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Publications

Folourunso, M.O., Watson, M., Martin, A., Whittle, J.W., Sutherland, G., Lewis, R. (2023) A Machine Learning Approach for Real Time Wheel/Rail Interface Friction Estimation. ASME Journal of Tribology, pp. 1-9. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4062373

Hu, Y., Wang, W.J., Watson, M., Six, K., Al-Maliki, H., Meierhofer, A., Lewis, R. (2023) Wear of Driving versus Driven Discs in a Twin Disc Rolling-Sliding Test. Wear, Vols. 512-513. pp. 204528. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2022.204528

Nutter, J., Qi, J., Farahani, H., Rainforth, W.M., Van Der Zwaag, S. (2023) In situ TEM observations of the growth of bainitic ferrite in an Fe-0.3C-3Mn-1.5Si-0.15Mo steel. Acta Materialia, Vol. 252. pp. 118924. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2023.118924

Qi, J., Ma, L., Gong, P., Rainforth, W.M. (2023) Investigation of the wear transition in CoCrMo alloys after heat treatment to produce an HCP structure. Wear, Vols. 518-519. pp. 204649. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2023.204649

Rodriguez Lago, P., Nutter, J., Qi, J., Stewart, D., Rainforth, W.M. (2023) Characterisation of the wear and friction behaviour of laser deposited cobalt and iron-based hardfacing alloys for nuclear applications. Wear, Vols. 524-525. pp. 204829. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2023.204829

Soltanahmadi, S., Bryant, M., Sharkar, A. (2023) Insights into the Multiscale Lubrication Mechanism of Edible Phase Change Materials. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Vol. 15, Issue 3. doi: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c13017

Tao, X., Yang, Y., Qi, J., Cai, B., Rainforth, W.M., Li, X., Dong, H. (2023) Active screen plasma nitriding of a Si-alloyed FeCrNi medium entropy alloy: High interstitial absorption and an anomalouos Si-induced decomposition mechanism in N-expanded austenite. Applied Surface Science, Vol. 624. pp. 157137. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2023.157137

Wheatcroft, L., Bird, A., Stallard, J.C., Mitchell, R.L., Booth, S.G., Nedoma, A.J., De Volder, M.F.L., Cussen, S.A., Fleck, N.A., Inkson, B.J. (2023) Fracture Testing of Li-ion Battery Cathode Secondary Particles. Batteries & Supercaps. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/batt.202300032

Qi, J., Guan, D., Nutter, J., Wang, B., Rainforth, W.M (2022). Insights into tribofilm formation on Ti-6V-4A1 in a bioactive environment: Correlation between surface modification and micro-mechanical properties. Acta Biomaterialia, Vol. 141, pp. 466-480. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2022.01.027

Folourunso, M.O., Lewis, R., Lanigan, J.L. (2022) Effects of Temperature and Humidity on Railhead Friction Levels. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/09544097221148236

Slatter, T. (2022) ASTM G133-22 Standard Test Method for Linearly Reciprocating Ball-on-Flat Sliding Wear. Vol. 03.02. doi: https://doi.org/10.1520/G0133-22

Uchegbulam, I., Danby, S.G., Lewis, R., Carre, M.J., Maiti, R. (2022) Effect of seasonal change on the biomechanical and physical properties of the human skin. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, Vol. 127. pp. 105058. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2021.105058

Wang, Y., Azam, A., Wilson, M.C., Neville, A., Morina, A. (2022). A comparative study for selecting and using simulation methods of Gaussian random surfaces. Tribology International, Vol. 166, 107347. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2021.107347

Wang, Y., Azam, A., Zhang, G., Dorgham, A., Liu, Y., Wilson, M.C., Neville, A. (2022). Understanding the Mechanism of Load-Carrying Capacity between Parallel Rough Surfaces through a Deterministic Mixed Lubrication Model. Lubricants, Vol. 10, Issue. 1, p. 12. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/lubricants100100122

