Scientific contributions from Indian soil

First experiment using advanced materials - designed Composite materials and developed a radiation shield for fast neutrons in line with the Chernobyl accident in 1986 with 70% reduction and spectral hardening -my PhD thesis work.

Due for second experiment in the year 2007 at Chernobyl, Russia using advanced research and development, designing for the typical reactor conditions and with good Geometry conditions for use as a shield for the mankind.

Through Industrial Research and development work have had good contributions in designing and development of Friction material composite for Automobile and Rail Applications- An application engineering research work.

Friction material design and development work done for Indian Automobile applications-Author's contribution to Indian soil.

1. Tata Heavy commercial trucks - Non asbestos (S cam brake - drum brake liner)

2. Tata Light commercial vehicles - Disc pads (front brake)/Brake liners (Rear brake)

3. Tata passenger car vehicles - Disc pads for Indica /Indigo(front brake)

4. Maruthi passenger car models - Disc pads for Esteem/small car 800 cc /Wagon R.

5. Hyundai passenger car models - Disc pads for Santro/Accent models (front brake)

6. Ford India passenger car model - Disc pads for Icon (front brake)

Brake friction material design work done through Research and development for vehicles abroad.

1. Currently, designing for Mercedes Benz C Class of vehicles for Daimler Chrysler

2. Designed for Volkswagon Passat Model for China

3. Isuzu KB model - Disc pads design evolved for Global operating range of trucks.
Complete design and development work with brake friction material composite was developed from South Africa.

4. Volkswagon Jetta/Polo - Disc pad design evolved for Global range of cars
Complete design and development of friction material composite through R&D efforts was done from South Africa.

5. General Motors - Opel Corsa ( Disc pads)
Complete design and development work was done with Brake friction material composite materials through R&D efforts from South Africa.

6. Toyota - Corolla taxi - evolved a design for Global range of vehicles
Complete design and development work was done through R&D efforts from South Africa.

7. Ford - Bantham Disc pad design evolved for Global range of cars
Complete design and development of friction material composite through R&D efforts was done from South Africa.

Author's contributions to Indian rail brake friction applications

Composite Brake blocks for Indian Rail road design
Complete design and development of new high performing design and development work was done for Indian Railway applications like

a. Freight stock / Wagon
b. Bogie mounted mainline coaches
c. Coaches
d. Diesel and electric locomotives
e. E M U local units

Author's design and development work done for Rail brake friction composite materials design for Europe and South Africa

Composite Brake block design for European Rail road braking applications :
Two designs were done for European rail road design requirements and has passed the preliminary level of implementation in the Research and development / manufacturing and currently dynamometer testing underway in the lab. Due for final testing and clearance for European rail road applications. Currently through research effort designing a Composite brake blocks for South African rail road applications.