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Overview

Ramin Rahmani is affiliated with Loughborough University in the United Kingdom and specializes in the field of engineering, with a strong focus on mechanical engineering. Their research predominantly covers subfields such as mechanical engineering, mechanics of materials, fluid flow and transfer processes, automotive engineering, and biomedical engineering.

Their main research topics include:

  • Tribology and lubrication engineering
  • Gear and bearing dynamics analysis
  • Adhesion, friction, and surface interactions
  • Lubricants and their additives
  • Tribology and wear analysis
  • Mechanical engineering and vibrations research
  • Advanced combustion engine technologies

Ramin Rahmani has contributed to a range of recent publications, including:

  • An analytical friction model for point contacts subject to boundary and mixed elastohydrodynamic lubrication, 2024, Tribology International
  • Non-Newtonian Thermo-Elastohydrodynamics and Sub-Surface Stress Field of High-Performance Racing Spur Gears, 2022, Lubricants
  • The effect of outer ring elastodynamics on vibration and power loss of radial ball bearings, 2020, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part K Journal of Multi-body Dynamics
  • An efficient analytical approach to assess root cause of nonlinear electric vehicle gear whine, 2022, Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Current and Future Trends in Tribological Research, 2023, Lubricants

Frequent publication venues for Rahmani include:

  • Tribology International
  • Lubricants
  • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part K Journal of Multi-body Dynamics
  • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part D Journal of Automobile Engineering
  • Journal of Tribology

Throughout their career, Rahmani has collaborated extensively with several co-authors, including:

  • Homer Rahnejat
  • Nader Dolatabadi
  • Nicholas J. Morris
  • Gajarajan Sivayogan
  • Matthew Simpson

Their work broadly addresses areas critical to the understanding and advancement of tribology, lubrication, gear and bearing dynamics, and related engineering challenges. Rahmani's research outputs contribute to both theoretical models and applied analysis relevant for mechanical systems, particularly within automotive and mechanical engineering domains.

Best Publications

  • Tribology of piston compression ring conjunction under transient thermal mixed regime of lubrication

    Nicholas J. Morris;Ramin Rahmani;Homer Rahnejat;P.D. King

  • An analytical approach for analysis and optimisation of slider bearings with infinite width parallel textures

    Ramin Rahmani;Iraj Mirzaee;Ayoub Shirvani;Hassan Shirvani

  • Optimization of Partially Textured Parallel Thrust Bearings with Square-Shaped Micro-Dimples

    Ramin Rahmani;Ayoub Shirvani;Hassan Shirvani

  • The effect of cylinder liner operating temperature on frictional loss and engine emissions in piston ring conjunction

    Ramin Rahmani;Homer Rahnejat;Brian Fitzsimons;D. Dowson

  • Transient elastohydrodynamic lubrication of rough new or worn piston compression ring conjunction with an out-of-round cylinder bore:

    Ramin Rahmani;Stephanos Theodossiades;Homer Rahnejat;Brian Fitzsimons

  • In-cycle and life-time friction transience in piston ring–liner conjunction under mixed regime of lubrication

    Gemma Styles;Ramin Rahmani;Homer Rahnejat;Brian Fitzsimons

  • Combined numerical and experimental investigation of the micro-hydrodynamics of chevron-based textured patterns influencing conjunctional friction of sliding contacts

    N Morris;M Leighton;M De la Cruz;R Rahmani

  • Thermo-Mixed Hydrodynamics of Piston Compression Ring Conjunction

    Hamed Shahmohamadi;Ramin Rahmani;Homer Rahnejat;Colin P. Garner

  • The influence of piston ring geometry and topography on friction

    Nicholas J. Morris;Ramin Rahmani;Homer Rahnejat;P.D. King

  • On the boundary conditions in multi-phase flow through the piston ring-cylinder liner conjunction

    Hamed Shahmohamadi;Mahdi Mohammadpour;Ramin Rahmani;Homer Rahnejat

  • Enhanced performance of optimised partially textured load bearing surfaces

    Ramin Rahmani;Homer Rahnejat

  • Perspectives of metal-diamond composites additive manufacturing using SLM-SPS and other techniques for increased wear-impact resistance

    Ramin Rahmani;Ramin Rahmani;Miha Brojan;Maksim Antonov;Konda Gokuldoss Prashanth;Konda Gokuldoss Prashanth;Konda Gokuldoss Prashanth

  • A Numerical Model to Study the Role of Surface Textures at Top Dead Center Reversal in the Piston Ring to Cylinder Liner Contact

    Nicholas J. Morris;Ramin Rahmani;Homer Rahnejat;P.D. King

  • Mechanical Behavior of Ti6Al4V Scaffolds Filled with CaSiO3 for Implant Applications

    Ramin Rahmani;Maksim Antonov;Lauri Kollo;Yaroslav Holovenko

  • Effect of cylinder deactivation on tribological performance of piston compression ring and connecting rod bearing

    Nicholas J. Morris;Mahdi Mohammadpour;Ramin Rahmani;P.M. Johns-Rahnejat

  • Big End Bearing Losses with Thermal Cavitation Flow Under Cylinder Deactivation

    Hamed Shahmohamadi;Ramin Rahmani;Homer Rahnejat;Colin P. Garner

  • An assessment of gas power leakage and frictional losses from the top compression ring of internal combustion engines

    Rob Turnbull;Nader Dolatabadi;Ramin Rahmani;Homer Rahnejat

  • Boundary interactions of rough non-gaussian surfaces

    Michael Leighton;Nicholas J. Morris;Michael Gore;Ramin Rahmani

  • Analytical analysis and optimisation of the Rayleigh step slider bearing

    Ramin Rahmani;Ayoub Shirvani;Hassan Shirvani

  • Influence of advanced cylinder coatings on vehicular fuel economy and emissions in piston compression ring conjunction

    Nader Dolatabadi;Michael Forder;Nick Morris;Ramin Rahmani

  • Thermohydrodynamics of lubricant flow with carbon nanoparticles in tribological contacts

    Hamed Shahmohamadi;Hamed Shahmohamadi;Ramin Rahmani;Homer Rahnejat;Colin P. Garner

  • On the Transient Three-Dimensional Tribodynamics of Internal Combustion Engine Top Compression Ring

    Christopher E. Baker;Stephanos Theodossiades;Ramin Rahmani;Homer Rahnejat

Frequent Co-Authors

Homer Rahnejat
Homer Rahnejat University of Central Lancashire
Stephanos Theodossiades
Stephanos Theodossiades Loughborough University
Duncan Dowson
Duncan Dowson University of Leeds
Goran T. Vladisavljevic
Goran T. Vladisavljevic Loughborough University

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