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Implementation of Innovative Actions & Future Suggestion I.      How a small thin O Ring stalls Motorcycle One of the leading two wheeler manufacturer in India observed that the FKM component is changing in volume & other properties with each successive exposure to atmospheric Heat & Gasoline fumes. According to them with the first exposure certain volumetric expansion takes place ( X ) and then when  the part is kept out (dried in atmosphere) it does not return to it’s original state. In the second exposure it starts swelling again from an already swollen state. If in stage 2 the swelling is Y, the total swelling shall be X + Y”. A swollen FKM ( or any Elastomer ) product will take very long period to dry but it can never come to its zero position , will be very close to zero. Question is after what period that stage will reach. These factors need to be kept in mind while designing the item. This causes fuel vapour leakage stalling of Engine. Swelling characteristic is

  RESEARCH ACTIVITY IN RUBBER FIELD IN INDIA   More than four decades back I attempted to summarize the research activities carried out in the field of rubber for two decades that is 1960 to-1980, which was serialized in a Rubber Journal of the country. However, none tried to take it further to record these type of activities and   recognize   the Institute and the persons who were engaged in this field and carrying out research activities with rubber and allied material. I am trying to describe briefly the scenario since then and trying to mention different Institutes and Organization which   are carrying out research activity in the field of rubber in the country and the prominent persons who are at the helm of such research activity. This is primarily divided into two sections, namely rubber research carried out at Academic & Government institutes and the Industry R&D Centers . Academic institutes include some commercial R&D laboratories along with different ins