Robert Edmund Froude
Robert Edmund Froude | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 December 1846 |
| Died | 19 March 1924 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | English |
| Parent(s) | William Froude, Catherine Henrietta Elizabeth Holdsworth |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Hydrodynamics |
| Institutions | Admiralty Experiment Works |
| Significant advance | Momentum theory |
| Awards | Legum Doctor (Glasgow University), Fellow of the Royal Society (1924) |
Robert Edmund Froude CB FRS (/ˈfruːd/; 22 December 1846 – 19 March 1924) (frequently styled in publication as R. E. Froude) was an English engineer, hydrodynamicist and naval architect who described momentum theory, both used in the systematic evaluation of propeller design efficiency and as components of blade element momentum theory.