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Thomas Hamilton Chilton
Thomas Hamilton Chilton
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In later years his associates came to know and respect his penchant for exactness and detail, especially in written reports. Tom Chilton's interest in chemical engineering began when, as a 19
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Also, he won wide esteem for his original work and publications in chemical engineering unit operations. In 1931 a Technical Division was formed in the Du Pont Engineering Department to incorporate work on metallurgy and corrosion and to undertake research programs in the more mechanical aspects of chemical engineering operations.
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During the seven years that followed this promotion, Tom Chilton was responsible t'or many significant strides in the Du Pont Company's progress: · Analysis of' extensive large-scale laboratory tests of' the dynamic flow on distillation column plates led to design of' more et't'ective distillation columns t'or acetic acid recovery. ~ Important advances were made in the fields of' spray-drying, filtration, and pneumatic conveying dryers.
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In 1939 he received Columbia University's seventeenth Charles Frederick Chandler Medal for "his outstanding achievements in the discovery and formulation of principles underlying the unit operations of chemical engineering and in the application of these principles to process development, 22
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He was the fourth national figure to receive this honor. He was cited for "outstanding achievements in chemical engineering research." In ~ .
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His fluent French impressed all who heard him at the universities of Nancy and Toulouse. He was Visiting Professor of Chemical Engineering at Georgia Tech in 1962 and came home to the University of Delaware in 1963-64.
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In September 1972 the Chiltons went to Paris, where Dr. Chilton spoke on "The Abatement of Pollution of the Atmosphere from Stationary Combustion Sources." He made the presentation on September 5 on the occasion of the 116th Event of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering, sponsored by the French Society of Chemical Industry.
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