Research
General topics; mechanical power transmission and tribology
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Tribology related research, design and analysis
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Friction, wear, lubrication and damage mechanisms
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Design and analysis of mechanical power transmissions
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Gears, bearings, joints, seals,...
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Excitation and vibration control of gear drive
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Friction, wear and lubrication mechamism
Recent research topics:
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Contact modeling, numerical models for
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Fretting fatigue, cracking risk evaluation (dry)
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Helical gear contact geometry, deformations and excitations
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Transient hydrodynamic lubrication of thrust and journal bearings
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Friction, temperature and power loss of gear contacts
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Transient elastohydrodynamic lubrication (isothermal line)
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Rough contacts (dry)
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Experiments
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Fretting fatigue in mechanical engineering
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Powertrain tribology - bearings and gears
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Lubrication, friction and life of gear contact
The research topics are typically derived from real industrial problems. Theoretical research concentrates on numerical modeling and simulation of dry and lubricated contacts targeted at various applications. Experimental work is carried out for the verification of the models as well as for the testing of real applications. Special interest is focused on determining the micro-scale contact effects on macro-scale designs.
The main test equipment is shown here.