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Roland Larsson is affiliated with Luleå University of Technology in Sweden. Their research encompasses a substantial body of work within engineering disciplines, with a particular focus on mechanical engineering and mechanics of materials. The scientist's scholarly output also covers interdisciplinary areas linking engineering with medicine, including orthopedics and sports medicine as well as pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The main topics of Roland Larsson's research include:

  • Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions
  • Tribology and Lubrication Engineering
  • Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis
  • Winter Sports Injuries and Performance
  • Lubricants and Their Additives
  • Sports Injuries and Prevention
  • Tribology and Wear Analysis

Frequent publication venues for the scientist show a focus on tribology and lubrication sciences, including:

  • Tribology Letters
  • Lubricants
  • Tribology International
  • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part J Journal of Engineering Tribology
  • Wear

Roland Larsson has collaborated extensively with several researchers, notably:

  • Andreas Almqvist
  • Marcus Björling
  • Kalle Kalliorinne
  • Hans-Christer Holmberg
  • Gustav Hindér

Among the recent papers featuring Roland Larsson's research contributions are:

  • "Real-Time and Online Lubricating Oil Condition Monitoring Enabled by Triboelectric Nanogenerator" (2021, ACS Nano)
  • "Self-Powered, Long-Durable, and Highly Selective Oil-Solid Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Energy Harvesting and Intelligent Monitoring" (2022, Nano-Micro Letters)
  • "A Scientific Perspective on Reducing Ski-Snow Friction to Improve Performance in Olympic Cross-Country Skiing, the Biathlon and Nordic Combined" (2022, Frontiers in Sports and Active Living)
  • "A New Film Parameter for Rough Surface EHL Contacts with Anisotropic and Isotropic Structures" (2021, Tribology Letters)
  • "Friction Control of Chitosan-Ag Hydrogel by Silver Ion" (2021, ES Materials & Manufacturing)

The scope of Roland Larsson's research demonstrates an integration of tribological principles with applications in energy harvesting, lubrication monitoring, and sports performance enhancement, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach across engineering and medical-related fields.

Best Publications

  • Two-Dimensional CFD-Analysis of Micro-Patterned Surfaces in Hydrodynamic Lubrication

    Fredrik Sahlin;Sergei B. Glavatskih;Torbjo¨rn Almqvist;Roland Larsson

  • Transient non-Newtonian elastohydrodynamic lubrication analysis of an involute spur gear

    Roland Larsson

  • A mixed lubrication model incorporating measured surface topography. Part 1: Theory of flow factors:

    Fredrik Sahlin;Roland Larsson;Andreas Almqvist;Piet Lugt

  • Thermal influence on torque transfer of wet clutches in limited slip differential applications

    Pär Marklund;Rikard Mäki;Roland Larsson;Erik Höglund

  • Lubricant properties for input to hydrodynamic and elastohydrodynamic lubrication analyses

    R Larsson;P. O. Larsson;E Eriksson;M Sjöberg

  • On the dry elasto-plastic contact of nominally flat surfaces

    Andreas Almqvist;Fredrik Sahlin;Roland Larsson;Sergei Glavatskih

  • Wet clutch friction characteristics obtained from simplified pin on disc test

    Pär Marklund;Roland Larsson

  • Boundary and elastohydrodynamic lubrication studies of glycerol aqueous solutions as green lubricants

    Yijun Shi;Yijun Shi;Ichiro Minami;Mattias Grahn;Marcus Björling

  • Lubricant thermal conductivity and heat capacity under high pressure

    Roland Larsson;Ove Andersson

  • A cavitation algorithm for arbitrary lubricant compressibility

    Fredrik Sahlin;Andreas Almqvist;Roland Larsson;Sergei Glavatskih

  • Modelling of leakage on metal-to-metal seals

    Francesc Pérez-Ràfols;Roland Larsson;Andreas Almqvist

  • Real-Time and Online Lubricating Oil Condition Monitoring Enabled by Triboelectric Nanogenerator.

    Jun Zhao;Di Wang;Fan Zhang;Yuan Liu

  • Numerical simulation of a wear experiment

    Joel Andersson;Andreas Almqvist;Roland Larsson

  • Numerical Simulation of a Ball Impacting and Rebounding a Lubricated Surface

    Roland Larsson;Erik Höglund

  • Friction Reduction in Elastohydrodynamic Contacts by Thin-Layer Thermal Insulation

    Marcus Björling;Wassim Habchi;Scott Bair;Roland Larsson

  • The Significance of Oil Thermal Properties on the Performance of a Tilting-Pad Thrust Bearing

    Sergei B. Glavatskih;Michel Fillon;Roland Larsson

  • The influence of base oil polarity on the tribological performance of zinc dialkyl dithiophospate additives

    A. Naveira Suarez;Mattias Grahn;Rihard Pasaribu;Roland Larsson

  • A mixed lubrication model incorporating measured surface topography. Part 2: Roughness treatment, model validation, and simulation

    Fredrik Sahlin;Roland Larsson;Pär Marklund;Andreas Almqvist

  • Towards the true prediction of EHL friction

    Marcus Björling;Wassim Habchi;Scott Bair;Roland Larsson

  • Film thickness in a ball-on-disc contact lubricated with greases, bleed oils and base oils

    Tiago Cousseau;M. Björling;Beatriz M. Graça;A. Campos

  • The Navier-Stokes approach for thermal EHL line contact solutions

    Torbjörn Almqvist;Roland Larsson

  • Thermal Influence on Torque Transfer of Wet Clutches in Limited Slip Differential Applications

    Pa¨r Marklund;Rikard Ma¨ki;Roland Larsson;Erik Ho¨glund

Frequent Co-Authors

Sergei Glavatskih
Sergei Glavatskih Royal Institute of Technology
Yijun Shi
Yijun Shi Luleå University of Technology
Scott Bair
Scott Bair Georgia Institute of Technology
Rob Dwyer-Joyce
Rob Dwyer-Joyce University of Sheffield
Cornelis H. Venner
Cornelis H. Venner University of Twente
Liwen Mu
Liwen Mu University of Akron
Xiaohua Lu
Xiaohua Lu Nanjing Tech University
Aji P. Mathew
Aji P. Mathew Stockholm University
Staffan Jacobson
Staffan Jacobson Uppsala University
Jiahua Zhu
Jiahua Zhu University of Akron

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