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Swedish engineer

Alf James Rudolf Lysholm (14 December 1893 – 20 February 1973) was a Swedish engineer.

Career

Rotors for a Lysholm screw compressor

Lysholm worked for the Ljungstrom steam turbine company, where he rose to become Chief Engineer.

He is noted for the invention of the rotary screw compressor, which he developed in the 1930s while working on a series of unsuccessful gas turbine engines.

He also developed the hydraulic torque converter.

References

  1. "Alf J R Lysholm - Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon". Sok.riksarkivet.se. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  2. ^ Meher-Homji, Cyrus B. (2000). "The Historical Development of Turbomachinery". Proceedings of the 29th Turbomachinery Symposium, Texas A&M University, 2000. pp. 281-321.
  3. "Espacenet - Original document". Worldwide.espacenet.com. 1939-10-03. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  4. "Espacenet - Original document". Worldwide.espacenet.com. 1962-01-16. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  5. "Hydraulic Torque Converter Page". Railmotorsociety.org.au. Retrieved 2014-07-22.

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