Education
- Doctoral research, NTUA — THD/TEHD analysis and design optimization of thrust bearings. Supervisors: Prof. C. I. Papadopoulos (NTUA) and Prof. Michel Fillon (University of Poitiers).
- Diploma thesis, NTUA (2016)
Thermohydrodynamic analysis of thrust bearings using computational fluid dynamics.
Profile
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- Status: former doctoral researcher of the group.
Research
Themes of the doctoral work on thrust-bearing thermohydrodynamics.
- CFD-based THD analysis of fixed-pad thrust bearings and parallel / quasi-parallel sliders.
- Thermoelastohydrodynamic (TEHD) analysis including thermal and mechanical deformations.
- Effects of manufacturing tolerances on the load-carrying capacity of parallel sliders.
- Design optimization of textured thrust bearings via meta-model-assisted THD calculation methods.
- Design optimization of an automotive turbocharger thrust bearing, in collaboration with Mitsubishi Turbocharger and Engine Europe B.V.
Selected publications
Peer-reviewed journal papers and conference proceedings.
Chalkiopoulos M., Charitopoulos A. G., Fillon M., Papadopoulos C. I., Effects of thermal and mechanical deformations on textured thrust bearings optimally designed by a THD calculation method.
Koutsoumpas G., Charitopoulos A. G., Papadopoulos C. I., Fillon M., Computational evaluation of dynamic coefficients of thrust bearings; effect of artificial texturing on thermohydrodynamic performance.
Charitopoulos A., Fillon M., Papadopoulos C. I., Numerical investigation of parallel and quasi-parallel slider bearings operating under thermoelastohydrodynamic (TEHD) regime.
Charitopoulos A., Visser R., Eling R., Papadopoulos C. I., Design optimization of an automotive turbocharger thrust bearing using a CFD-based THD computational approach.
Fouflias D., Charitopoulos A., Papadopoulos C. I., Kaiktsis L., Thermohydrodynamic analysis and tribological optimization of a curved pocket thrust bearing.
Charitopoulos A. G., Efstathiou E., Papadopoulos C. I., Nikolakopoulos P. G., Kaiktsis L., Effects of manufacturing errors on tribological characteristics of 3-D textured micro-thrust bearings.
Conferences
- WTC 2022 (Lyon) — pressure build-up mechanism in parallel-surface fixed-pad thrust bearings.
- K-Trib 2020 (Seoul) — influence of deformations and geometrical defects on textured / untextured surface sliding-bearing performance (with M. Fillon, C. I. Papadopoulos).
- 45th Leeds–Lyon Symposium on Tribology (2018) — load-carrying capacity of parallel and quasi-parallel sliders under TEHD.
- STLE Tribology Frontiers Conference (Chicago, 2018) — manufacturing tolerances on load capacity of parallel sliders under TEHD.
- 16th EDF/Pprime Workshop (Futuroscope, 2017) — design optimization of a turbocharger thrust bearing via CFD-based THD.