Peter William Willans (1851-1892) was an engineer and designer of steam engines, in particular the Willans engine.
Willans was a partner with Mark Robinson in the firm Willans & Robinson.[1][2]
Willans is remembered for his development of the 'Willans line', which represents the relationship between fuel energy input and engine output.[3]
Publications edit
- WILLANS, P W (1893). "STEAM ENGINE TRIALS. (INCLUDING APPENDIXES AND PLATES AT BACK OF VOLUME)". Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. 114. Thomas Telford Ltd.: 2–54. doi:10.1680/imotp.1893.20134. ISSN 1753-7843.
References edit
Citations edit
- ^ Willans 1951, pp. 21–34.
- ^ Perry 1899, p. 7.
- ^ Atkins & Escudier 2013, Willans Line.
Sources edit
- Atkins, Anthony G.; Escudier, M. P. (2013). A dictionary of mechanical engineering. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-175230-8. OCLC 860718124.
- Pachernegg, S. J. (1969), A Closer Look at the Willans-Line, SAE Technical Paper 690182, Warrendale, PA, United States: SAE International, doi:10.4271/690182, ISSN 0148-7191
- Perry, John (1899). The Steam engine and gas and oil engines. London ; New York: MacMillan.
- Willans, Kyrle W. (1951). "Peter William Willans (1851-1892)". Transactions of the Newcomen Society. 28 (1). Informa UK Limited: 21–34. doi:10.1179/tns.1951.002. ISSN 0372-0187.