Research projects

Current Projects

  • Scaling of earthquake slip from a single contact to fault scale (Researcher, Atiyeh Adelina)
  • Particle generation and contamination in precision linear bearings (PhD, Marjo Nieuwenhuis)
  • Dynamic friction in single grain contacts in fault gouge (PhD, Syukri Alfath)
  • Degradation mechanisms in high performance rope structures (PhD, Oday Allan)
  • Modelling friction and lubrication in cold rolling (PhD, Leon Jacobs)
  • Electrical fluid behavior in EHL contacts (PhD, Mohamed)
  • Interface Optimization in Metal-Thermoplastic Hybrid Joints (PhD, Atiyeh Adelina)
  • A Multi-scale Friction Model For Aluminum Sheet Metal Forming (PhD, Farshid Jalalimoghadas)
  • Degradation and lubrication of stern tube seals (PhD, Shubhang Sharma)
  • Roughness evolution and lifetime in Skin pass rolls (PhD, Gelaw Amessalu)
  • Roughness evolution and lifetime in Cam follower (PhD, Kapil Shrestha)
  • Roughness evolution and lifetime in roller bearings (PhD, Omidreza Gaffarinejad)

Completed projects

Some of the completed projects include, but are not limited to

Surface Quality of Aluminium Extrusion Products

With TNO

Tribological aspects of the cam follower contact in a truck engine

With DAF Trucks N.V
PDEng candidate: Pedro Amoroso Feijoo

Development of thick coatings on rods by laser cladding

PhD Candidate: Naveed Ur Raman,
with Laser Processing, Tata Steel

Tool Surface Design For Releasability Of Thermoplastic Composites

PostDoc: Dr. Liangyong Chu
with Production technology chair