Locomotives and Rail Road Transportation

Diesel Locomotives on Indian Railways : A Technological History.- Catalytic Solutions for Diesel Particulate Emission Control.- Exhaust Heat Recovery Options for Diesel Locomotives.- Potential of DME and Methanol as Locomotive Fuel in India: Opportunities, Technology Options and Challenges.- Diesel Locomotive Noise: Sources, Measurement Methods and Standards, and Reduction Strategies.- Air Flow Regimes, Thermal Comfort and Energy Efficiency in Public Transportation Trains.- Exhaust after Treatment System for Diesel Locomotive Engines - A Review.- Development of a Mobile Emission Test Car for Indian Railways.- Soot Formation in Turbulent Diffusion Flames: Effect of Differential Diffusion.

Prof. Avinash Kumar Agarwal: Prof. Avinash Kumar Agarwal joined IIT Kanpur in 2001. Prof. Agarwal was at ERC, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA as a Post-Doctoral Fellow (1999 - 2001). His areas of interest are IC engines, combustion, alternative fuels, hydrogen, conventional fuels, lubricating oil tribology, optical diagnostics, laser ignition, HCCI, emission and particulate control, and large bore engines. Prof. Agarwal has published more than 200 peer reviewed international journal and conference papers. He is associate editor of ASME Journal of Energy Resources Technology, and International Journal of Vehicle Systems Modelling and Testing. He has edited "Handbook of Combustion" (5 Volumes; 3168 pages), published by Wiley VCH, Germany. Prof. Agarwal is a Fellow of SAE (2012), Fellow of ASME (2013) and a Fellow of INAE (2015). Prof. Agarwal is the recipient of Prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize-2016 in Engineering Sciences.

Dr. Atul Dhar: Dr. Atul Dhar is Assistant Professor at IIT Mandi since 2013. He received his M. Tech. and PhD degrees from Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kanpur in 2006 and 2013, respectively. Dr. Dhar graduated from HBTI, Kanpur in 2004. He was awarded the Erasmus Mundus fellowship of European Union for pursuing postdoctoral research at Ecole Centrale de Nantes, France in 2013. He is recipient of young scientist award from ISEES in 2015. His areas of interest include reciprocating IC engines, emission control, alternative fuels and lubricating oil tribology. He has co-authored more than 30 international peer reviewed journal papers.

Dr. Anirudh Gautam: Dr. Anirudh Gautam works with the Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers. He holds degrees in Mechanical and Electrical engineering from SCRA scheme of Jamalpur, a Master's in Quality Management from BITS Pilani, and a Masters in Engineering in Engine Design from University of Wisconsin, Madison. He has served in various roles in the Indian