summer and autumn of 1940...
in 1940, and he experimented with flows through thin cells. Flows through such configurations are named in his honour (Hele-Shaw flow
Hele-Shaw flow
Hele-Shaw flow is defined as Stokes Flow between two parallel flat plates separated by an infinitesimally small gap. Various problems in fluid mechanics can be approximated to Hele-Shaw flows and thus the research of these flows is of importance. Approximation to Hele-Shaw flow is specifically...
s).
Life
Hele-Shaw was born in LondonLondon
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in 1854. He was the first holder of the Harrison Chair of Engineering at Liverpool University College, and also a Fellow of the Royal Society.
In 1923 Hele-Shaw founded the Whitworth Society. It still exists and provides an informal contact between all ages of Whitworth scholar and a means to promote engineering in the UK. The aim of the society is to bring closer those who have benefited from Sir Joseph Whitworth's generosity.
He was awarded the Franklin Institute
Franklin Institute
The Franklin Institute is a museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and one of the oldest centers of science education and development in the United States, dating to 1824. The Institute also houses the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial.-History:On February 5, 1824, Samuel Vaughn Merrick and...
's Certificate of Merit in 1933.