TEAM 04:
Title: LUBRICATED MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
Acronym: SML
Website: http://lms.univ-guelma.dz/equipe-04
Team leader: Pr LAHMAR MUSTAPHA

Field: Materials science / Engineering
Keywords: Tribology - Fluid lubrication - Hydrodynamic bearings - Gas bearings - Lubricant - Fluid rheology - Modeling and numerical simulation - TEHD theory - Hydrodynamic bearings
Research theme:
- Study of the dynamic behaviour of fluid bearings in rotating machines.
- Study of thermo-elastic-hydrodynamic lubrication (TEHD) of mechanical systems.
- Non-linear dynamic analysis of flexible rotors (Jeffcott rotor) supported by aero-elastic leaf bearings.
- Method for homogenizing the hydrodynamic behaviour of rough bearings.
- Study of the non-Newtonian effects on the hydrodynamic performance of lubricated mechanical systems.
- Study of the effects of surface porosity on the behaviour of a lubricated system by the squeezing effect of the film (Squeez film).
- Thermo-elasto-hydrodynamic study of dynamically loaded bearings of reciprocating machines (MCI, compressor).
- Modeling of the aerodynamic thermo-elastodynamic behaviour of gas microbearings and micro-butées.
- Rheological characterization of lubricating fluids and contact surfaces.
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