James R. Fair

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James R. Fair is affiliated with the following schools: University of California, Berkeley, University of Texas at Austin, California Institute of Technology, University of Michigan, Stanford University, Delft University of Technology, The Citadel, Georgia Tech

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James R. Fair

Chemistry

#1925

World Rank

#2746

Historical Rank

#656

USA Rank

Chemical Engineering

#150

World Rank

#164

Historical Rank

#58

USA Rank

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James R. Fair's Degrees

Bachelors Chemical Engineering University of Texas at Austin
PhD Chemical Engineering Stanford University

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According to Wikipedia, James Rutherford Fair was an American chemical engineer. His professional career included 33 years working in a variety of industrial positions, primarily for Monsanto Company. In 1979, he shifted to academia, joining the University of Texas at Austin School of Chemical Engineering, where he founded the Separations Research Program, which he headed from 1982 until 1996. Although he officially retired in 1992, he remained active as professor emeritus until his death in 2010.

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James R. Fair's Published Works

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Distillation Columns Containing Structured Packings: A Comprehensive Model for Their Performance. 2. Mass-Transfer Model (1996) (346)
Mass transfer in gauze packings (1985) (294)
Distillation columns containing structured packings: a comprehensive model for their performance. 1. Hydraulic models (1993) (282)
Distillation: Principles and Practices (1998) (263)
General model for prediction of pressure drop and capacity of countercurrent gas/liquid packed columns (1989) (258)
Distillation Studies in a High-Gravity Contactor (1996) (175)
Applied numerical methods with personal computers (1987) (161)
Generalized correlation for mass transfer in packed distillation columns (1982) (153)
Design Guidelines for Solid-Catalyzed Reactive Distillation Systems (1999) (131)
Adsorptive separation of propylene-propane mixtures (1993) (127)
Structured Packing PerformanceExperimental Evaluation of Two Predictive Models (2000) (111)
Heat Transfer and Gas Holdup in a Sparged Contactor (1962) (104)
Distillation columns containing structured packing (1990) (99)
Influence of corrugation geometry on the performance of structured packings: an experimental study (2000) (88)
Prediction of point efficiencies on sieve trays. 1. Binary systems (1984) (82)
Separation system synthesis: a knowledge-based approach. 1. Liquid mixture separations (1990) (74)
Parametric analysis of thermal regeneration of adsorption beds (1988) (69)
Hydrodynamics and mass transfer in spray and packed liquid-liquid extraction columns (1988) (69)
Mass Transfer in Beds of Modern, High-Efficiency Random Packings (1997) (62)
Study of the adsorption and desorption of multiple adsorbates in a fixed bed (1988) (53)
Separation of azeotropic mixtures via enhanced distillation (1989) (49)
Capacity and efficiency of reactive distillation bale packing : Modeling and experimental validation (1997) (48)
A general correlation for predicting the loading point of corrugated sheet structured packings (1999) (46)
Fundamental model for the prediction of sieve tray efficiency (1990) (46)
Separation system synthesis: a knowledge-based approach. 2. Gas/vapor mixtures (1992) (45)
Pressure drop in structured packings (1986) (44)
Mass-transfer efficiencies of column contactors in supercritical extraction service (1987) (40)
Axial mixing in modern packings, gas, and liquid phases : II. Two-phase flow (1999) (40)
Preparation of tertiary amyl alcohol in a reactive distillation column. 1. Reaction kinetics, chemical equilibrium, and mass-transfer issues (1997) (31)
Distillation: Still towering over other options (1995) (31)
A Fundamental Model for the Prediction of Distillation Sieve Tray Efficiency. 1. Database Development (2000) (30)
