William Froude
William Froude | |
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William Froude | |
| Born | 28 November 1810 Devon, England |
| Died | 4 May 1879 (aged 68) |
| Nationality | English |
| Education | Westminster School |
| Spouse | Catherine Henrietta Elizabeth Holdsworth |
| Children | Robert Edmund Froude, Eliza Margaret Froude |
| Parent(s) | Robert Froude, Margaret Spedding |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Hydrodynamics |
| Institutions | Admiralty Experiment Works |
| Projects | First ship test tank |
| Significant design | Water brake dynamometer |
| Significant advance | Hydrodynamics, Froude number, blade element theory |
| Awards | Royal Medal (1876) |
William Froude (/fruːd/; 28 November 1810 – 4 May 1879) was an English engineer, hydrodynamicist and naval architect. He was the first to formulate reliable laws for the resistance that water offers to ships (such as the hull speed equation) and for predicting their stability.