Maurice Couette

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Maurice Marie Alfred Couette
Born	9 January 1858 Tours, France
Died	18 August 1943 Angers, France
Residence	France
Citizenship	French
Nationality	French
Fields	Rheology and Fluid mechanics
Institutions	Université Catholique de l'Ouest
Alma mater	Sorbonne
Doctoral advisor	Gabriel Lippmann

Maurice Marie Alfred Couette (9 January 1858 at Tours - 18 August 1943 at Angers) was a French physicist known for his studies of fluidity.

1 Biography
2 His Work
3 His Legacy
4 External References

[edit] Biography

He earned bachelor's degrees in mathematics and physical science in 1877 and 1879, respectively. In 1886, he married Jeanne Jenny. They had eight children, of whom five survived to adulthood.

He did his doctoral thesis "Studies on the Friction of Liquids" under Gabriel Lippmann at the Sorbonne. He also studied under Joseph Boussinesq. He defended his thesis in 1890.

In 1890, he became a professor at the Catholic University of Angers, which is now known as Université Catholique de l'Ouest. He retired in 1933.

[edit] His Work

Couette is best know for his contributions to rheology and the theory of fluid flow. He designed a concentric cylinder viscometer that he used to accurately measure the viscosity of fluids. He studied the boundary conditions of a fluid and showed that the "no slip" condition was satisfied for the fluids and wall materials tested.

[edit] His Legacy

Couette flow is a simple laminar flow known to students of fluid mechanics worldwide.

The Maurice Couette Award is given by the French Group of Rheology (GFR).

[edit] External References

The GFR's Maurice Couette Prize

Persondata
NAME	Couette, Maurice Marie Alfred
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Couette, Maurice
SHORT DESCRIPTION	French engineer known for [Couette flow] and [rheology]
DATE OF BIRTH	9 January 1858
PLACE OF BIRTH	Tours, France
DATE OF DEATH	18 August 1943
PLACE OF DEATH	Angers, France