Principal Scientist
B E |
2001, Nagpur University, Nagpur |
M Tech |
2004, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad |
Ph D |
2016, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee |
E Mail |
gdthakre[at]iip[dot]res[dot]in |
Telephone No. |
+91 – 135 – 2525 889 |
Cell No. |
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Research Interest
- Modeling and simulation of tribo-contact phenomena under dry, boundary/mixed, EHL and Hydrodynamic regimes
- Design and development of tribo components
- Prognosis oft tribological failures in industrial environment
- Surface characterization and interaction studies between lubricant additives and surfaces
- Design and development of lubricants for industrial, MEMS and strategic sector applications
- Tribo-testing and evaluation of lubricants, materials and surfaces
- Nano-tribology, tribology of coatings, ceramics and alloys
- Wear mode and mechanism and its mitigation
Work Experience
Senior Principal Scientist |
CSIR-Indian Institite of Petroleum, Dehradun (2019 – Till Date) |
Principal Scientist |
CSIR-Indian Institite of Petroleum, Dehradun (2015 – 2019) |
Senior Scientist |
CSIR-Indian Institite of Petroleum, Dehradun (2012 – 2015) |
Scientist |
CSIR-Indian Institite of Petroleum, Dehradun (2009 – 2012) |
Junior Scientist |
CSIR – Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, Durgapur (2005 – 2009) |
Lecturer |
Dehradun Institute of Technology, Dehradun ( 2004 – 2005) |
Lecturer |
Institute of Technology and Management, Gorakhpur ( 2004 – 2005) |
Awards and Honours
- M Tech Gold Medallist, I S M Dhanbad, 2004
- Awarded Indo-US joint centre on EHL studies by IUSSTF
- BRNS grant for use of TLA technique of gear box wear measurement
- Member Board of Studies at DIT University, India
- Expert on ISO TC 28 WGs on Greases & Dynamic measurement of LPG
- Reviewer for the Journal, Proceedings of Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part J, Engineering Tribology, Tribology International, Acta Mechanica, Tribology Letters, Engineering Failure Analysis, Applied Surface Sciences, Industrial Lubrication and Tribology
- Member of BIS committee PCD 3 and PGD 19
- Member selection committee for the review of research projects to be funded by PCRA, CSIR-HRDG, IUSSTF etc
- Life Member of Tribology Society of India
Patents
- Ecofriendly and biodegradable lubricant formulation and process for preparation thereof
Ponnekanti Nagendramma, Anjan Ray, Gananath Doulat Thakre and Neeraj Atray
Application No. 201711039235, PTC, 2017
- A process for the conversion of low polymer wax to paraffin wax, microcrystalline wax, lube and grease base stocks using organic peroxides or hydro peroxides and metal oxide
B M Shukla, M O Garg, T P Antony, A K Chaturvedi, Ajay Kumar, Savita Kaul, H U Khan, Manisha Sahai, Sanat Kumar, G D Thakre and S M Nanoti
US Patent
- Bio degradable base stock as neat cutting oil
Savita Kaul, P Nagendramma, G D Thakre, R P S Bisht and M R Tyagi
Application No. 3483/DEL/2012
- A process for the conversion of low polymer wax to paraffin wax, microcrystalline wax, lube and grease base stocks using organic peroxides or hydro peroxides and metal oxide
B M Shukla, M O Garg, T P Antony, A K Chaturvedi, Ajay Kumar, Savita Kaul, H U Khan, Manisha Sahai, Sanat Kumar, G D Thakre and S M Nanoti
Application No. 55/DEL/2015
- A microwave assisted process for the preparation of graphene based polyacrylanide composits
S S Ray, Arvind Kumar, Babita behera, Nineeta Panwar, Ankushi Bansal, G D Thakre and A K Chatterjee
Application No. 2597/DEL/2015
- Bio-degradable multipurpose gear oil composition for industrial and automotive application and its process thereof
Jyoti Porwal, G D Thakre, Babita Behera and Savita Kaul
Application No. 3664/DEL/2013
- Metal working fluid composition and a process for the preparation thereof
Savita Kaul, Jyoti parwal, G D Thakre, Babita Behera and D K Adhikari
Application No. 55/DEL/2015
- A process preparation of eco-friendly and biodegradable ester base stocks for gear lubricant of enclosed industrial gear drives and reference samples of biolubricant
P Nagendramma, G D Thakre, Neeraj Atray and Babita Behera
Application No. 3953/DEL/2015
Selected Publications
- A Study of ionic liquid lubricated μ-EHL line contacts considering surface texture
Thakre G D, Sharma Satish C, Harsha S P, Tyagi M R
Tribology International, Volume 94, Pages 39-51, January, 2016
- Tribological failure analysis of gear contacts of Exciter Sieve gear boxes
Thakre G D, Sharma Satish C, Harsha S P, Tyagi M R
Engineering Failure Analysis, Volume 36, 2014, Pages 75-91
- Influence of operating parameters on the tribological performance of Oleic acid functionalized Cu nano-fluids
Ajay Kumar, Gananath D Thakre, P K Arya, A K Jain
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol. 56 (13), March 2017, Pg. 3527-3541
- Investigation of anti-wear performance of automobile lubricants using thin layer activation analysis technique
Jayashree Biswal, G D Thakre, H J Pant, J S Samantray, P K Arya, S C Sharma, A K Gupta
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, Vol. 399, May 2017, Pg. 69-73
- Lubricant for heavily loaded slow speed Journal bearing
Muzzakir S M, Hirani H, Thakre G D
Tribology Transactions, Volume 56, 2013, Pages 1060-1068
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