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at which the engine is most efficient andmaximum waste heat is recovered. It wasobserved that average 87 ml (approx.) ofwater is produced in the combustion of onelitre of petrol with heat exchangers, whichindicates nearly complete combustion of thefuel. There has been significant improvementin fuel efficiency. Very high exhausttemperature suggests a significant amount ofheat loss from the system. High exhausttemperature even after the modificationdemands a lot of improvement.Charcoal stove with air regulator : Theinnovation by N. Kunjabihari Singh, Manipurwas assessed by Dr. P. Mahanta, Center forEnergy, IITG. The preliminary report is foundencouraging. Design modification in termsof a passive air supply model i.e. air willflow inside the stove due to pressuredifference is under progress.Auto Stopper for engine: Its testing wasfacilitated at NSIC Technical Service Centre,Rajkot. A small and cost effectiveautomatically actuated spring loadedmechanism is used to stop the engine if itsrpm increases suddenly due to breakage ofthe power transmission belt or insufficientwater in the well or failure of the centrifugalbelt, etc.Innovative clay tawa: DevelopedbyMansukhbhai Prajapati, Gujarat, tawawas improved in design with the help of aNID student, Ahmedabad. To make the tawamore rigid and to increase its usability, anouter side ring light weight sturdy materialwith backlight or wooden handle has beenprovided. A bettercorrugatedpackaging wasalso developed toensure safetransportation.Groundnut digger cum separator as seabeach cleaner: The first field trials of themachine have been done successfully byArdee Hi-Tech Pvt. Ltd. at Vishakhapatnum.A few modifications are underimplementation.Walnut cracker: The prototype of walnutcracker has been developed at University ofKashmir. Set of rollers developed in Rajasthanand Gujarat have been implemented in theunit and tested, efficiency was achievedabout 70%.Review of NIF-CSIR Jointimplementation CommitteeTraditional knowledge for humanhealth applications: In the project‘Validation of claims made by innovators forthe purpose of treating Liver conditions,Malaria and Stye’ at CIMAP Lucknow, outof six samples examined for hepatoprotectiveactivity, only one showed the activity whiletwo samples claimed for malaria have beenfound negative. Validation of three practicesfor stye is under progress.Herbal formulation for Diarrhoea: Under theproject at NBRI Lucknow on ‘Short-termvalidation of herbal traditional knowledgewith special focus on Diarrhoea’, among fivesamples screened for the purpose, fourshowed positive activity.Bio-efficacy validation of and value additionagainst agricultural pests : Laboratory trialsat IHBT Palampur under the project entitled‘Bio-efficacy validation of and value additionin grassroots practices against agriculturalpests’ were conducted to evaluate the efficacyof several practices against different stagesof Helicoverpa armigera (Gram pod borer),Spodoptera litura (Tobacco caterpillar),Plutella xylostella (Diamondback moth) andAphis craccivora (Aphids). These practiceshave been evaluated for various activities viz.larvicidal, adulticidal, ovicidal, insect growthregulator (IGR) and antifeedent. Out of 27practices, only one practice showed15 Making India Innovative
promising results at higher concentrationagainst all four studied insects. Subsequently,IHBT has formulated Neem based productbased on innovator’s technology for thecontrol of sucking and larval pests.Pain and inflammation: In the project,‘Development of screening procedures for thevalidation of folklore medicines’, the methodshave been standardized at IGIB Delhi forstudying the possible mode of action andmechanism of an herbal formulation.Herbal fruit ripener: Validation of herbal fruitripener at CFTRI, has shown very promisingoutcomes. It should be noted that all ripenersare chemical in nature and this is the firsttime that a herbal one is proving to beeffective for the purpose. The interestingfinding is that the chemicals in bananas thathave been ripened artificially are differentfrom chemicals in bananas that have beenripened naturally. This makes the naturallyripened banana tastier.Development of a joint database onmedicinal plants: The information iscompiled on pharmacognosy,phytochemistry, pharmacology,pharmacokinetics, toxicity and safety aspectsof the plants used as medicines. Thecompilation of 450 plants has beencompleted.Gas Stoves and safety valve for pressurestove: IIP Dehradun evaluated theperformance for fuel consumption, thermalefficiency and steam (wet) temperature ofseven type of stoves developed by grassrootsinnovators and found them useful. However,scientists recommended the scope for furtherimprovement to meet the requirement as perthe standards of Indian Bureau of Standards(BIS).The safety valve for pressure stove waspneumatically tested at various test pressures.The dead weight of safety valve pops up at0.7 kg/cm 2 pressure which is lower than thekerosene test pressure 1.4 kg/cm 2 asprescribed by BIS. The design needsimprovement.Jute Match Stick: The efficiency of JuteMatch Stick was evaluated at IIP Dehradunin terms of mechanical rigidity, flamepropagation, smoke emission, residual flameremaining in the ash etc. The Jute MatchStick is less rigid, having slower flamepropagation than conventional matchstick.Bio-mass Gasifier: A portable prototype ofBio-mass gassifier of 4 KW has beendeveloped and sent to IIP, Dehradun fortesting, evaluation and value addition underNIF – CSIR agreement. An entrepreneur fromGermany visited India to see thedemonstration of this system on February 03,2009. Enquiries have been received fromwestern and southern part of the country.NIF-CSIR Joint ImplementationCommittee meetingsMeeting of the sub committee for MechanicalEngineering at CMERI, Durgapur:Ten new innovations were presented forscreening before the committee. Out ofwhich, five viz. Pollution controlling devicefor engines, Biomass gasifier, Modifiedengine for pre heating intake air and air fuelmixture, Preheating intake air using exhaustgas for increasing mileage of two wheeler,and Auto gas stopper for LPG stove wererecommended for validation at IIP, Dehradunand Walnut cracker by CMERI, Durgapur.The committee also reviewed the ongoingprojects at CMERI, Durgapur; viz. Motor cycledriven plough, auto compression sprayer,manual pulse thresher, self propelled reaperwindrower, multipurpose agriculturalequipment and hand operated water liftingdevice.Meeting of the sub committee for Herbaltechnologies:Monitoring and Sub-Committee meeting on‘Herbal Value addition’ under CSIR-NIFInnovation Fellowship Scheme screened 65National Innovation Foundation Annual Report t 2008-2009 16
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