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Christopher DellaCorte

Christopher DellaCorte

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
32
Citations
4138
World Ranking
9575
National Ranking
2714

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Christopher DellaCorte is affiliated with the University of Akron in the United States. Their research spans various areas within engineering and materials science, with a particular focus on mechanical engineering, mechanics of materials, and materials chemistry. They have contributed to subfields such as biomedical engineering and industrial and manufacturing engineering.

The scientific work of Christopher DellaCorte covers key topics including metal and thin film mechanics, lubricants and their additives, advanced materials and composites, diamond and carbon-based materials research, high entropy alloys studies, tribology and wear analysis, and gear and bearing dynamics analysis.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with DellaCorte include:

  • Sean H. Mills
  • Ronald D. Noebe
  • Behnam Amin-Ahmadi
  • Aaron P. Stebner
  • Pratik S. Kasbe

DellaCorte's publications have appeared in multiple well-regarded venues, with repeated contributions to Tribology Letters and arXiv (Cornell University). Other publication venues include Shape Memory and Superelasticity, Materials Science and Engineering A, and 2D Materials.

Representative recent papers authored or coauthored by Christopher DellaCorte include:

  • Development of Nickel-Rich Nickel-Titanium-Hafnium Alloys for Tribological Applications, 2020, Shape Memory and Superelasticity
  • Nanomechanical properties of hardened 60NiTi, 2020, Materials Science and Engineering A
  • Rheological Characterization and Tribological Evaluation of Water-Based Lubricants in AISI 52100 Bearing Steel, 2023, Tribology Letters
  • Scalable Generation of Hybrid Graphene Nanoscrolls for High-Performance Solid Lubricants, 2024, Tribology Letters
  • Two-dimensional iron oxide/graphene-based nanocomposites as high-performance solid lubricants, 2024, 2D Materials

Their research focus on advanced materials encompasses studies of nickel-rich alloys, graphene nanoscroll composites, and novel lubricants, which relate to tribological and wear performance aspects in engineering applications.

Christopher DellaCorte was recognized as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2009, indicating professional acknowledgment within the mechanical engineering community.

Best Publications

  • Load Capacity Estimation of Foil Air Journal Bearings for Oil-Free Turbomachinery Applications

    Christopher DellaCorte;Mark J. Valco

  • Design, Fabrication, and Performance of Open Source Generation I and II Compliant Hydrodynamic Gas Foil Bearings

    Christopher DellaCorte;Kevin C. Radil;Robert J. Bruckner;S. Adam Howard

  • Performance and Durability of High Temperature Foil Air Bearings for Oil-Free Turbomachinery

    C. Dellacorte;V. Lukaszewicz;M. J. Valco;K. C. Radil

  • Low-friction wear-resistant coatings for high-temperature foil bearings

    Hooshang Heshmat;Piotr Hryniewicz;James F. Walton;John P. Willis

  • Tribological Properties of PM212: A High-Temperature, Self-Lubricating, Powder Metallurgy Composite

    Christopher Dellacorte;Harold E. Sliney

  • The effect of counterface on the tribological performance of a high temperature solid lubricant composite from 25 to 650°C

    Christopher DellaCorte

  • Oil-Free Shaft Support System Rotordynamics: Past, Present, and Future Challenges and Opportunities

    Christopher DellaCorte

  • A Systems Approach to the Solid Lubrication of Foil Air Bearings for Oil-Free Turbomachinery

    Christopher DellaCorte;Antonio R. Zaldana;Kevin C. Radil

  • The Effect of Compositional Tailoring on the Thermal Expansion and Tribological Properties of PS300: A Solid Lubricant Composite Coating

    C. DellaCorte;J. A. Fellenstein

  • Design, Fabrication, and Performance of Foil Gas Thrust Bearings for Microturbomachinery Applications

    Brian Dykas;Robert Bruckner;Christopher DellaCorte;Brian Edmonds

  • Dynamic Stiffness and Damping Characteristics of a High-Temperature Air Foil Journal Bearing