Zhu, J., Li, X., Beamish, S., Dwyer-Joyce, R. (2022). An ultrasonic method for measurement of oil films in reciprocating rubber O-ring seals. Tribology International, Vol. 167, pp. 107407. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2021.107407

Angelidakis, V., Nadimi, S., Otsubo, M., Utili, S. (2021). CLUMP: A Code Library to generate Universal Multi-sphere Particles. Software X, Vol. 15. pp. 100735. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.softx.2021.100735

Bai, M., Yang, L., Li, J., Luo, L., Sun, S., Inkson, B. (2021). Mechanical and tribological properties of Si and W doped diamond like carbon (DLC) under dry reciprocating sliding conditions. Wear, Volumes 484-485 pp. 204046. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2021.204046

Beadling, A. R., Bryant, M. G., Dowson, D., & Neville, A. (2021). Adverse loading effects on tribocorrosive degradation of 28 mm metal-on-metal hip replacement bearings. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/13506501211039947

Cao, H., Bai, M., Inkson B.J., Zhong, X., De Hosson J.T.M., Pei, Y., Xiao, P. Self-healing WS2 tribofilms: An in-situ appraisal of mechanisms, Scripta Materialia, Volume 204, 2021,114124, ISSN 1359-6462 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2021.114124

Dorgham, A., Parsaeian, P., Azam, A., Wang, C., Ignatyev, K., Mosselmans, F.,  Morina, A., Neville, A. 2021. Tribochemistry evolution of DDP tribofilms over time using in-situ synchrotron XAS. Tribology International, Vol. 160, 107026. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2021.107026

Dorgham, A., Azam, A., Parsaeian, P., Wang, C., Morina, A., Neville, A. An Assessment of the Effect of Relative Humidity on the Decomposition of the ZDDP Antiwear Additive. 2021. Tribology Letters vol. 69issue 72. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11249-021-01446-6

Dorgham, A., Azam, A., Parsaeian, P., Khan, T., Sleiman, M., Wang, C., Morina, A., Neville, A. 2021. Understanding the effect of water on the transient decomposition of zinc dialkyldithiophosphate (ZDDP). Tribology International, Vol. 157, 106855. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2021.106855

Dorgham, A., Azam, A., Parsaeian, P., Wang, C., Morina, A., Neville. A., (2021). Nanoscale viscosity of triboreactive interfaces. Nano Energy, vol. 79, pp. 105447 doi:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2020.105447

Duboust, N., Watson, M., Marshall, M., O’Donnel, G. E., & Kerrigan, K. (2021). Towards intelligent CFRP composite machining: Surface analysis methods and statistical data analysis of machined fibre laminate surfaces. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 235(10), 1602–1617. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0954405420960920

Evans, M., Skipper, W., Buckley-Johnstone, L., Meierhofer, A., Six, K., Lewis, R. (2021) The development of a high pressure torsion test methodology for simulating wheel/rail contacts. Tribology International, Vol. 156, pp. 106842. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2020.106842 

Fukagai, S., Watson, M., Brunskill, H. P., Hunter, A. K., Marshall, M. B., Lewis, R., (2021) In situ evaluation of contact stiffness in a slip interface with different roughness conditions using ultrasound reflectometry. Vol. 477, issue 2255, Proc. R. Soc. A.  doi: http://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2021.0442

Goh, W.P.; Montoya Sanavia, A.; Ghadiri, M. (2021) Effect of Mixer Type on Particle Coating by Magnesium Stearate for Friction and Adhesion ModificationPharmaceutics, Vol. 13, no. 8, 1211. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics13081211

Nadimi, S., Mojtaba, G. (2021) Stress and input energy analyses of shearing a particle bed under a centrifugal field. Powder Technology, Vol. 394, pp. 575-583. doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2021.08.086

Namus. R., Nutter. J., Qi. J., Rainforth. W.M. (2021), Sliding speed influence on the tribo-corrosion behaviour of Ti6Al4V alloy in simulated body fluid. Wear, Vol. 160: 107023, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2021.107023

