Contact
- Machine Elements / Tribology Lab, S-NAME, NTUA.
- E-mail: giannis.pervelis@gmail.com
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Education
- Diploma, S-NAME NTUA (2018 – 2023)
Grade 7.43/10; thesis: Elastohydrodynamic analysis of journal bearings with deformable surface (10/10).
Research
- Elastohydrodynamic (EHL) analysis of deformable oil- and water-lubricated journal bearings.
- Applicability of Winkler and FEM models for the EHL analysis of deformable journal bearings.
- Heavy EHL regimes and a generalized oval equation for the film-thickness calculation of journal bearings.
Experience
- Eletson Corporation, Technical Department (intern, July–August 2022) — design and analysis of propulsion systems (POD and shaft studies); dry-dock report preparation, DANAOS software data entry.
- Monaco Solar Energy Boat Challenge 2021 — propulsion team, OCEANOS NTUA.
Selected publications
Pervelis I., Rossopoulos G. N., Papadopoulos C. I., Applicability of Winkler and FEM models for elastohydrodynamic analysis of deformable oil and water-lubricated journal bearings.
Proc. IMechE Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology — 2026.
Rossopoulos G. N., Pervelis I., Skaltsas D., Papadopoulos C. I., Vlachos O., Koutsoumpas G., Leontopoulos C., Experimental characterization of the tribological and acoustic performance of different stern-tube bearing materials.
Tribology International 206, 110590 — 2025.
Conferences
- 47th Leeds–Lyon Symposium on Tribology (2024) — elastohydrodynamic analysis of journal bearings operating under heavy EHL regime (with G. N. Rossopoulos, C. I. Papadopoulos).
- Tribology 2023 International Conference — a generalized oval equation for the film-thickness calculation of journal bearings operating under heavy EHL regime (with G. Rossopoulos, C. I. Papadopoulos).