Laboratory for Energy Conversion

LEC Zurich, Switzerland

Type	Public
Established	1892
Location	Zurich , Canton of Zurich , Switzerland 47°22′35.10″N 8°32′53.17″E / 47.3764167°N 8.5481028°E / 47.3764167; 8.5481028
Campus	Urban
Website	[1]

The Laboratory for Energy Conversion (LEC) formerly known as Turbomachinery Laboratory (LSM) was founded in 1892 by Aurel Boleslav Stodola. As part of the Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH). The laboratory has been headed by some of the most prominent mechanical engineers in the history of turbomachinery.