Roy James Glinn
Roy James Glinn (c1892-1961)
1961 Obituary[1]
"R. J. GLINN, B.Sc., M.I.Mech.E. WE regret to record the death of Mr. Roy James Glinn, B.Sc., M.I.Mech.E., which occurred at his home, lghtham, Kent, on Monday, May 22.
After graduating at University College, London, with first-class honours in Mechanical Engineering, he obtained practical engineering experience in the works of Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd., in Scotland and at Oberhausen, Germany.
During the first world war he joined the Royal Engineers and distinguished himself in the design, construction and operation of three rail borne mobile power stations which saw service at the front. At the close of the war, he returned to Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd., London, where he occupied a senior position until his retirement in May, 1955. During this period he was active in the development of pulverised coal firing for steam generation purposes, and was well known for his outstanding work in boiler feed-water chemistry. He was a member of the Admiralty Committee on Boiler Corrosion, and of the Industrial Water Committee of Investigation set up by the British Iron and Steel Research Association.
He also served on a number of committees of the British Standards Institution. Throughout his career he was ever active in his insistence on a professional status for the young engineer. He was an active member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, and was sometime a member of the Council."
1961 Obituary [2]
Roy James Glinn, B.Sc., was 69 when he died on 22nd May.
After graduating at University College, London, with first class honours in mechanical engineering, he obtained practical engineering experience in the Works of Babcock and Wilcox Ltd, in Scotland and in Oberhausen, Germany.
During the 1914-18 war, he joined the Royal Engineers and distinguished himself in the design, construction and operation of three rail-borne mobile power stations which saw service at the Front.
He returned to Babcock and Wilcox Ltd, London, in 1918 to take up a senior position until his retirement in 1955. During this period he was active in the development of pulverized-coal firing for steam generation purposes, and was well known for his outstanding work in boiler feed-water chemistry.
He was a member of the Admiralty Committee of Investigation set up by the British Iron and Steel Research Association. He also served on a number of Committees of the British Standards Institution.
Throughout his career he was ever active in his insistence on a professional status for the young engineer. He served on the Council of the Institution from 1928-1931 and in 1935 presented a paper on The Care of Modern Steam-Generating Plant from the Water Side.
Mr Glinn was also a Member of the Institute of Metals.
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The Engineer 1961 Jan-Jun
- ↑ 1961 Institution of Mechanical Engineers: Obituaries