Trummer, G., Lee, Z.S., Lewis, R., Six, K. (2021) Modelling of Frictional Conditions in the Wheel-Rail Interface Due to Application of Top-of-Rail Products. Lubricants, Vol. 9. Issue 10. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/lubricants9100100

Wagner, R.M.F., Maiti, R., Carre, M.J., Perrault, C.M., Evans, P.C., Lewis, R. (2021). Bio-tribology of Vascular Devices: A Review of Tissue/Device Friction ResearchBiotribology. vol. 25, 100169 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biotri.2021.100169

Wang, Y., Azam, A., Wilson, M. C., Neville, A., & Morina, A. (2021). Generating fractal rough surfaces with the spectral representation method. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology, 235(12), 2640–2653. https://doi.org/10.1177/13506501211049624

Wang. Y., Dorgham. A., Liu. Y., Wang. C., Wilson. M.C.T., Neville. A., Azam. A. (2021) An assessment of quantitative predictions of deterministic mixed lubrication solvers Journal of Tribology, Vol. 143. Issue. 1, January 2021, pp.011601. doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4047586

Xiuyi, L., Azam, A., Yuechang, W., Xiqun, L., Tongyang, L., Dequan, Z., Xuan, M., Wilson, M. C., & Neville, A. (2021). An efficient procedure to predict the dynamic loads for piston liner systems in marine engines. International Journal of Engine Research. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/1468087421996988

Xiuyi, L., Jiao, B., Wang, Y., Azam, A., Lu, X., Zou, D., Ma, X., & Neville, A. (2021). An improved contact model considered the effect of boundary lubrication regime on piston ring-liner contact for the two-stroke marine engines from the perspective of the Stribeck curve. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/09544062211027203

Xu, N., Wang, C., Yang, L., Jose, G., Morina, A. (2021). Probing the Tribochemical Impact on Wear Rate Dynamics of Hydrogenated Amorphous Carbon via Raman-Based Profilometry. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Vol. 14. Issue. 1, December 2021, pp. 2071-2081. doi: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c21824

Xu, Y, Qi, J, Nutter, J, Sharp, J, Bai, M, Ma, L & Rainforth, WM 2021, Correlation between the formation of tribofilm and repassivation in biomedical titanium alloys during tribocorrosion. Tribology International, vol. 163, 107147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2021.107147

 

Azam, A., Dorgham, A., Khaemba, D. N., Salehi, F. M., See, T., & Neville, A. (2020). Understanding the role of surface textures in improving the performance of boundary additives, part II: Numerical simulations. Tribology International, 106252. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2020.106252

Bryant M, Sin JR, Emami N, Neville A. 2020. Effect of proteins and phosphates on the degradation and repassivation of CoCrMo alloys under tribocorrosion conditions. Tribology – Materials, Surfaces & Interfaces. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/17515831.2020.1746012

Clark ER, Hemmings K, Greco S, Neville A, Porter KE, Bryant MG. 2020. Tribological Characteristics of Human Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells: The Implication of Disease State on Friction. Biotribology. 22 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biotri.2020.100122

Dougill, G., Starostin, E., Milne, A., Van Der Heijden, G.H., Goss, V., Grant, R. (2020) Ecomorphology reveals Euler spiral of mammalian whiskers. Journal of Morphology, Vol. 281 (10), pp. 1271-1279. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.21246

Ghadiri, M., Matsuzaka, S. (2020). Rheometry of cohesive powder flow. pulverization, Vol. 63, pp. 3-12. doi: https://doi.org/10.24611/micromeritics.2020005

Ghadiri, M., Pasha, M., Nan, W., Hare, C., Vivacqua, V., Zafar, U., Nezamabadi, S., Lopez, A., Pasha, M. and Nadimi, S., 2020. Cohesive Powder Flow: Trends and Challenges in Characterisation and Analysis. KONA Powder and Particle Journal, p.2020018. doi: https://doi.org/10.14356/kona.2020018

