Hugo Lentz
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Hugo Lentz was an Austria
n mechanical engineer, born in South Africa
. He was the inventor of many award winning improvements to the steam engine
.
The correct spelling of his name is Lenz but it has been Anglicised to Lentz in English-speaking countries.
He won the grand prize at the Exposition Universelle (1900)
in Paris and is best known for his steam valve gear
with oscillating and rotating cams to actuate poppet valve
s. He also developed an eponymous form of locomotive boiler, the Lentz boiler, with a corrugated tubular furnace.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n mechanical engineer, born in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. He was the inventor of many award winning improvements to the steam engine
Steam engine
A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid.Steam engines are external combustion engines, where the working fluid is separate from the combustion products. Non-combustion heat sources such as solar power, nuclear power or geothermal energy may be...
.
The correct spelling of his name is Lenz but it has been Anglicised to Lentz in English-speaking countries.
He won the grand prize at the Exposition Universelle (1900)
Exposition Universelle (1900)
The Exposition Universelle of 1900 was a world's fair held in Paris, France, from April 15 to November 12, 1900, to celebrate the achievements of the past century and to accelerate development into the next...
in Paris and is best known for his steam valve gear
Valve gear
The valve gear of a steam engine is the mechanism that operates the inlet and exhaust valves to admit steam into the cylinder and allow exhaust steam to escape, respectively, at the correct points in the cycle...
with oscillating and rotating cams to actuate poppet valve
Poppet valve
A poppet valve is a valve consisting of a hole, usually round or oval, and a tapered plug, usually a disk shape on the end of a shaft also called a valve stem. The shaft guides the plug portion by sliding through a valve guide...
s. He also developed an eponymous form of locomotive boiler, the Lentz boiler, with a corrugated tubular furnace.