Nikolakopoulos Pantelis
Professor
Phone: (2610) 969421
Email: pnikolakop@upatras.gr
Location: Heavy Laboratories Building (K16), 1st Floor
Contact Hours: Monday 12.00-14.00 Friday 11.00-13.00
Division: Division of Design & Manufacturing
Division Director: Division of Design & Manufacturing
Laboratory Director: Laboratory of Mechanical Technology
Laboratory: Laboratory of Mechanical Technology
Biographic Notes
He is a Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics in the University of Patras, Greece. He worked for almost 12 years in industry since 1997 as design engineer and technical manager on military projects and as a project engineer and project manager on energy projects. He is member of Technical Chamber of Greece (TCG) and the Hellenic Society of Mechanical and Electrical Engineers. He has published over 80 articles in reputed international journals and 120 in conference proceedings. His current research interests are in the areas of Tribology of Machine Elements (Friction, Wear, Lubrication), Smart Lubricants, (Electrorheological Fluids, Magnetorheological Fluids) Micro/Nanofluidics, Nanotribology / Nanolubrication of Machine Elements, Internal Combuston Engines Tribology with Alternative Fuels, continuum mechanics, finite elements , biotribology, rotor bearing dynamics and fault detection using machine learning techniques.
Recent Publications
- M Dimitrakopoulos, A Zavos, P Nikolakopoulos,Numerical study of the effect of ZnO/MWCNT lubricant additives on density and piston ring lubrication under cylinder liner distortions.Alexandria Engineering Journal 118, 618-637,2025
- JD Toledo Valera, A Zavos, PG Nikolakopoulos,Thermal and structural improvements of a motorcycle piston using a fully coupled thermo-mechanical FEM simulation,International Journal of Engine Research 26 (7), 973-983,2025
- Tselios I., Nikolakopoulos P., “Combining Artificial Neural Networks and Mathematical Models for Unbalance Estimation in a Rotating System under the Nonlinear Journal Bearing Approach”, (2024) Lubricants, 12 (10), art. no. 344
- Koufopanos V.-M., Nikolakopoulos P.G., “Finite element simulation of iron losses for an Active Magnetic Bearing–Rotor system constructed of Hiperco laminations”, (2024) Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, 135, art. no. 102956
- Tsakiridis, E., & Nikolakopoulos, P. (2023). Fullerene Oil Tribology in Compression Piston Rings under Thermal Considerations. Lubricants, 11(12), 505. https://doi.org/10.3390/lubricants11120505