Ishizaka, K., White, B., Watson, M., Lewis, S.R., Lewis, R., 2020, Influence of temperature on adhesion coefficient and bonding strength of leaf films: A twin disc studyWear, 2020, vol. 454-455 pp. 203330, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2020.203330

Khaemba, D. N., Azam, A., See, T., Neville, A., & Salehi, F. M. (2020). Understanding the role of surface textures in improving the performance of boundary additives, part I: Experimental. Tribology International, 106243. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2020.106243

Krier, P., Lanigan, J., Ferriday, P.. Lewis. R. (2020). Development and implementation of novel cryogenic railhead cleaning technology, Permanent Way Institution Journal, 138. pp. 35-39. doi: http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/159974/

Lee, Z.S., Maiti, R., Carré, M.J., Lewis, R., 2020, Morphology of a Human Finger Pad during Sliding against a Grooved Plate: A Pilot StudyBiotribology, Vol. 21, 100114. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biotri.2019.100114

Maiti, R., Duan, M.Q., Danby, S., Lewis, R., Matcher, S.J., Carré, M.J., 2020, Morphological Parametric Mapping of 21 Skin sites throughout the Body using Optical Coherence Tomography, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, Vol. 120, 103501. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2019.103501

Namus. R., Nutter. J., Qi. J., Rainforth. M.W. (2020), The influence of protein concentration, temperature and cathodic polarization on the surface status of CoCrMo biomedical grade alloys, Applied Surface Science, Vol. 499: 143908, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2019.143908

Tao. X., Qi. J., Rainforth. M., Matthews. A., Leyland. A. (2020) On the interstitial induced lattice inhomogeneities in nitrogen-expanded austeniteScripta Materialia, vol. 185, pp. 146-151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2020.04.045

Thornley B, Beadling R, Bryant M, Neville A. 2020. Investigation of the Repassivation Process of CoCrMo in Simulated Biological Fluids. CORROSION. 539-552 76.6 doi: https://doi.org/10.5006/3423

Wade A, Beadling AR, Neville A, De Villiers D, Cullum CJ, Collins S, Bryant MG. 2020. Geometric Variations of Modular Head-Stem Taper Junctions of Total Hip Replacements. Medical Engineering & Physics. 34-47 83 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medengphy.2020.07.017

Wade A, Copley R, Clarke B, Alsheikh Omar A, Beadling AR, Liskiewicz T, Bryant MG. 2020. Real-time fretting loop regime transition identification using acoustic emissions. Tribology International. 145 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2019.106149

Wade A, Copley R, Alsheikh Omar A, Clarke B, Liskiewicz T, Bryant M. 2020. Novel numerical method for parameterising fretting contactsTribology International. 149 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2019.06.019

Wang. Y., Dorgham. A., Liu. Y., Wang. C., Ghanbarzadeh. A., Wilson. M.C.T., Neville. A., Azam. A. (2020) Towards optimum additive performance: A numerical study to understand the effect of roughness parameters on the zinc dialkyldithiophosphate tribofilm growth. Lubrication Science, vol. 1-14 pp.1-42. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ls.1522

Watson, M., Lewis, R., Slatter, T., 2020. Improvements to the linear transform technique for generating randomly rough surfaces with symmetrical autocorrelation functions. Tribology International, pp.106487 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2020.106487

Watson, M., White, B., Lanigan, J., Slatter. T., Lewis. R. 2020. The composition and friction-reducing properties of leaf layers. Proc. R. Soc. A 476: 20200057 doi: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2020.0057

Zhu. J., Qi. J., Guan. D., Ma. L., Dwyer-Joyce. R. (2020) Tribological behaviour of self-lubricating Mg matrix composites reinforced with silicon carbide and tungsten disulfide. Tribology International, vol. 146, pp. 106253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2020.10625

Azam, A., Dorgham, A. Morina, A., Neville, A., & Wilson, M.C. (2019). A simple deterministic plastoelastohydrodynamic lubrication (PEHL) model in mixed lubrication. Tribology International, volume 131, pp 520-529. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2018.11.011

