Darcy, Henry Philibert Gaspard
Published: August 31, 2006, 3:13 pm
Updated: August 31, 2006, 3:13 pm
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Henry Philibert Gaspard Darcy (1803-1858), a French scientist who made many important contributions to hydraulics. Darcy invented the modern style Pitot tube, a device for measuring the velocity of water. He stated Darcy’s Law (1856), a mathematical relationship that governs the flow of groundwater through granular media or the flow of other fluids through permeable material, such as petroleum through sandstone or limestone. As a leader of the Corps of Bridges and Roads in France, he built an impressive pressurized water distribution system in Dijon, France that carried fresh water from Rosoir Spring, 12.7 km away, through a covered aqueduct to reservoirs near the city, which then fed into a network of 28,000 meters of pressurized pipes delivering water to much of the city. The system was fully closed and pressurized by gravity, and thus required no filters or pumps.
Further Reading
Henry Darcy and His Law (Oklahoma State University, Department of Biosystems Engineering)
Lecture: Darcy's Law (The Earth Institute at Columbia University)
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Cutler J. Cleveland (Lead Author);Tom Lawrence (Topic Editor) "Darcy, Henry Philibert Gaspard". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth August 31, 2006; Last revised Date August 31, 2006; Retrieved May 22, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Darcy,_Henry_Philibert_Gaspard>
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Cutler J. Cleveland is Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University, where he also is on the faculty of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies. Professor Cleveland is Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Energy (Elsevier, 2004), winner of an American Library Association award, the Dictionary of Energy (Elsevier, 2005), Handbook of Energy (Elsevier, forthcoming), and is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. He is the recipient of the Adelma ... (Full Bio)
Henry Philibert Gaspard Darcy (1803-1858), a French scientist who made many important contributions to hydraulics. Darcy invented the modern style Pitot tube, a device for measuring the velocity of water. He stated Darcy’s Law (1856), a mathematical relationship that governs the flow of groundwater through granular media or the flow of other fluids through permeable material, such as petroleum through sandstone or limestone. As a leader of the Corps of Bridges and Roads in France, he built an impressive pressurized water distribution system in Dijon, France that carried fresh water from Rosoir Spring, 12.7 km away, through a covered aqueduct to reservoirs near the city, which then fed into a network of 28,000 meters of pressurized pipes delivering water to much of the city. The system was fully closed and pressurized by gravity, and thus required no filters or pumps.
Further Reading
Henry Darcy and His Law (Oklahoma State University, Department of Biosystems Engineering)
Lecture: Darcy's Law (The Earth Institute at Columbia University)
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