1983: Tata Refractories Ltd., Belpahar as GT
1983 – present: (present designation: Dy. General Manager,
Ceramic Technological Institute, Corporate R&D, Bharat Heavy Electricals
Ltd., Bangalore)
Present activity: High power SOFC development and nano-filled
composite insulators testing.
Also served the following departments at Ceramic Business Unit of BHEL,
Bangalore
Department Contribution
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Production(1983-86)- design & implementation of slip
handling system at EPD, BHEL.
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R&D(1986-89)- core group member for the establishment
of UNDP-funded Ceramic Technological Institute (CTI) at BHEL, Bangalore.
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CTI (1989-2002)- identification of research areas,
project formulation, monitoring projects, lab & pilot plant. Served as Head
of CTI during 2000 to 2002.
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Catalytic Converter (2002-2005)- as Head: Business
plan, design of a manufacturing plant, board level proposal for development
& investment on Catalytic Converter & SCR.
1.
Developed and successfully field tested Ceramic supported Catalytic
Converters for Indian gasoline engine vehicles as Principal Investigator for
this Dept. of Science & Technology sponsored (Rs. 10 million) research
project (1994-2000). Project outcome: Indigenously developed catalytic
converter for gasoline engine; successfully tested for 160,000 kms on-road
durability.
2.
Initiated many “First in India” auto pollution control products – for
diverse problems & customers; Catalytic Converters for heavy duty vehicles (BEML),
for Delhi Metro shunting Locos; Diesel Particulate Filters (DPF) for
Bangalore State Transport buses, for Euro-IV SUVs (M&M); evaporative odor
removal; etc., etc.
3.
Innovative engineering design and prototype development of a novel
canned ceramic honeycomb substrates for a leading catalyst manufacturer
presently undergoing durability test by a global team in Europe.
4.
Successfully developed and implemented low cost Diesel Particulate
Filter system including novel regeneration procedure for KSRTC & BMTC buses
and SUV of M&M.
5.
Novel disclosures of rheological specifications for honeycomb
extrusion essential for catalytic converter manufacturing (supported by
international patent and publications J.Euro. Ceram. Soc 22 (2002)
2893-2900 ).
6.
Fibre-loaded SCR catalysts for NOx reduction of high-dust coal-fired
boiler exhaust.
7. Patented
ceramic hot tube concept for small catalytic converters (Ref. P-2).
8.
Excellence in Technology, Sri Rama Satyanarayan Memorial Award, Bangalore,
2004 from the Indian Ceramic Society.
9. Best
Paper award (1995) from the Materials Research Society of India for
publishing a Paper on Glass-Ceramic materials in Bull. Mat. Sc. (1994).
10. About 25
major research publications and 10 patents filed in India and abroad.
11.
Abstract of the Doctoral thesis can be viewed at
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-asia/ronpaku/ab/INDIA1.html
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