Retired as Additional General Manager (NETRA) (R&D Wing of NTPC), NTPC in July 2012. At NETRA, I was heading Corrosion Analysis, Monitoring & Control; Water Treatment; Environmental Sciences and Program Office Groups. My experience for almost 30 years is with NTPC (R&D) and prior to that, 5 years with BHEL (R&D), Hyderabad. Presently working as free-lance Consultant in the areas of Corrosion and Water Management.Qualifications:
M.Sc (Electrochemistry)P.G. Dip. In Corrosion Science & Technology, Univ. of Ferrara, (Italy)
Institutional Affiliations:
Member NACE International, Life Fellow Member SAEST and IAAPC
Core Member CII Aventha Corrosion Management Committee
Experience:
Over 35 years’ experience in Corrosion Analysis, Monitoring and Control; Water & Waste Water Treatment & Management; Environmental Sciences and Strategic Planning of large R&D establishment & monitoring related to Power Sector.
Specialization:
“Improving Plant Performance, Availability & Reliability by Chemical Interventions”
• Failure Investigations related to Corrosion
• Online and off-line Corrosion Monitoring
• Corrosion Audit of plant components
• Design & implementation of Cathodic Protection Systems for Underground Pipelines; Condenser Water Boxes; RCC Structures such as Cooling Towers; etc
• Selection of Anticorrosive Coatings for different components
• Development & Implementation of Cooling Water Treatments and solving water related problems
• Waste Water Reuse, Recycling & Treatment
• Chemical Cleaning of Condensers, Boilers, Pipelines, PVC Film Type Fill Packs of Cooling Towers,etc
• Material Selection for Corrosion resistance
• Water Audit, Management& Conservation
• Research Studies on Extraction of Moisture from Flue Gases, Ash Mineralization by Flue Gas, Studies related to Water & Corrosion, Improvements in Plant Efficiency, Availability & Reliability through Chemical Interventions, etc.
• Strategic Planning & Establishment of Large R&D Centres
• Good Communication and Coordination capabilities
• Planning &Monitoring of R&D Projects related to Power
• Preparation of Base Documents for 11th& 12th Plan for Power Sector, Sectoral
• Innovation Council for Power, R&D in Power Sector, R&D in CPSEs, etc
• Preparation & Monitoring of R&D Budgets
• Undertaking Customized Training in these areas