Making Shock Waves Pay: The Commercial Aspects of Shock Waves

摘要

We have presented an account of our commercial ventures in order to prove the commercial potential of shock waves. The tabletop hand-operated shock tube has already become part of the undergraduate and graduate programs in India. The estimated business potential of this simple devise in India alone is in excess of few tens of millions of US dollars. Similarly, the hand-operated tabletop hypersonic shock tunnel mainly used for teaching the subject of hypersonics is estimated to fetch a business of at least ten million US dollars. We are in the process of commercializing the SuperBull, and the devise is expected to play an important role in the economic progress of the country in addition to fetching good financial returns. We have ongoing work on the exploitation of shock waves in the agricultural and energy sector.