Azam, A., Dorgham, A., Parsaeian, P., Neville, A., Morina, A., & Wilson, M.C.T. (2019). The mutual interaction between tribochemistry and lubrication: Interfacial mechanics of tribofilm. Tribology International, Volume 135, pp 161-169. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2019.01.024

Bai, M., Namus, R., Xu, Y., Guan, D., Rainforth, M.W., Inkson, B.J. (2019). In-situ Ti-6Al-4V/TiC composites synthesized by reactive spark plasma sintering: processing, microstructure, and dry sliding wear behaviour Wear, Volumes 428-429 pp. 237-245. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2019.202944

Dorgham, A., Parsaeian, P., Azam, A. and Wang, C., Morina, A., Neville. A., 2019. Single-asperity study of the reaction kinetics of P-based triboreactive films. Tribology International, vol. 133, pp. 288-296 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2018.11.029

Dorgham, A., Wang, C., Morina, A. and Neville, A., 2019. 3D tribo-nanoprinting using triboreactive materials. Nanotechnology, 30(9), p.095302. doi: https://doi.org/10.1088%2F1361-6528%2Faaf70c

Ghanbarzadeh, A., Piras, E., Wilson, M., Morina, A., Neville, A. (2019) Numerical Study of the Effect of Tribofilm Kinetics and Its Hardness on the Roughness Evolution of the Substrate in Boundary Lubrication Regime. Tribology Transactions, Vol. 62 (5), pp. 747-759. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/10402004.2019.1615160

Nadimi, S., Ghanbarzadeh, A., Neville, A. and Ghadiri, M., 2019. Effect of particle roughness on the bulk deformation using coupled boundary element and discrete element methods. Computational Particle Mechanics, pp.1-11 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40571-019-00288-3

Harmon, M., Powell, B., Barlebo-Larsen, I., Lewis, R. (2019). Development of Grease Tackiness Test. Tribology Transactions, Vol. 62, Issue 2. pp. 207-217. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/10402004.2018.1526991

Matthew J. Derry, Timothy Smith, Paul S. O’Hora, and Steven P. Armes (2019), Block Copolymer Nanoparticles Prepared via Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly Provide Excellent Boundary Lubrication Performance for Next-Generation Ultralow-Viscosity Automotive Engine Oils ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 11 (36) 33364-33369, doi: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsami.9b12472

Skipper WA, Nadimi S, Chalisey A, Lewis R. (2019) Particle characterisation of rail sands for understanding tribological behaviourWear 432–433, 202960. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2019.202960

Runner up Best Paper Wear of Materials 2019: Watson, M., Christoforou, P., Herrera, P., Preece, D., Carrell, J., Harmon, M., Krier, P., Lewis, S., Maiti, R., Skipper, W., Taylor, E., Walsh, J., Zalzalah, M., Alhadeff, L., Kempka, R., Lanigan, J., Zing, L.S., White, B., Ishizaka, K., Lewis, R., Slatter, T., Dwyer-Joyce, R., Marshall, M. (2019). An analysis of the quality of experimental design and reliability of results in tribology research. Wear, v. 426-427, Part B, pp. 1712-1718. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2018.12.028 

Dorgham, A., Azam, A., Morina, A. and Neville, A., 2018. On the Transient Decomposition and Reaction Kinetics of Zinc Dialkyldithiophosphate. ACS applied materials & interfaces, 10 (51), pp 44803–44814. doi: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.8b08293

Dorgham, A., Neville, A. and Morina, A., 2018. Tribochemistry and Morphology of P-Based Antiwear Films. Advanced Analytical Methods in Tribology. Springer, Cham, pp.159-214. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99897-8_6

Dorgham, A., Parsaeian, P., Neville, A., Ignatyev, K., Mosselmans, F., Masuko, M. and Morina, A., 2018. In situ synchrotron XAS study of the decomposition kinetics of ZDDP triboreactive interfaces. RSC Advances, 8(59), pp.34168-34181. doi: https://doi.org/10.1039/c8ra04753g 

Buckley-Johnstone, L., Harmon, M., Lewis, R., Hardwick, C., Stock, R. (2018), “A Comparison of Friction Modifier Performance using Two Laboratory Scale Tests” Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, Proceedings of the IMechE, Part F, doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0954409718787045.

