Man Mohan Suri

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Man Mohan Suri
Born(1928-01-13)13 January 1928
Punjab, India
Died25 July 1981(1981-07-25) (aged 53)
NationalityIndian
Known for
Awards
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions

Man Mohan Suri (1928–1981) was an Indian mechanical engineer and the Director of Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI), Durgapur.[1] He is best known for inventing Suri Transmission, a hydromechanical transmission unit, reported to increase the efficiency of diesel locomotives[2] and he held the patent for the inventions.[3] The technology is known to have led to 36 patent specifications in eleven countries.[4] He is also credited with the conceptualization of Swaraj farm tractor, a product of Punjab Tractors Ltd. and held another patent for his development of Railway truck wheel assembly.[5] He received the fourth highest Indian civilian award of the Padma Shri in 1961.[6] The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards for his contributions to Engineering Sciences in 1962.[7] The Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi has instituted an annual award, Padmashri Manmohan Suri Project Award, for honoring the best mechanical project by its alumni.[8]

Swaraj Tractor, the first indigenous tractor designed and manufactured in India.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "How India's fields got `Swaraj'". The Hindu. 8 August 2003.
  2. ↑ "Brief Profile of the Awardee". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Suri Man Mohan (27 November 1962). "Power transmission unit". Patent No. US3065653 A. United States Patent.
  4. ↑ "Engineering Sciences". Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. 2016. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015.
  5. ↑ Suri Man Mohan (28 August 1967). "Railway truck wheel assembly". Patent No. US3334596 A. United States Patent.
  6. ↑ "Padma Shri" (PDF). Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "View Bhatnagar Awardees". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  8. ↑ S K Saha. Introduction to Robotics, 2e. Tata McGraw-Hill Education. pp. 33–. ISBN 978-93-329-0281-7.

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