Wunibald Kamm

Wunibald Irmin Erich comb ( born April 26, 1893 in Basel, † October 11, 1966 in Stuttgart ) was a German scientist in the field of automotive and engine technology and one of the leading automotive aerodynamics.

Life

Wunibald comb completed his studies in mechanical engineering in 1920 from the Technical University of Stuttgart and received his doctorate there in 1922 with a theme about stability issues of K- tethered balloon developed by him. From 1922 to 1925 he worked for the racing engines department of Daimler -Motoren-Gesellschaft under Paul Daimler and Ferdinand Porsche. As head of vehicle construction of the Swabian smelters crest in 1925 was responsible for the development and construction of three prototypes of the legendary SHW car. From 1926 to 1930 he was head of the engine department of the German Research Institute for Aviation ( DVL ) in Berlin- Adlershof. He was also responsible for the check field for aircraft engines.

On April 1, 1930 comb was appointed as full professor at the Department of Automotive Engineering and Vehicle Engines Stuttgart Polytechnic. In the same year ( on July 15 ), he founded the non-profit Foundation Research Institute of Automotive Engineering and Vehicle Engines Stuttgart ( FKFS ), which allowed him to work together without the narrow rules of the university with the industry. By 1945 he was in personal union Professor and Head of the FKFS. During this time he managed the FKFS expand into one of the most important large-scale research institutes with up to 650 employees and numerous experimental facilities, during the 2nd World War with military contracts. Comb, a pioneer of automotive research, put both in the automotive aerodynamics as well as in research on internal combustion engines standards, including the development of the K- car and the construction of a power car Vollprüffeldes with a 1:1 wind tunnel. In particular also designed the test cars BMW K1 and K4 (each on Vorserienchassis the BMW 335), the BMW 328 racing sedan and the comb - car K2 and K3 (each based on the Mercedes -Benz 170 V). Were known Important were his findings in the field of tire-road contact ( see, eg, comb shear circle).

As early as 1945, according to the French internment in Ravensburg and later taken over by U.S. forces, the ridge began post-war career. First, he was commissioned by the American state worked as a consulting engineer on the Wright - Patterson Air Force Field in Dayton (Ohio ). Furthermore, he was a research professor at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken (NJ, USA ), where he could resume his previous research topics again.

After his return to Germany initiated comb for three years, the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Battelle Institute in Frankfurt am Main in 1958 before he retired to retire for health reasons to Stuttgart.

To commemorate comb ( and Alfred Jante ) the Scientific Society of Automotive and Engine Technology awards eV ( ERM ) every two years, the comb - Jante Medal for outstanding achievement by students, young scientists and engineers in the field of motor vehicle and engine technology. Comb was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in 2009.

Publications

  • Results of experiments with a geometrically similar structure cylinders of various sizes and implications for the aircraft engine development. Communication from the German Academy of Aeronautical Research, submitted on March 3, 1939; Oldenbourg, Munich / Berlin 1942 ( writings of the German Academy of Aeronautical Research, No. 12).
  • Wunibald comb; C. Schmid: The testing and metrology in the field of motor vehicle. J. Springer, Berlin, 1938.
  • The state of development of jet engines in Germany. German Academy of Aeronautical Research, Berlin 1941 ( writings of the German Academy of Aeronautical Research, No 1038 ).
  • Operating conditions and design fundamentals of tethered flights. Technische Hochschule, Stuttgart. Dissertation in 1921.
  • Wunibald comb; O. Hoffmeister: The motor vehicle. Operating Principles, Analysis, Design and testing. Springer, Berlin, 1936.
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