Byers, R.A., Maiti, R., Danby, S.G., Pang, E.J., Mitchell, B., Carré, M.J, Lewis, R., Cork, M.J., Matcher, S.J., 2018, Sub-Clinical Assessment of Atopic Dermatitis Severity Using Angiographic Optical Coherence TomographyBiomedical Optics Express, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp 2001-2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.1364/BOE.9.002001

Ishizaka, K., Lewis, S.R., Hammond, D., Lewis, R., 2018, “Chemistry of Black Leaf Films Synthesised with Rail Steels and its Influence on Low Friction Mechanism”RSC Advances, 2018, 8: 32506-32521, doi: https://doi.org/10.1039/c8ra06080k.

Nan. W., Pasha. M., Bonakdar. T., Lopez. A., Zafar. U., Nadimi/. S., Ghadiri. M.(2018), Jamming during particle spreading in additive manufacturing. Powder Technology, Vol. 338: 253-262, ISSN 0032-5910, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2018.07.030

Lanigan, J., Freeman, H. M., Wang, C., Ward, M. B., Morina, A., Neville, A., Drummond-Brydson, R. (2017). Understanding the wear behaviour of non-doped and Si,O-doped diamond-like carbon films. RSC Advances. Vol. 7, Issue. 29, pp. 43600-43610. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C7RA08959G

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Media

Lewis. R. (2021) Interviewed on The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry show for BBC Radio 4  “The Slippery Situation”, 4th November. Available at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00114n5 (Accessed: 4th November 2021)

Lewis. R. (2021) Press release in major media outlets: 

Bryant. M. and Neville. A (2020) Press release in major media outlets:

Watson. M. (2020) Press release in major media outlets:

Lewis, R. (2019) Press release in major media outlets and the Institute of Mechanical Engineers on solutions to leaves on the line:

Lewis, R. (2018) Interviewed by Matt Burgess for Wired “The sludgy, complex problem of trains and leaves on the line, 13th May. Available at: https://www.wired.co.uk/article/network-rail-leaves-on-the-line-uk (Accessed: 16 July 2018)

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Conferences

Oral Presentations

Beadling, A.R., Lunn, D., Bryant, M.G., Redmond, A.C., Neville, A., Hall, R.M. (2018) Hip joint simulation of healthy weight and obese patient walking gait profiles: from patient to simulator, 4th International Conference on Bio-Tribology, 26th – 29th September, Montreal, Canada

Beadling. A.R., Bryant. M., Neville. A., (2019) Quantification of corrosive material loss from CoCrMo-Ti6Al4V fretting contacts. ESBiomech Conference, 7-10 July 2019, Vienna. Abstract

Corniani, G., Lee, Z.S., Carre, M.J., Lewis, R., Delhaye, B.P., Saal, H.P. (2021) Imaging dynamic sub-surface skin strain patterns during object interaction using Optical Coherence Tomography. In: Neuroscience 2021: Interdisciplinary, Innovative, Inclusive. P415 – Stimulus Feature Neural Coding: Humans. 11th November, 2021. Washington, USA.

Maiti R. et al. (2020) From Macroscopic to Microscopic: Experimental and Computational Methods to Investigate Bio-tribology. In: Van Toi V., Le T., Ngo H., Nguyen TH. (eds) 7th International Conference on the Development of Biomedical Engineering in Vietnam (BME7). BME 2018. IFMBE Proceedings, vol 69. Springer, Singapore Article

Maiti R., Wagner R.M.F., Perrault C.M., Carre. M.J., Neville. A., Bryant. M.G., Lewis. R. (2019) Tribological simulation of interaction between cardiovascular device and HUVEC cells. 8th International Conference on Mechanics of Biomaterials and Tissues, Hawaii, USA, 15th-19th December 2019.

