Johann Rihosek
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Johann Rihosek was an Austria
n engineer and locomotive designer.
Johann Rihosek was born in Maków Podhalański
, Galicia, in modern-day Poland
on 5 June 1869. He attended the middle school at Olmütz
and later studied mechanical engineering
at the Vienna Technical University. In 1893 he took up his post as a design engineer
with the Wiener Lokomotivfabrik Floridsdorf
. From 1897 he worked in the Department for Locomotive and Coach Construction headed by Karl Gölsdorf
within the Imperial Royal Railway Ministry. After Gölsdorf's death in 1916 Rihosek became his successor.
The First World War and its consequences placed heavy demands on Rihosek, because the lack of materials led to problems in the manufacture of vehicles. Following the dividing up of the locomotive fleet to the new states formed from the breakup of the Austro-Hungarian empire, replacements had to be procured. This resulted in the emergence of Classes BBÖ 270, BBÖ 81 and BBÖ 82. Rihosek won special acclaim for his development of railway brakes, where he preferred the use of compressed air brakes. He carried out this work in conjunction with the firm of Gebrüder Hardy A.G., on whose board he sat until his death. In addition he invented the spark arrestor and the exhaust steam preheater.
In 1924 Rihosek left the ministry (now called the Ministry for Trade and Transport) and became an honorary lecturer for locomotive construction at the Vienna Technical University. In 1936 he became reader there and in 1944 received an honorary doctorate.
He published numerous articles in the magazines Organ für Fortschritte des Eisenbahnwesens, Zeitschrift des österreichischen Ingenieur- und Architektenverein, Die Lokomotive and Eisenbahn.
Rihosek died on 21 November 1956 in Vienna
.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n engineer and locomotive designer.
Johann Rihosek was born in Maków Podhalański
Maków Podhalanski
Maków Podhalański is a town in southern Poland. Population: 5,738 .Since 1999 situated in Sucha County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Previously in Bielsko-Biala Voivodeship.-External links:*...
, Galicia, in modern-day Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
on 5 June 1869. He attended the middle school at Olmütz
Olomouc
Olomouc is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. The city is located on the Morava river and is the ecclesiastical metropolis and historical capital city of Moravia. Nowadays, it is an administrative centre of the Olomouc Region and sixth largest city in the Czech Republic...
and later studied mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the...
at the Vienna Technical University. In 1893 he took up his post as a design engineer
Design engineer
Design Engineer is a general term that covers multiple engineering disciplines including electrical, mechanical, industrial design and civil engineering, architectural engineers in the U.S...
with the Wiener Lokomotivfabrik Floridsdorf
Lokomotivfabrik Floridsdorf
Lokomotivfabrik Floridsdorf was an Austrian locomotive works founded on 6 September 1869 that achieved a pre-eminent place amongst European locomotive builders thanks to the quality and diversity of its designs....
. From 1897 he worked in the Department for Locomotive and Coach Construction headed by Karl Gölsdorf
Karl Gölsdorf
Karl Gölsdorf was an Austrian engineer and locomotive designer.-Early Life:Karl Gölsdorf was born on 8 June 1861 in Vienna, the son of Louis Adolf Gölsdorf. Even as a schoolboy he was introduced to locomotive design by his father, the chief mechanical engineer of the Imperial and Royal Southern...
within the Imperial Royal Railway Ministry. After Gölsdorf's death in 1916 Rihosek became his successor.
The First World War and its consequences placed heavy demands on Rihosek, because the lack of materials led to problems in the manufacture of vehicles. Following the dividing up of the locomotive fleet to the new states formed from the breakup of the Austro-Hungarian empire, replacements had to be procured. This resulted in the emergence of Classes BBÖ 270, BBÖ 81 and BBÖ 82. Rihosek won special acclaim for his development of railway brakes, where he preferred the use of compressed air brakes. He carried out this work in conjunction with the firm of Gebrüder Hardy A.G., on whose board he sat until his death. In addition he invented the spark arrestor and the exhaust steam preheater.
In 1924 Rihosek left the ministry (now called the Ministry for Trade and Transport) and became an honorary lecturer for locomotive construction at the Vienna Technical University. In 1936 he became reader there and in 1944 received an honorary doctorate.
He published numerous articles in the magazines Organ für Fortschritte des Eisenbahnwesens, Zeitschrift des österreichischen Ingenieur- und Architektenverein, Die Lokomotive and Eisenbahn.
Rihosek died on 21 November 1956 in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
.
Sources
- F. Scholz: Sektionschef Professor Dipl.-Ing. Dr. techn. h.c. Johann Rihosek †, In: Eisenbahn 1956/12, Zeitschriften-Verlag Ployer & Co., S. 197-199, ISSN 0013-2756
- :de:Johann Rihosek
External links
- There is a relevant English-language forum at Railways of Germany