Horlock, Sir John Harold
HORLOCK, Sir John Harold
HORLOCK, Sir John Harold. British, b. 1928. Genres: Engineering. Career: Fellow, Open University, 1991- (Vice-Chancellor, 1981-90). Treasurer and Vice-President, Royal Society, 1992-97; Harrison Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Liverpool, 1958-66; Professor of Engineering, University of Cambridge, 1967-74; Vice-Chancellor, University of Salford, 1974-80. Publications: Axial-Flow Compressors, 1958; Axial- Flow Turbines, 1966; Actuator Disk Theory, 1978; Cogeneration: Combined Heat and Power, 1987; Combined Power Plants, 1992. EDITOR: Thermodynamics and Gas Dynamics of I.C. Engines, 2 vols., 1982-86; Energy for the Future, 1995. Address: 2 The Avenue, Ampthill, Bedford MK45 2NR, England. Online address: [email protected]
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