Nadimi S., Pencheva P., Ghadiri M. (2019) DEM Simulation of Mechanofusion System. 8th International Conference on Discrete Element Methods, The Netherlands, 21st – 26th July.

Nadimi S., Skipper W., Ghadiri M., Lewis R. (2019) DEM Insight on Manipulating Friction by Rail Sanding. 8th International Conference on Discrete Element Methods, The Netherlands, 21st – 26th July.

Nadimi, S., Ghanbarzadeh, A., Ghadiri, M., Neville, A. (2018), Discrete element modelling of shear deformation of rough particles, 6th European Conference on Computational Mechanics (ECCM 6) and 7th European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics (ECFD 7), 11 – 15 June 2018, Glasgow, UK, Abstract

Nadimi, S., Bai, M., Inkson, B., Neville, A., Brydson, R., Ghadiri, M. (2019), The role of glidants in interparticle friction,  International Congress on Particle Technology 2019 (PARTEC 2019), 9th – 11th April 2019, Nurnberg, Germany

X. Li., Dwyer-Joyce. R., (2019), Measurement of Friction by Nano-Scale Slip Using a High Power Ultrasonic Wave,  74th STLE, 19th – 23rd May 2019, Nashville, USA

Lewis, R., Christoforou, P., Wang, W.J., Beagles, A., Burstow, M., Lewis, S.R., 2018, “Investigation of the Influence of Rail Hardness on the Wear of Rail and Wheel Materials Under Dry Conditions (ICRI Wear Mapping Project)”, Proceedings of CM2018, 10th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, Delft, The Netherlands, 24-26 September 2018.

Cuervo, P., Christoforou, P., Lewis, R., Beagles, A., Santa, J.F., Toro, A., 2018, “Twin Disc Assessment of Wear Regime Transitions In R400ht – E8 Pairs”, Proceedings of CM2018, 10th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, Delft, The Netherlands, 24-26 September 2018.

Kempka, R., Falconer, R., Gutsulyak, D., Lewis, R., 2018, “Effects of Oxide and Water on Friction – New Test Method and Friction Mapping”, Proceedings of CM2018, 10th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, Delft, The Netherlands, 24-26 September 2018.

Santa, J.F., Christoforou, P., Cuervo, P.A., Toro, A., Beagles, A., Lewis, R., 2018, Evaluation of Rolling Contact Fatigue of Rail Materials in Twin Disc Tests”, Proceedings of CM2018, 10th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, Delft, The Netherlands, 24-26 September 2018.

Earl, S., Rankin, K.E., Lewis, R., Smith, L., Rainforth, W.M., 2018,  “Comparison of Squats and Studs from Different Traffic Environments”, Proceedings of CM2018, 10th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, Delft, The Netherlands, 24-26 September 2018.

Ishizaka, K., Lewis, S.R., Hammond, D., Lewis, R., 2018,  “Investigation of Leaf Chemistry and Leaf Layer Low Adhesion Mechanism”, Proceedings of CM2018, 10th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, Delft, The Netherlands, 24-26 September 2018.

Lewis, S.R., Fletcher, D.I., Beagles, A., Ishizaka, K., Buckley-Johnstone, L., White, B., Harmon, M., Grigson, C., Brunskill, H., Zhou, L., Kempka, R., Lewis, R., 2018, “A Re-Commissioned Flexible Full-Scale Wheel/Rail Test Facility”, Proceedings of CM2018, 10th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, Delft, The Netherlands, 24-26 September 2018.

White, B., Laity, P., Holland, C., Six, K., Trummer, G., Lewis, R., 2018, “Iron Oxide and Water Paste Rheology and Its Effect on Low Adhesion in the Wheel/Rail Interface”, Proceedings of CM2018, 10th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, Delft, The Netherlands, 24-26 September 2018.

