Lewis Ferry Moody

Lewis Ferry Moody
Born5 January 1880
DiedApril 18, 1953(1953-04-18) (aged 73)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationMechanical engineer
EmployerPrinceton University
Known forMoody chart
AwardsElliott Cresson Medal (1945)

Lewis Ferry Moody (5 January 1880 – 18 April 1953[1]) was an American engineer and professor, best known for the Moody chart, a diagram capturing relationships between several variables used in calculating fluid flow through a pipe. He has 23 patents for his inventions.[2] He was the first Professor of Hydraulics in the School of Engineering at Princeton.[3]

Moody chart showing friction factor plotted against Reynolds number for various roughnesses
  1. ^ "Obituary for Lewis Ferry Moody". The Courier-News. 1953-04-20. p. 12. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  2. ^ iplexl.com - Petents list for Moody, Lewis Ferry[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ princeton.edu - Description of Acquisitions by the Princeton University Library, princeton.edu - Aerospace and Mechanical Sciences, The Department of

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