Samuel Dalziel Heron
Samuel Dalziel Heron | |
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| Born | 18 May 1891 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England |
| Died | 10 July 1963 (aged 72) |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Aircraft Engine Design |
| Employer(s) | Royal Aircraft Factory, Siddeley-Deasy, Ethyl Corporation |
| Significant design | Heron cylinder head |
| Significant advance | Sodium cooled poppet valves |
Samuel Dalziel Heron (18 May 1891 – 10 July 1963) was a British born aerospace engineer who made major contributions to the design of piston engines. While working in Britain he carried out the first systematic research into air-cooled cylinders. In the U.S.A he contributed to the design of the Curtiss R-1454, invented the sodium cooled poppet valve and became technical director for aeronautical research for the Ethyl Corporation.