André Chapelon
Mechanical Engineer, Project participant
1892 – 1978
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Who was André Chapelon?
André Chapelon was a noted French mechanical engineer and designer of advanced steam locomotives. Engineer of Ecole Centrale Paris, he was one of very few locomotive designers who brought a rigorous scientific method to their design, and he sought to apply up-to-date knowledge and theories in subjects such as thermodynamics and gas/fluid flow to the field. Chapelon's work was an early example of what would later be called modern steam and influenced the work of many later designers of such locomotives.
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- Born
- Oct 26, 1892
Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon - Also known as
- Andre Chapelon
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Lived in
- Rhône-Alpes
- Died
- Jul 22, 1978
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on July 23, 2013
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