Prediction of point efficiencies on sieve trays. 2. Multicomponent systems (1984) (29)
Liquid film flow and area generation in structured packed columns (1999) (29)
EVALUATION OF PACKED COLUMNS IN SUPERCRITICAL EXTRACTION PROCESSES (1987) (28)
Liquid flow over textured surfaces. 1. Contact angles (1999) (28)
Hydraulics and Mass Transfer Efficiency of a Commercial-Scale Membrane Extractor (1993) (28)
Distillation Sieve Trays without Downcomers: Prediction of Performance Characteristics (2002) (27)
Prediction of equilibrium adsorption of water onto activated carbon (1996) (27)
Scale-up of plate efficiency from laboratory Oldershaw data (1983) (25)
Evaluation of the onda correlations for mass transfer with large random packings (1996) (25)
Liquid-Side Mass-Transfer Resistance of Structured Packings (2004) (25)
Costs of Individual Equipment (2010) (24)
Prediction of Mass Transfer Efficiencies and Pressure Drop for Structured Tower packings in Vapor/Liquid Service (1987) (24)
A Fundamental Model for the Prediction of Distillation Sieve Tray Efficiency. 2. Model Development and Validation (2000) (23)
Adsorptive drying of toluene (1988) (23)
Mass transfer in a sparged contactor: Part I. Physical mechanisms and controlling parameters (1965) (21)
Mass-transfer efficiency of sieve tray extractors (1986) (20)
Heat Transfer and Heat Exchangers (2010) (19)
Preparation of tert-Amyl Alcohol in a Reactive Distillation Column. 2. Experimental Demonstration and Simulation of Column Characteristics (1997) (18)
Adsorptive drying of hydrocarbon liquids (1991) (18)
Fluid mixture separation technologies for cost reduction and process improvement (1986) (18)
Scale-up of Hollow Fiber Extractors (1997) (18)
A New, Ultracapacity Tray for Distillation Columns (1999) (16)
Direct-Contact Gas-Liquid Heat Transfer in a Packed Column (1989) (14)
Direct Contact Gas-Liquid Heat Exchange for Energy Recovery (1990) (13)
Parametric analysis of thermal swing cycles for multicomponent adsorption (1989) (13)
Performance of a large-scale packed liquid-liquid extractor (1990) (12)
Dynamic simulation of a supercritical fluid extraction process (1992) (12)
Design aspects for reactive distillation (1998) (11)
Scale-up of laboratory data for distillation columns containing corrugated metal-type structured packing (1988) (11)
Thermal design of horizontal reboilers (1983) (11)
Steaming of activated carbon beds (1988) (11)
A generalized correlation of diffusion coefficients (1956) (10)
Hydrodynamics and mass transfer on three-phase distillation trays (1988) (10)
Novel technique to measure equilibria of supercritical solvents and liquid mixtures (1989) (10)
17 – Chemical Reactors (1990) (10)
Commercially attractive bioseperation technology (1989) (8)
The essentials of extraction (1984) (8)
Evaluation of Packings for Use in Liquid-Liquid Extraction Columns (1987) (7)
High Purity Propylene—A New Problem (1959) (7)
Distillation: whither, not whether (1988) (7)
Historical development of distillation equipment (1983) (7)
LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION: POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE TO DISTILLATION (1984) (7)
Mass transfer in countercurrent supercritical extraction (1987) (6)
Mass-transfer efficiency of a large-scale sieve tray extractor (1993) (6)
SHORT RANGE TRENDS IN DISTILLATION TECHNOLOGY (1963) (5)
Understand distillation-column debottlenecking options (1996) (5)
Solvent removal from ethylene-propylene elastomers. 2. Modeling of continuous-flow stripping vessels (1986) (5)
Entrainment from Spray Distributors for Packed Columns (2000) (4)
Crystallization from Solutions and Melts (2010) (4)
Solvent removal from ethylene-propylene elastomers. 1. Determination of diffusion mechanism (1986) (4)
How to design baffle tray columns (1993) (4)
10 – Mixing and Agitation (1990) (4)
POINT EFFICIENCIES ON SIEVE TRAYS (1991) (4)
Bubble-to-spray transition on sieve trays (1987) (4)
Assessment of potential energy savings in fluid separation technologies: technology review and recommended research areas. Final report (1984) (4)
