Harry in India, 3-10th of March 2007

Dr Debashish Bhattacharjee, Head of Research and Development at Tata Steel, hosted Harry and others for a memorable visit to India. The visit included the following events:

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The macintosh at the Tata Steel Guest House in Calcutta
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Professor Sugimoto, Tata Steel Guest House in Calcutta
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Harry, Tata Steel Guest House in Calcutta
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Tata Steel Guest House in Calcutta
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Tata Steel Guest House in Calcutta
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Tata Steel Guest House in Calcutta
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Chiradeep Ghosh, Professors Koichi Sugimoto (Shinsu University) and David Matlock (Colorado School of Mines)
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At the Calcutta railway station to wait for the Gitanjali express to Jamshedpur. The big bales in the background contain cloth.
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These are bales of vegetables.
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The railway track.
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Bales of cloth
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The day was also 'Holi', a "celebration of the triumph of good against evil", in which people throw colour at each other and generally have fun and sing risque songs during dancing.
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Here are two more multicoloured people after celebrating Holi. The polyester insulated crates contain fish.
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The train arrives to take us to Jamshedpur.
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This train actually goes all the way to Mumbai.
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In Tata Guest House, Jamshedpur
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In Tata Guest House, Jamshedpur.
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At the Tata Steel Research and Development Centre
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At the Tata Steel Research and Development Centre
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At the Tata Steel Research and Development Centre
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New X-ray analysis equipment
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New X-ray analysis equipment for measuring crystallographic texture
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Scanning electron microscope with integrated image analysis and microanalysis
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FEG SEM
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John Knott next to the plaque commemorating the opening ceremony of the mechanical testing unit.
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Limiting dome height (LDH) test, designed to assess the formability of steel. The test stops when fracture occurs.
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Limiting dome height (LDH) test on a laser welded component. This test is used to create a forming limit diagram.
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The stretching here is consistent with biaxial tension.
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The other side of the dome in a limiting dome height test.
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Limiting dome height (LDH) test on a steel sample.
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Limiting dome height (LDH) test on a steel sample.
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Equipment used for the limiting dome height test.
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Equipment used for the limiting dome height test. Made in India, the clamping force can be varied independently on the four pillars.
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Equipment used for the limiting dome height test. Made in India, the clamping force can be varied independently on the four pillars.
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The scientists in charge of the LDH equipment.
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A tensile test machine.
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Professor Matlock at the mechanical testing laboratory.
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John Knott breaking a coconut to celebrate the opening of the mechanical testing laboratory in 2006.
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Fatigue test in progress.
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Equipment used to create a hydrogen recovery unit which extracts heat from molten slag.
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Equipment used to create a hydrogen recovery unit which extracts heat from molten slag.
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Ferrochrome
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The roofing material deadens sound.
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Sandwich panel of roofing material which damps sound transmission.
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First day at Tata Steel, brainstorming session.
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First day at Tata Steel, brainstorming session. Claire Davis, John Knott, Jim Fekete and Debasish Battacharjee.
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At the Beldi club.
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First day of the conference on fatigue, fracture and structural integrity.
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The conference was held at the Centre of Excellence.
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John Knott lecturing.
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Visit to the Control and Automation Laboratory of Tata Steel. The wooden device on the left is the prototype and the yellow one is the final version for giving instant mechanical properties of sheet steel, nondestructive.
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The team involved in the project.
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Mrs K. M. P. M. Inter College, where Claire Davis, Eric Palmeire and Harry Bhadeshia gave a talk to some 1000 students.
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The talk was entitled: Science and Future Technologies: Role of Materials
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The Headmaster making introductions.
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The talk was organised by Samita Bhattacharjee and Sumitash, on behalf of the Society of British Scholars.
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Eric, performing.
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Eric, performing.
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Claire, performing.
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The Headmaster, thanking the speakers and the audience for their participation.
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The College at which the talk was given.
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At Samita and Debashish Bhattacharjee's house, where he hosted us for lunch.
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At Samita and Debashish Bhattacharjee's house, where hosted us for lunch.
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David Matlock, Jim Fekeke, Eric Palmiere, Peter Hodson, Steve Webster and Claire Davis.
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The flowers in the Bhattacharjee garden.
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The flowers in the Bhattacharjee garden.
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The flowers in the Bhattacharjee garden.
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The flowers in the Bhattacharjee garden.
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The flowers in the Bhattacharjee garden.
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The flowers in the Bhattacharjee garden.
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The flowers in the Bhattacharjee garden.
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The flowers in the Bhattacharjee garden.
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The flowers in the Bhattacharjee garden.
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The flowers in the Bhattacharjee garden.
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The flowers in the Bhattacharjee garden.
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The flowers in the Bhattacharjee garden.
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Tomatoes in the Bhattacharjee garden.
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The flowers in the Bhattacharjee garden.
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Sugimoto and Harry on the "throne".
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Antara Bhattacharjee in the background.
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Jim's caffine bubble gum from Japan.
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Photograph courtesy of David Matlock
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Photograph courtesy of David Matlock, Calcutta station.
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Matlock's blue screen
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Photograph courtesy of David Matlock
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Photograph courtesy of David Matlock. Arunanshu's cap
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Photograph courtesy of David Matlock
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The organiser.
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Bimodal distribution of height.
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The official photographer - photo courtesy of David Matlock
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Harry photographing flowers - photo courtesy of David Matlock
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A cow on the tracks at Jamshedpur station
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A very long goods train carrying coal into Jamshedpur
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Microalloying conference, Calcutta
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Microalloying conference, Calcutta
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Professor T. K. Roy, Bengal Engineering and Science University
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Openining ceremony, Centre of Excellence for Soft Computation, Bengal Engineering and Science University. Professor Partha Chattopadyay
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Openining ceremony, Centre of Excellence for Soft Computation, Bengal Engineering and Science University.
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The Honorable Minister (Prof. D. K. Das) to raise the curtain on the commemorative plaque.
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Professor Sen Gupta (Director of COE on Soft Computation in Materials), The Honorable Minister Professor D. K. Das and Professor Bandoyopadhyay.
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The secenary from the window of Centre of Excellence for Soft Computation in materials science, Bengal Engineering and Science University.
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Professor N. Chakraborti
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S. Ghosh, for whose Ph.D. thesis at BESU, Harry was the external examiner.

Traffic chaos in India. Movies courtesy of Professor David Matlock, Colorado School of Mines.

The train which took us from Calcutta to Jamshedpur, Gintanjali Express

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