Voith Power Transmission

This richly illustrated book tells the story of Hermann Föttinger and his idea of hydrodynamic power transmission. Coverage follows the trail of technical milestones, from the industrial introduction of the idea to its further developments by Voith, marking the progress of hydrodynamic power transmission. The book illustrates the vast field of industrial applications in control and start-up processes and gives an account of the development of transmissions and retarders for buses, coaches and trucks. This retrospective from early experiments to today's successes is followed by a brief overview of the prospects of hydrodynamic drive systems in the near future.

The text is accessible for the general interest reader. All will find it encouraging to read about the inventor Föttinger, his brilliant idea and the enormous impact it had on the development of industry with Voith.

This well-edited book for generally interested readers is richly illustrated in four-coloured printing. It presents the story of success, about Hermann Föttinger, his idea of hydrodynamic power transmission, the industrial introduction and its further developments by Voith follows the trail of the technical milestones, that mark progress of hydrodynamic power transmission. The book is easy to read, nevertheless, it has a profound technical character. Readers from every background, students and young engineers find it encouraging to read about the inventor Föttinger, his brilliant idea and the enormous impact it had on the development of industry with Voith. It is a must for every collectors library.

Auteur

The Editor

Hermann Schweickert, born 1935 in Alzey, Rheinhessen, studied Engineering at Karlsruhe Technical University. 1959 he joined J. M. Voith GmbH in Heidenheim as a research engineer in the hydraulic test laboratory of the hydro turbine department. From 1964 to 1969 he worked as research assistant at the chair for fluid machines at Karlsruhe University, where he received his Doctorate in Engineering (Dr.-Ing.) in 1968. From 1969 until 1998 he held senior posts in design and sales again at Voith in Heidenheim, Business Division "Hydro Turbines". Following his professional career he went back to science for post-graduate studies at the Historic Institute of Stuttgart University, Department for Science and Engineering History, from 1998 until 2001, before he received his Doctorate in philosophy (Dr. phil.) in 2002.

Contenu
Preface.- A New Way - The Development of Hydrodynamic Power Transmission.- On the Rails of the World - Voith Turbo Transmissions in Rail Technology.- Starting and Controlling - Voith Turbo Couplings and Torque Converters in Industrial Plants.- Driving Comfort and Safety - Voith Automatic Transmissions and Hydrodynamic Brakes in Road Traffic.- History Has a Future - The Perspectives of Voith Hydrodynamics.- Voith Turbo - The Development into a Group Division.- Addendum.