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Contract Research and Development
ITER-India, at the Institute for Plasma Research, commissioned a crevice corrosion and electrochemical study from this bench. Contract research is scoped project by project, with the coupon, the rig, and the analysis built to the client's question.
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In brief
TCR Engineering Services Pvt. Ltd. undertakes industrial contract research and development in India through TCR Advanced Engineering, Vadodara, the group's contract research arm and a recognised PhD research institute since 2012: corrosion and electrochemical studies on autoclaves and rigs it builds, heat-treatment studies, finite element analysis, piping stress analysis, 2D to 3D conversion and custom corrosion coupons.
A Representative Engagement: ITER-India
The representative engagement is a crevice corrosion and electrochemical study for ITER-India, at the Institute for Plasma Research, delivered as contract research and development.
What contract research and development covers
The contract R&D bench, part of TCR's asset integrity and engineering consulting practice, covers heat-treatment studies, 2D to 3D conversion, finite element analysis, computer-aided engineering, and piping stress analysis.
- Heat-treatment studies
- 2D to 3D conversion
- Finite element analysis (FEA)
- Computer-aided engineering (CAE)
- Piping stress analysis
Contract research methodology is built on ASTM E177 (precision and bias in test methods), ASTM E691 (interlaboratory studies to determine precision) and the ISO 5725 series (precision and trueness of measurement methods).
The proprietary IP base
TCR carries its own research IP: custom corrosion coupons supplied since 2012 and MiC (Microstructure Image Characterizer) image-analysis software in use since 2008.
- Custom corrosion coupons: supplied since 2012, built to client specification in geometry, material of construction and exposure protocol.
- MiC image-analysis software: in use since 2008.
- Non-standard studies: TCR designs and builds its own autoclaves and reference specimens.
- External validation: the autoclave-deliverable methodology is cross-checked at ITER France.
What Research Questions Can TCR Take On?
TCR takes contract research on materials and process questions that a standard test cannot settle on its own: which material suits a product, how a component behaves in its service environment, why a product keeps failing its quality checks, and how a local specification compares with a foreign one. Each study is scoped to the client's question before work starts.
- Selecting the right material for a product
- Corrosion engineering, corrosion testing and corrosion investigations
- Metallurgical failure analysis and welding evaluations
- The effect of environmental conditions on a material or component
- Material and process specifications for in-house quality control
- Comparison of vendor or competitor products
- Equivalents between local and foreign specifications
- Solving product quality problems
- Reverse engineering and rapid prototyping
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Frequently asked questions
What does TCR's contract research and development cover?
It covers heat-treatment studies, 2D to 3D conversion, finite element analysis, computer-aided engineering, and piping stress analysis.
Does TCR build custom test specimens?
Yes. TCR has supplied custom corrosion coupons since 2012, with geometries, materials of construction, and exposure protocols designed to client specification, and designs and builds its own autoclaves and reference specimens for non-standard corrosion studies.
What software IP does TCR hold?
TCR has run its MiC image-analysis software since 2008.
What is a representative contract R and D engagement?
It is the ITER-India programme for the Institute for Plasma Research, a crevice corrosion and electrochemical study for the fusion reactor, whose autoclave methodology was cross-checked at ITER France.
Which organisations commission contract research from TCR?
Government and atomic-energy bodies, research institutions and industrial research and development buyers commission it. The representative engagement is the ITER-India crevice corrosion and electrochemical study for the Institute for Plasma Research, and TCR Advanced Engineering, the group's contract research arm, has been a recognised PhD research institute since 2012.