Development of Compressed Air Engineering
Compressed air is demonstrably one of the oldest forms of energy known to man and applied to enhance his physical capability.
The deliberate utilization of air as a medium, as well as a more or less deliberate working with this "medium", can be traced bacj thousands of years.
The first man whom we know with certainty to have engaged himself with pneumatic. i.e the use of compressed air as a medium, was the Greek KTESIBIOS. More than 2000 years ago he built a compressed air impulse catapult. One of the first books concerning the application of compressed air as energy originated in the first century A.D and described devices which were driven by warm air.
The term "pneuma" is derived from the ancient Greek, and meant breath or wind, and also the soul in philosopy.
Amongst others, the term "pneumatics" ( the study of air movement and air phenomene ) was derived from the word "pneuma".
Although the fundementals of pneumatic rank amongst the earliest perceptions of mankind, it was not untill yhe last century that the behaviour and the fundamentals was researched system-actically. Real practical indutrial application of pneumatics in production dates back only to about 1950.
There were of course some earlier applications and areas of use such as in the mining industry, in the construction industry and on the railways ( compressed air brakes ).
The true and worldwide introduction of pneumatics in industry, however, commenced only when the need for automation and rationalisation of operational sequences continued to increase.
In spite of initial rejection, which in the main was due to ignorance and lack of eduacation, the fields of application continued to increase.
Today, it is not possible to imagine modern factories being without compressed air. For this reason, compressed air devices are installed in the most diverse branches of industry.
Compressed air is demonstrably one of the oldest forms of energy known to man and applied to enhance his physical capability.
The deliberate utilization of air as a medium, as well as a more or less deliberate working with this "medium", can be traced bacj thousands of years.
The first man whom we know with certainty to have engaged himself with pneumatic. i.e the use of compressed air as a medium, was the Greek KTESIBIOS. More than 2000 years ago he built a compressed air impulse catapult. One of the first books concerning the application of compressed air as energy originated in the first century A.D and described devices which were driven by warm air.
The term "pneuma" is derived from the ancient Greek, and meant breath or wind, and also the soul in philosopy.
Amongst others, the term "pneumatics" ( the study of air movement and air phenomene ) was derived from the word "pneuma".
Although the fundementals of pneumatic rank amongst the earliest perceptions of mankind, it was not untill yhe last century that the behaviour and the fundamentals was researched system-actically. Real practical indutrial application of pneumatics in production dates back only to about 1950.
There were of course some earlier applications and areas of use such as in the mining industry, in the construction industry and on the railways ( compressed air brakes ).
The true and worldwide introduction of pneumatics in industry, however, commenced only when the need for automation and rationalisation of operational sequences continued to increase.
In spite of initial rejection, which in the main was due to ignorance and lack of eduacation, the fields of application continued to increase.
Today, it is not possible to imagine modern factories being without compressed air. For this reason, compressed air devices are installed in the most diverse branches of industry.
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