    Samuel A. Howard;Christopher Dellacorte;Mark J. Valco;Joseph M. Prahl

  • A New Foil Air Bearing Test Rig for Use to 700°C and 70,000 rpm

    Chris DellaCorte

  • Remaining Technical Challenges and Future Plans for Oil-Free Turbomachinery

    Christopher DellaCorte;Robert J. Bruckner

  • Intermetallic Nickel-Titanium Alloys for Oil-Lubricated Bearing Applications

    C. DellaCorte;S. V. Pepper;R. Noebe;D. R. Hull

  • Design and Manufacturing Considerations for Shockproof and Corrosion-Immune Superelastic Nickel-Titanium Bearings for a Space Station Application

    Christopher DellaCorte;Walter A. Wozniak

  • The Effect of Journal Roughness and Foil Coatings on the Performance of Heavily Loaded Foil Air Bearings

    Kevin C. Radil;Christopher DellaCorte

  • Resilient and Corrosion-Proof Rolling Element Bearings Made from Superelastic Ni-Ti Alloys for Aerospace Mechanism Applications

    Christopher DellaCorte;Ronald D. Noebe;Malcolm Stanford;Santo A. Padula

  • Test Evolution and Oil-Free Engine Experience of a High Temperature Foil Air Bearing Coating

    Daniel Lubell;Christopher DellaCorte;Malcolm Stanford

  • Self-lubricating composite containing chromium oxide

    Christopher Dellacorte;Brian J. Edmonds

  • Thermal Management Techniques for Oil-Free Turbomachinery Systems

    Kevin Radil;Christopher Dellacorte;Michelle Zeszotek

  • Synthesis and characterization of a high-temperature oxide lubricant

    J. S. Zabinski;A. E. Day;M. S. Donley;C. Dellacorte

  • The Effects of Substrate Material and Thermal Processing Atmosphere on the Strength of PS304: A High Temperature Solid Lubricant Coating

    Christopher DellaCorte

  • Preliminary Evaluation of PS300: A New Self-Lubricating High Temperature Composite Coating for Use to 800 C

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  • Thrust-Washer Evaluation of Self-Lubricating PS304 Composite Coatings in High Temperature Sliding Contact

    Thierry A. Blanchet;Jong-Hwan Kim;Salvadore J. Calabrese;Christopher Dellacorte

  • Oil-free Turbomachinery Technology For Regional Jet, Rotorcraft And Supersonic Business Jet Propulsion Engines

    C.Dellacorte;M.J.Valco

  • Stiffness and Damping Coefficient Estimation of Compliant Surface Gas Bearings for Oil-Free Turbomachinery

    Christopher DellaCorte

  • A Preliminary Foil Gas Bearing Performance Map

    Christopher DellaCorte;Kevin C. Radil;Robert J. Bruckner;S. Adam Howard

  • A Three-Dimensional Foil Bearing Performance Map Applied to Oil-Free Turbomachinery

    Kevin C. Radil;Christopher DellaCorte

  • Thermal Management Phenomena in Foil Gas Thrust Bearings

    Brian Dykas;Joseph Prahl;Christopher DellaCorte;Robert Bruckner

  • The Quest for Oil-Free Gas Turbine Engines

    R. M. “Fred” Klaass;Christopher DellaCorte

  • The Effect of Indenter Ball Radius on the Static Load Capacity of the Superelastic 60NiTi for Rolling Element Bearings

    Christopher Dellacorte;Lewis E. Moore

  • Tribological Limitations in Gas Turbine Engines: A Workshop to Identify the Challenges and Set Future Directions

    Chris DellaCorte;Oscar Pinkus

  • Gas Foil Bearing Technology Advancements for Closed Brayton Cycle Turbines

    Samuel A. Howard;Robert J. Bruckner;Christopher DellaCorte;Kevin C. Radil

  • Analytic Modeling of the Hydrodynamic, Thermal, and Structural Behavior of Foil Thrust Bearings

    Robert J. Bruckner;Christopher DellaCorte;Joseph M. Prahl

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald D. Noebe
Ronald D. Noebe Glenn Research Center
Michael J. Mills
Michael J. Mills The Ohio State University
Jeffrey S. Zabinski
Jeffrey S. Zabinski Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Said Jahanmir
Said Jahanmir National Institute of Standards and Technology
David A. Dixon
David A. Dixon University of Alabama

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