Shorab Jain

• Projects Undertaken
  

  CSIR Sponsored Development of Fast, Durable and Energy Efficient Mass Housing Scheme – Design of fire safety and evacuation strategy for buildings as Task Leader, 2017-20 Engineering of Fire Disaster Mitigation – Development of innovative fire suppression system (CSIR-CBRI) as Co-Investigator, 2012-17 Study of flow behavior around buildings, Fire propagation characteristics and Health monitoring of buildings –Computational Approach- Co Investigator, 2010-2012 Development of Performance based methodology for Fire Safety in Buildings, Principal Investigator, 2010-2012 CFD Modeling of Fire in Building Corridors – Principal Investigator, 2006-10 Active Fire Protection Measures for UP Vidhan Bhawan – Investigator, 2006-07 Development of Fire Extinguishing Systems for High Risk Occupancies – Investigator, 2001-04 Design and Development of passive fire protection measures for important buildings and industries – Investigator, 2001-04 Process design for Development of pilot plant for production of reactive silica from fly ash – Investigator, 2000-02

  Industry Sponsored Fire Safety Audit of PGIMER, Chandigarh, 2023 Fire Safety Audit of AIIMS, New Delhi, 2023 Review of MEPF design of proposed hospital & teaching block of Dr. Y.S. Parmar medical college, at Nahan (HP) 2021-2022 Fire Safety Audit of, GEOPIC & ONGC Academy , ONGC , Dehradun 2021-2022 Post Earthquake Reconstruction of Health Facilities in Nepal – Design and Project Management for reconstruction/retrofitting of 147 hospitals in earthquake affected areas. Area Leader – MEP Design. 2020-2024 Post Earthquake Reconstruction of schools and library in Nepal – Design and Project Management for construction of 70 schools and library. Area Leader – MEP Design. 2019-2023 Vetting of Design of Fire Alarm and Detection system in ONGC complex at Dehradun and its testing. 2020-21 Fire Safety Audit of B S Negi Bhawan , ONGC , Dehradun 2019-20. Fire Safety Audit of Cancer Centre at AIIMS, New Delhi 2019-20. Proof Checking/Verifying structures and services design for SDRF Project at Jolly Grant, Dehradun by BRIDCUL, Dehradun, 2018-19.  Fire Safety Audit of Expansion of Nehru Hospital at PGIMER, Chandigarh, 2018-19. Evaluation & Design of “Fire Fighting Pumping System“ of PGIMER, Chandigarh Campus, 2017. Fire Safety Audit of RML Hospital, New Delhi, 2017-18. Fire Safety Audit of LHMC Hospital, New Delhi, 2017-18. Fire safety Audit of Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Studies, Wardha, Maharashtra, 2017 18. Fire Safety Audit of APC, AEC & ACC building of PGIMER, Chandigarh, 2017-18. Fire extinguishing characteristic evaluation of fire extinguishing ball ‘STOP FIRE’ – Investigator, 2005 Fire Safety Audit of IEOT, a Research Institute of Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC), Panvel –   Investigator, 2002 – 03 Fire Safety Audit of IOGPT, a Research Institute of ONGC at Panvel – Investigator, 2002-03 Fire Safety Audit of IPSHEM, a Research Institute of ONGC at Goa- Investigator, 2002-03

• Member of national Committees
  

  Member of committee constituted by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India for framing guidelines for enhancing fire safety in hospitals and other institutions providing health care. Member Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) sectional committee on Fire Safety (CED 36, 22) – 2010 onwards. Member Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Panel for Air-Conditioning and Heating (CED 46:P14) – 2013 onwards. Member – Fire & Security Association of India. Honorary Member – Institution of Fire Engineers, India.

• Details of Publications including popular articles
  

  Books – 2 Journals –  16, The best publications have Impact Factor ranging from 1.833 to 5.9 Conferences – 16 Book Chapters – 5

  Books 1. Design Fire Safe Buildings: Understanding and Using NBC provisions, 2023 ISBN: 978-93-5776-293-9 2. Understanding Standards/Codes for Fire Detection and Alarm Systems in Buildings, 2019

