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 P.K.Das
 
Biographic Information :

Name : P.K.Das

Education : M.Tech. (Rubber) Technology - IIT Kharagpur

Designation : Sr. Asst. Director

Date of Joining in IRMRA : 25.11.1995

 
Brief Summary :

He has completed M.Tech in rubber technology from IIT Kharagpur in the year 1993. He did M.Tech project work on "Studies on the effect of dry bonding system on adhesion between rubbers and organic/inorganic fibres "at Andrew Yule & Company Limited., kalyani. After post graduation he joined Shreejee Rubber, Dombivili, Thane and worked on the development of rubber covered rolls.

During his short tenure with United Rubber, Mumbai he worked on the development of rubber products for automobiles like radiator hose, mounts, bushes etc. Then, he joined IRMRA in the month of November 1995.

At IRMRA he was in-charge of Thermal Lab, for more than two years and worked extensively on various thermal & analytical techniques for Characterization of rubber compounds. Then he went to France and Germany for training on operation and application of Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer (DMA) and Brabender Plasticoder in polymer characterization respectively. Currently he is in charge of DMA and Brabender. He has delivered several lectures on various topics in various training programmes conducted by IRMRA.

He is project leader of sponsored research projects form BARC, Mumbai & DMDE, Hydrabad, which are under execution at IRMRA. He is specialized in the area of storage and service life prediction of rubber products.

During his professional period with IRMRA he has published few technical papers jointly with IIT Kharaghpur in international journals and national journals.
 
Area of Specialization :

1. Thermoplastic Elastomer / Radiation processing of polymers

2. Development of Rubber products like mounts, seals.

3. Dynamic testing of rubber products

4. Life estimation of rubber products
 
Completed Sponsored Projects :
Project Name : Development of Rubber Mount
Principal Investigator : Dr. M.S.Banerji
Co-principal Investigator : P.K.Das
Sponsor : DMDE, Secunderabad
Project Name : Shelf life, estimation of rubber mounts.
Principal Investigator : Dr. M.S.Banerji
Co-principal Investigator : P.K.Das
Sponsor : DMDE. Secunderabad
Project Name : Development of SV Mount(4.9 ton Capcity
Principal Investigator : P.K.Das
Co-principal Investigator :
Sponsor : Naval Base, Vishakapattanam
 
On going Projects :
Project Name : Development of Thermoplastic Elastomer by Radiation
Principal Investigator : Dr. M.S.Banerji
Co-principal Investigator : P.K.Das
Sponsor :BARC
Project Name : Life estimation for Rubber seals
Principal Investigator : P.K.Das
Co-principal Investigator :
Sponsor : Advances system Laboratory, DRDL, Hyderabad.
Project Name : Life estimation for HDPE Cable Sheath
Principal Investigator : P.K.Das
Co-principal Investigator :
Sponsor : Nuclear Power Corporation India Ltd. Mumbai
Project Name : Utilization of Electron Beam in Rubber Fibre Composite Especially Tyres
Principal Investigator : Dr.S.K.Chakraborty
Co-principal Investigator : P.K.Das
Sponsor : Dept. of Atomic Energy, BRNS
Project Name : Development of Nuclear Bearing for Rotating Snaft
Principal Investigator : P.K.Das
Co-principal Investigator :
Sponsor : Naval Base, Vishakapattanam
 
Recent Publications of Technical Papers :
1. Radiation processing of EPDM / PP Blends - Effect of cross-link promoter - Asia RubTech Expo, New Delhi, 2002.
2. Development of Rubber compound for Shock Absorption & Vibrational Isolation- All India Seminar on Rubber Technology for special Application, Chennai, 28-29 June, 2003.
3. Electron Beam Curing of HNBR. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol.97, Issue 2, 2005, p.648-651