Harmon, M., Santa, J.F., Jaramillo, J.A., Toro, A., Beagles, A., Lewis, R., Buckley-Johnstone, L., 2018, “Evaluation of the Coefficient of Friction of Rails in the Field and Laboratory Using Several Devices”, Proceedings of CM2018, 10th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, Delft, The Netherlands, 24-26 September 2018.

Christoforou, P., Lewis, S.R., Fletcher, D.I., Lewis, R., 2018, “Benchmarking of Premium Rail Material Wear”, Proceedings of CM2018, 10th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, Delft, The Netherlands, 24-26 September 2018.

Harmon, M., Powell, B., Barlebo-Larsen, I., Lewis, R., 2018, “Development of Grease Tackiness Test”, Proceedings of CM2018, 10th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, Delft, The Netherlands, 24-26 September 2018.

Skipper, W.A., Chalisey, A., Lewis, R., 2018, “Particle Characterisation of Rail Sand for Understanding Tribological Behaviour”, Proceedings of CM2018, 10th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, Delft, The Netherlands, 24-26 September 2018.

Poster Presentations

M. Bai, S. Nadimi, M. Ghadiri, A. Neville, B.J. Inkson (2019) Advanced In-situ Microscopy for Examination of Nanoscale Tribological Contacts. Nanobruecken 19th-21st February, 2019, Berlin, Germany. 

S. Nadimi, M. Bai, B. Inkson, A. Neville, M. Ghadiri (2018) The role of glidants in interparticle friction. Powder Flow workshop, Royal Society of Chemistry, London, UK

S. Nadimi, M. Bai, B. Inkson, A. Neville, M. Ghadiri (2018) The role of glidants in interparticle friction. Annual General Meeting of International Fine Particle Research Institute (IFPRI), Edinburgh, UK 

White, B., Lewis, R., 2018, “The Development of a Traction Gel Assessment Method”, Proceedings of CM2018, 10th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, Delft, The Netherlands, 24-26 September 2018.

Alturbeh, H., Lewis, R., Six, K., Trummer, G., Stow, J., 2018,  “Implementation of The Water Induced Low Adhesion Creep Force Model (WILAC) into the Low Adhesion Braking Dynamic Optimisation for Rolling Stock Model (LABRADOR)”, Proceedings of CM2018, 10th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, Delft, The Netherlands, 24-26 September 2018.

Lanigan, J., Krier, P., Buckley-Johnstone, L., White, B., Ishizaka, K., Cooke, J., Barnard, S., Ferriday, P., Beagles, A., Lewis, R., 2018, “Towards a Field Test Methodology for Locomotive Brake Testing using a Representative Low Adhesion Simulation”, Proceedings of CM2018, 10th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, Delft, The Netherlands, 24-26 September 2018.

Lu, P., Lewis, S.R., Fretwell-Smith, S., Fletcher, D.I., Lewis, R., 2018, “Laser Cladding of Rail; the Effects of Depositing Material on Lower Rail Grades”, Proceedings of CM2018, 10th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, Delft, The Netherlands, 24-26 September 2018.

Eadie, D.T., Harrison, H., Kempka, R., Lewis, R., Keylin, A., Wilson, N., 2018, “Field Assessment of Friction and Creepage with a New Tribometer”, Proceedings of CM2018, 10th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, Delft, The Netherlands, 24-26 September 2018.

Fukagai, S., Brunskill, H., Hunter, A., Dwyer-Joyce, R., Lewis, R., 2018, “Measurement of Rolling-Sliding Wheel/Rail Contact Condition using Full-Scale Rig with Ultrasound”, Proceedings of CM2018, 10th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, Delft, The Netherlands, 24-26 September 2018.

Fukagai, S., Ma, L., Lewis, R., 2018, “Tribological Approach to Optimize Traction Coefficient during Running-In Period Using Surface Texture”, Proceedings of CM2018, 10th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, Delft, The Netherlands, 24-26 September 2018.

 

Friction: The Tribology Enigma is funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, under grant no. EP/R001766/1