  Papers in Refereed Journals Jain, J.Sinha, S & Jain, S., Compendious Characterization of Chemically Treated Natural Fiber from Pineapple Leaves for Reinforcement in Polymer Composites. Journal of Natural Fibres, 2020, Vol 51 (3), 224-243. DOI: 10.1080/15440478.2019.1658256 Sahu, D., Jain, S., Gupta, A., & Kumar, S. Effects of different fuel on development of fire inside the compartment Journal of Indian Chemical Society, 2020,  97, 420-427. Sahu, D., Jain, S., Gupta, A., & Kumar, S. Experimental studies on different   liquid pool fires inside the compartment. Fire Safety Journal, 2019, 109. Jain, J., Jain, S. & Sinha, S. Characterization and thermal kinetic analysis of pineapple leaf fibers and their reinforcement in epoxy. Journal of Elastomers & Plastics, 2018, Vol 51 (3), 224-243. Sahu, D., Jain, S., Shashi, Gupta, A. Full Scale Experimental and Numerical Studies on effect of ventilation in an enclosure diesel pool fire. Building Simulation, 2017, Vol. 10, 351-364. Sahu, D., Jain, S., Shashi, Gupta, A. Experimental and Numerical Simulation Studies on Diesel Pool fire. Fire and  Materials, An International Journal,  2016, Vol. (40), 1016-1035. Sahu, D., Jain, S., Shashi, Gupta, A.  Experimental study on methanol pool fires under low ventilated compartment. Procedia Earth and Planetary Science, Vol 11, No 13 (2015) 507-515 Shorab Jain & Aravind Kumar. Automatic Sprinkler System Design – A need for revisiting IS 15105 Code particularly for storage Occupancies. Fire Engineer, 40 (4), 11-16. Aravind Kumar. A, Rajiv Kumar & Shorab Jain. Application of Computational Fluid Dynamics for Different Fire Strengths in a Compartment Using Combustion Modelling. Fire Science and Technology Vol.33 No.2 (2014) 35-46. Aravind Kumar, Jain, S. & Chimote, R.S. Characterization of the sprinkler water spray through CFD modeling. International Journal of Applied Fire Science, 2014, Vol No 24(3), Dhoke, P., Bhargava, R., & Jain, S. Assessment of Toxic Potency of Smoke from Burning Materials. International Journal of Engineering and Scientific Research (IJSER), 2014, Vol 1( 13), 34-39. Dhoke, P., Bhargava, R., & Jain, S. A Comparative Analysis of the Provisions of Smoke Control Systems in Buildings of National Building Code of India with other International Building Codes. International Journal of Engineering and Scientific Research (IJSER), 2013, Vol 4( 2) Jain, Shorab, Shashi & Kumar S. Numerical Studies on Evaluation of Smoke Control System of Underground Metro Rail Transport System in India having Jet Injection System – A case Study. Building Simulation – An international Journal, 2011, Vol 4, 205-216 Jain, Shorab., Sharma, T.P., Shashi & Kumar, S. Numerical Simulation of Fire in a Tunnel: Comparative Study of CFAST and CFX Predictions. Tunneling and Underground Space Technology,2008, Vol 23(2) Jain, Shorab., Sharma, T.P., Shashi & Kumar, S. Comparative Study of Fire Safety Measures In Long Distance Road Transport Tunnels. Progress in Safety Science & Technology, Vol(IV), Part A, Edited by Wang, Ya., Huang, P., & Li, S. , Science Press Beijing/New York, 2004 Mittal, Manju. & Jain, Shorab., Safety Rules For Industries. Material & Product Handling , 2000 (Jan – Mar)

  Invited Papers in Refereed International Conference Proceedings Jain, S, Shashi, Kumar S. & Sharma, T.P. Studies on Evaluation of Ventilation Strategies of Underground Metro Rail Transport system. Proceedings of International conference “7th Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Science and Technology, Hong kong, 20-22 September 2007.

