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Hoyt Clarke Hottel (1903–1998) was a professor in the department of Chemical Engineering at MIT. He was an expert on energy, radiant heat transfer, fire, fuels and combustion.〔"Hoyt Hottel dies at 95; was expert on energy, combustion" News Office, MIT, September 26, 1998 ()〕 In 1984, he wrote the often quoted words ''"A case can be made for fire being, next to the life processes, the most complex of phenomena to understand"''.〔Hoyt C. Hottel, Stimulation of Fire Research in the United States After 1940 (A Historical Account), Combustion Science and Technology, Volume 39, Issue 1 - 6 1984 , pages 1 - 10 ()〕 ==Professional life== Hottel received his first degree, BSc, in chemistry from the Indiana University in 1922. He then joined MIT and received the SM in chemical engineering in 1924. He was named an assistant professor in 1928, associate professor in 1931 and full professor in 1941. In 1965 he was named the first Carbon P. Dubbs Professor of Chemical Engineering. He became professor emeritus in 1968. Hottel was in charge of solar energy research program at MIT from the late 1930s to the mid-1960s.〔 This involved research on non-biological uses of solar energy by humanity. The work led to develop the first accurate analytical models for solar heat collectors.〔Hoyt Hottel, Cambridge Forum Speakers Volume II at Harvard Square Library ()〕 The modeling and testing work on led to what is currently known as the Hottel-Whillier model of the flat plate collector. During World War II, he was chief of the National Defense Research Committee group that studied and developed incendiaries.〔 He chaired the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project Panel on Thermal Radiation from 1949-56. From 1956-67 he chaired the National Academy of Sciences Fire Research committee, which studied tactics to fight large fires, including forest fires and fire storms in urban areas. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Hottel co-authored three books, contributed sections to 15 others and wrote more than 150 technical papers while acquiring eight patents. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hoyt C. Hottel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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