Baltzar von Platen born in Malmö, Sweden. He was the son of Philip Ludvig von Platen and Eva Hedvig Ingeborg Ehrenborg. He first studied mathematics, physics, and astronomy at Lund University.[2]
Together with inventor and entrepreneur Carl Munters (1897–1989), he was the inventor of the gas absorption refrigerator in 1922 while they were both Swedish engineering students at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. The Platen-Munters design could operate without a pump. The technique produced "cold" from a heat source such as propane, electricity, or kerosene. In 1923, production by AB Arctic began. In 1925, AB Arctic was purchased by Electrolux, which began selling them worldwide. In 1925, American manufacturer Servel purchased the rights to the Swedish patent for a continuous absorption refrigerator and started to focus on the gas refrigeration market. The company manufactured refrigerators and was the only U.S. manufacturer for many years.[3][4]
Baltzar von Platen and Carl Munters both received the Polhem Prize (Polhemspriset) awarded by Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers in 1925. Baltzar von Platen was awarded the Franklin InstituteJohn Price Wetherill Medal in 1932. He was awarded the Adelsköld Medal (Adelsköldska medaljen) in gold from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences during 1940. Von Platen also worked with ASEA, Sweden's major electrical company, on the development of a process which used heat and pressure to produce diamonds. Von Platen left the project before it succeeded in producing the first synthetic diamonds in 1953.[5][6][7]
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External links
Alex Imholtz
von Platen, Baltzar (1898 - 1984) at Digitaltmuseum
January 06, 2023
baltzar, platen, inventor, baltzar, platen, february, 1898, april, 1984, swedish, engineer, inventor, baltzar, platenbaltzar, platen, office, 1960born24, february, 1898malmö, swedendied29, april, 1984, 1984, aged, ystad, skåne, swedenalma, materkth, royal, ins. Baltzar von Platen 24 February 1898 29 April 1984 was a Swedish engineer and inventor 1 Baltzar von PlatenBaltzar von Platen in his office in 1960Born24 February 1898Malmo SwedenDied29 April 1984 1984 04 29 aged 86 Ystad Skane SwedenAlma materKTH Royal Institute of TechnologyKnown forInvention of the gas absorption refrigeratorAwardsJohn Price Wetherill Medal Adelskold Medal Polhem Prize Adelskold MedalBiography EditBaltzar von Platen born in Malmo Sweden He was the son of Philip Ludvig von Platen and Eva Hedvig Ingeborg Ehrenborg He first studied mathematics physics and astronomy at Lund University 2 Together with inventor and entrepreneur Carl Munters 1897 1989 he was the inventor of the gas absorption refrigerator in 1922 while they were both Swedish engineering students at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm Sweden The Platen Munters design could operate without a pump The technique produced cold from a heat source such as propane electricity or kerosene In 1923 production by AB Arctic began In 1925 AB Arctic was purchased by Electrolux which began selling them worldwide In 1925 American manufacturer Servel purchased the rights to the Swedish patent for a continuous absorption refrigerator and started to focus on the gas refrigeration market The company manufactured refrigerators and was the only U S manufacturer for many years 3 4 Baltzar von Platen and Carl Munters both received the Polhem Prize Polhemspriset awarded by Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers in 1925 Baltzar von Platen was awarded the Franklin Institute John Price Wetherill Medal in 1932 He was awarded the Adelskold Medal Adelskoldska medaljen in gold from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences during 1940 Von Platen also worked with ASEA Sweden s major electrical company on the development of a process which used heat and pressure to produce diamonds Von Platen left the project before it succeeded in producing the first synthetic diamonds in 1953 5 6 7 References Edit von Platen Baltzar 1898 1984 KulturNav Retrieved 1 March 2020 Baltzar C Platen von Svenskt biografiskt lexikon Retrieved 1 March 2020 Carl Munters 1897 1989 munters com Retrieved 1 March 2020 Electrolux Servel roburcorp com Retrieved 1 March 2020 Baltzar von Platen Kylskapet Tekniska museet Retrieved 1 March 2020 Om Polhemspriset polhemspriset se Retrieved 1 March 2020 Adelskoldska medaljen Kungl Vetenskapsakademien Retrieved 1 March 2020 External links EditThe Gas Model Refrigerator Alex Imholtz von Platen Baltzar 1898 1984 at Digitaltmuseum Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Baltzar von Platen inventor amp oldid 1078327405, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