  Papers in Conference Proceedings Jain, S, Dasgotra, A & Sharma, S. Smoke extraction and fire safety evacuation using optimal fan locations in advanced eye centre of PGIMER, Chandigarh. Proceedings of the 25th National and 3rd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (IHMTC-2019), December 28-31, 2019, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, India. Sahu, D., Jain, S., Gupta, A., & Kumar, S. Effects of different fuel on development of fire inside the compartment. Journal of Indian Chemical Society, 2020, 97, 420-427. Jain, Jyoti., Jain, Shorab. & Sinha, Shishir. Comprehensive study on Nanotechnology and its applications for Polymer based Green Composites. Int. Conference on Nano Structuring by Ion Beam (ICNIB), 2017, 85. Jain, S. & Aravind Kumar, A. Automatic Sprinkler System Design – A need for revisiting IS 15105 Code particularly for storage Occupancies. Fire Engineer, 2017, Vol. 40 (4), 11-16. Jain, S. & Aravind Kumar, A. Automatic Sprinkler System Design – A Comparative Study of IS code, NFPA standard and FM Global Datasheets for Storage Occupancy that are stored Solid Piled, Palletized, Bin Box or in Shelves. 4th Fire & Disaster Management Conference & Exhibition,  Dec 7, 2014, Lucknow. A, Jain, S., Chimote, R.S & Kumar, R. Numerical simulation of fire behaviour in a compartment with fire source at different locations using computational fluid dynamics. 4th Fire & Disaster Management Conference & Exhibition, Dec 7, 2014, Lucknow. Dhoke, P., Bhargava, R., & Jain, S. Assessment of Toxic Potency of Smoke from Burning Materials. 4th International Conference on “Innovative Research in Applied physical mathematical/statistical, chemical sciences, environmental dynamics, integration of life sciences and engineering”, JNU, Delhi, 27-28 Dec. 2014 Jain, S., Kumar, A. & Chimote, R.S. Numerical simulation of water mist velocity distribution using computational fluid dynamics. National Conference on Fire Research and Engineering: FiRE 2014, March 1&2, 2014, IIT Roorkee Sahu, D., Gupta, A., Jain, S., Kumar, R., Kumar, S., Dhiman, A.K. & Gupta, A.K. An Experimental Studies on Propane Pool fire inside a compartment. National Conference on Fire Research and Engineering: FiRE 2014, March 1&2, 2014, IIT Roorkee Jain, S. Prediction of Onset of Untenability Conditions in an Assembly Hall using Computational Fluid Dynamics. International Conference on Challenges in Disaster Mitigation and Management, IIT Roorkee, 15-17 Feb, 2013 Sahu, D., Shashi, Gupta, A., Kumar, S., Jain, S., Kumar, R., Dhiman, A.K., Gupta, A.K. & Sharma, P.K.  Compartment Fires: An Experimental Study. International Conference on Challenges in Disaster Mitigation and Management, IIT Roorkee , 15-17 Feb, 2013 Jain, S., Singh, M.P & Ansari, A. A. Performance based fire safety design: prediction of untenability conditions in assembly hall and corridor using zone and CFD modeling. Proceedings of ‘Fire Science and Technology- Research & its implementations’, CSIR – Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee, India, pp277-289, 3-4 Nov 2011 Farooqui , J., Jain, S., Shashi & Kumar, S. Performance based fire safety design: Estimation of movement time for evacuation using Evacnet -4. Proceedings of ‘Fire Science and Technology- Research & its implementations’, CSIR – Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee, India, pp147-161, 3-4 Nov 2011 Singh, M.P., Ansari, A. A., Jain, S., Tyagi, N. S., Kumar, S., Kumar, R. Visibilty of photoluminiscent exit signs: an experimental studies. Proceedings of ‘Fire Science and Technology- Research & its implementations’, CSIR – Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee, India, pp 105-112, 3-4 Nov 2011 Ansari, A. A., Singh, M.P, Jain, S., & Kumar, R. Study on deterioration of visibility due to smoke for some materials used in railway industries. Proceedings of ‘Fire Science and Technology- Research & its implementations’, CSIR – Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee, India, pp 141-146, 3-4 Nov 2011 Jain, S., Singh, M.P. “Modelling of Smoke Flow and Assessment of Smoke Management Systems in an Underground Tunnel: A Case Study”. Third Fire and Disaster Management Conference & Exhibition, UP Fire Service, Lucknow, 19 Feb. 2010

Honors

• Courses Conducted and Coordinated
  

  2 day Course conducted for Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, ISRO on “Fire Protection in Built environment”. Three national level Short Term Courses which educated the participants from different institutions, corporations etc. about various aspects of fire safety in buildings, which will result in institutional buildings being made safer. “Design of Fire Protection Measures” attended by about 50 participants from all over India (Sept 2023) “Design of Fire Protection Systems for Vital Installations & Buildings” for officers of state fire services, DMRC, hospitals of national importance, Oil companies, builders etc. 75 officers was enriched with adequate knowledge resulting in enhancement of fire safety in buildings in their organization thus affecting safety of thousands of people especially in densely populated buildings like hospitals. It was worth noting that doctors from all AIIMS across the country attended this course. (March 2019) “Design of Fire Protection Systems for Mass Housing and Infrastructure Projects: A Practical Approach & Case Studies” attended by about 50 participants from different state fire services, DMRC, hospitals of national importance, Oil companies, builders like DLF, Godrej, etc. (Sept 2018) 25 CPWD Officers were educated on Fire Safety Engineering and Auditing in Built Environment during 3 day NIDM training Program on “Disaster Management Plan for CPWD Engineers” 35 Officers of Ordinance factories during short term course at National Academy of Defense Production, Nagpur 40 Officers of Taj Group of Hotels in India and abroad were trained on “Design of Automatic Sprinkler System” and “Understanding codes for Life Safety Components” during “Special Course in General Prevention and Fire Fighting” conducted by Goa State Fire & Emergency services