Person

Markstein, Josef (1910 - 1996)

Born
24 November 1910
Vienna, Austria
Died
10 December 1996
New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Engineer

Summary

Josef Markstein worked for International Combustion of Australia. In the 1950s he developed a separation firing system for boilers using coal with a high water content such as Victorian brown coal. This was patented in 1977.

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Chronology

1939
Life event - Arrived in Brisbane, Australia [Stateless]
19 May 1945
Life event - Naturalisation
1946 -
Career position - Draftsman
c. 1956 - c. 1986
Career position - Engineer, International Combustion of Australia
1977
Patent - Partial separation pulverised fuel firing system [1978037170]

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Rosanne Walker; Ken McInnes

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