12 – DISINTEGRATION, AGGLOMERATION, AND SIZE SEPARATION OF PARTICULATE SOLIDS (2010) (3)
Liquid-Continuous Distillation (2006) (3)
9 – DRYERS AND COOLING TOWERS (2010) (3)
Rebuttal to the Comments of Dr. Jun-Hong Qiu on “Distillation Columns Containing Structured Packings: A Comprehensive Model for Their Performance. 1. Hydraulic Models” (1999) (3)
Energy Savings by Use of Disk/Donut Baffling in Tubular Heat Exchangers (1988) (3)
COMMENTS ON : DISTILLATION COLUMNS CONTAINING STRUCTURED PACKINGS : A COMPREHENSIVE MODEL FOR THEIR PERFORMANCE. 1. HYDRAULIC MODELS. AUTHOR'S REPLY (1999) (3)
The effects of free water on the performance of packed towers in vacuum service (2001) (3)
Sieve-tray extractor continuous-phase mixing (1999) (3)
Absorption (Chemical Engineering) (2003) (2)
Polymetallosiloxane coatings derived from two-step, acid-base catalyzed sol precursors for corrosion protection of aluminum substrates (1993) (2)
Continuous Phase Mixing on Crossflow Extraction Sieve Trays (1987) (2)
Low-Energy Separations for the Process Industry (1983) (2)
Distillation: Research Needs (1984) (2)
Axial mixing effects in packed gas-liquid contactors (2002) (2)
15 – ADSORPTION AND ION EXCHANGE (1990) (2)
EFFICIENCY OF A CONTROLLED-CYCLE EXTRACTOR (1986) (2)
DEVELOPMENTS IN DISTILLATION TECHNOLOGY (1964) (2)
Liquid-Liquid Extraction Processes (1983) (1)
Energy Recovery By Direct Contact Gas-Liquid Heat Exchange (1988) (1)
Using an oldershaw column for scale-up (2008) (1)
Flow of Fluids (2010) (1)
Gas-Solid Separations (2010) (1)
Solid-Liquid Separation (2010) (1)
TRENDS IN DISTILLATION TECHNOLOGY (1962) (1)
Conceptual design of distillation system. By M. F. Doherty and M. F. Malone, McGraw‐Hill, New York, 2001, 568 pp., $85.31 (2003) (1)
Industrial Scale Membrane Processes (1992) (1)
3 – Process Control (1990) (1)
2006 AIChE Annual Meeting (2006) (1)
13 – DISTILLATION AND GAS ABSORPTION (1990) (1)
THE LOUISIANA AND ARKANSAS RAILWAY. THE STORY OF A REGIONAL LINE (1997) (0)
New Energy Efficient Method for Cleaning Oilfield Brines with Carbon Dioxide (1991) (0)
Hopefield, Arkansas: Important River-Rail Terminal (2016) (0)
Gas treating with chemical solvents : By Gianni Astarita, David W. Savage, Attilio Bisio, Wiley, New York, 1983. 493 pp.$47.45 (1984) (0)
Supercritical Fluid Extraction Applications in the Process Industries (1985) (0)
Rules of Thumb: Summary (2010) (0)
Architecture for Non-Architects. (1974) (0)
A Program in Separations Research. (1984) (0)
The loss of a ChE icon (2010) (0)
Absorption and Stripping (2004) (0)
Extraction and Leaching (2010) (0)
13 Absorption and Stripping (2009) (0)
Waste minimization of volatile organic compounds by microwave regeneration of adsorbents (1993) (0)
Membrane Separations Research (1992) (0)
Effect of pressure on packed column distillation efficiency (2006) (0)
HYDRODYNAMICS OF A SECTION OF A LARGE SIEVE TRAY EXTRACTOR. (1986) (0)
4 – DRIVERS FOR MOVING EQUIPMENT (1990) (0)
STRATEGIC SHORT LINE (2002) (0)
18 – Process Vessels (1990) (0)
A State-Of-The-Art Review of Low Energy Separation Processes (1983) (0)
Cotton Belt Locomotives (1999) (0)
Fluid Transport Equipment (2010) (0)
Decision analysis: physical/chemical technologies for aqueous organic hazardous wastes (1990) (0)
Give Him to the Angels: The Story of Harry Greb (1997) (0)
Ullman's encyclopedia of industrial chemistry. vols. B2, B3: Unit operations I, II edited by Barbara Elvers, Michael Ravenscroft, James Rounsaville, Gail Schulz; Wolfgang Gerhartz, Executive Editor, VCH Publishers, New York, 1988, approx. 850 pp. / vol., $190.00 vol (1990) (0)
Adsorptive Drying of Organic Liquids- An Update (1986) (0)
SOLVENT REMOVAL FROM ETHYLENE PROPYLENE ELASTOMERS. PART I: DETERMINATION OF DIFFUSION MECHANISM. (1984) (0)
19 – Membrane Separations (2012) (0)
Industrial Practices and Needs (1988) (0)
8 Mass Transfer (2009) (0)
Distillation: Present Status and Future Directions (1984) (0)
Distillation: Energy Savings and Other Benefits From the Use of High Efficiency Packings (1985) (0)

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