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DEPARTMENT OF
MECHANICAL &
INDUSTRIAL
ENGINEERING
Research Activities
THE DEPARTMENT OF
MECHANICAL & INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
The Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering was
founded in 1985 and admitted its first undergraduate students
in 1990. The Department has a rapidly growing Mechanical
engineering program with state-of-the-art educational and
research activities. The Department is housed in modern
facilities of the School of Engineering campus located in the
city of Volos. The main teaching goal of the Department is to
educate Mechanical engineers so that they can handle new
technologies and become instrumental in the development
and the management of efficient production processes of
competitive industrial units.
The Department is developing modern teaching & research
laboratory facilities in order to be able to participate in
national, European and international teaching and research. It
also seeks to establish a bridge between academic research
and industrial development in the fields of mechanics,
materials science, energy technology and production
management. The faculty is providing expert R&D support to
industrial units and government agencies, especially those
located in central Greece.
Degree requirements
All admitted graduate students are required to pass
successfully a series of graduate courses taught by the
department faculty. Graduate students for the Advanced
Master of Science degree are also required to complete a
Graduate Research thesis. Graduate students for the Doctoral
degree are required to complete a PhD thesis.
AREAS OF RESEARCH
Fluid mechanics & industrial applications, aeroelasticity,
Degree Duration
The minimum duration of the Advanced Master of Science
degree is two (2) semesters of courses and one (1) semester of
research. The minimum duration of the PhD degree is three
(3) years.
DIVISION OF
MECHANICS, MATERIALS & MANUFACTURING
Laboratory of Manufacturing
(Director: Assist. Prof. G. Petropoulos)
Manufacturing Technology,
Tribology, Robotics
DIVISION OF
ENERGY, INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES &
POLLUTION ABATEMENT TECHNOLOGY
Machine
Tools,
Metrology,
Laboratory of Materials
(Director: Prof. G. Haidemenopoulos)
Thermodynamics,
Environmental
Catalysis,
Catalytic
Combustion, Chemical Reactor and Reaction Engineering, Fuel
Cell Engineering, Batteries, Electric Vehicles
DIVISION OF
PRODUCTION & INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT
Laboratory of Production Management
(Director: Assoc. Prof. G. Liberopoulos)
Operations Research & Management Science (Optimization,
Stochastic Modelling, Discrete Event Dynamic System
Simulation), Production and Operations Management (Planning
& Control of Production-Inventory Systems, Reliability &
Maintainability Engineering), and Transportation Science
(Network Equilibrium and Optimization, Optimum Path
Algorithms, Traffic Science)
Laboratory of Systems Optimization
(Director: Assoc. Prof. A. Ziliaskopoulos)
Stochastic Optimization Methods, Online and Robust Routing
and Scheduling, Assignment Methods (Online and Offline,
Equilibrium Modelling, Knapsack Algorithms
RESEARCH FACILITIES
DIVISION OF ENERGY, INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES &
POLLUTION ABATEMENT TECHNOLOGY
Laboratory of Alternative Energy Conversion Systems:
Fully computerized mass spectrometer Omnistat
Balzers, Fully computerized gas chromatographs (TCD,
FID) - PerkinElmer, Sigma300 and Shimadzu, Gas
analyzers (CH4, CO2, CO, O2, 2, NOx) Hartmann and
Braun, Function generators AMEL, Fully computerized
mass flow controllers-Brooks, Fully computerized
Electrochemical Station-AMEL system 5000, Digital
multimeters, Duel Cells SOFC type and PEMFC type.
GENERAL FACILITIES
Computer Center
A modern Digital Computer Centre has been developed to
serve the educational and research needs of the Department.
Two local networks based upon the TCP/IP and Novell/IPX
protocols are connected with the GUnet and GRnet networks
to facilitate communication with other computing sites in
Greece and worldwide via Internet.
Electromechanical Workshop
The teaching and research activities of the Department are
supported by the Electro-Mechanical Workshop where test
sections and special constructions are manufactured.
Library
The scientific literature needs of students, researchers, and
faculty of the Department are met by the University Central
Library, the collections of which are fully computerized.
Students and researchers have access to the majority of
journals in the field of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
via the University Intranet.
ABATEMENT TECHNOLOGY
MANUFACTURING
GENERAL COURSES
MANAGEMENT
Optimization Theory
Production Systems
Quality, Reliability and Maintenance of Engineering
Systems
SUMMER SCHOOLS
The faculty has been actively involved in the organisation of
several education-oriented summer schools, attracting
instructors and students from home and abroad.
Diffusion Phenomena in
Engineering and Environmental Flows
Volos, Greece, 8-18 July 2003
Intructors : Prof. J. Redondo (University of Catalunya, Spain)
Prof. H. Stapountzis (University of Thessaly, Greece)
Prof. Stavros Tavoularis (University of Ottawa, Canada)
Prof. Ch. Vassilicos (Imperial College, UK)
First School of Fusion Science & Technology - Volos 16-21 May 2002
Nikolaos Andritsos
Assistant Professor
Experimental Transport Phenomena
(2) The development of suitable strategies and a design methodology for water
minimization and reuse in selected textile industries in the Region of Thessaly in
order to reduce water costs and to comply with national and EC wastewater and
other directives. The project is funded by the GSRD and the EC through the Regional
Innovation Pole of Thessaly.
Selected Publications
Tzotzi, C., Pahiadaki, T., Andritsos, N., Yiantsios, S.G. and Karabelas, A.J. An
experimental study of CaCO3 scaling of RO and NF membranes in cross-flow
filtration. J. Membrane Sci., 296, pp. 171184, 2007.
Kelessidis, V.C., Karydakis, G. and Andritsos, N. Flow production characteristics of
low-enthalpy geothermal artesian wells and analysis for a better design of future
well drilling parameters. Geothermics, 36, pp. 243-264, 2007.
Spanos, N., Patis, ., Kanellopoulou, D., Andritsos, N. and Koutsoukos, P.G.
Precipitation of calcium phosphate from Simulated Milk Ultra-Filtrate solutions.
Crystal Growth & Design, 7, pp. 25-29. 2007.
Andritsos, . and Karabelas, A.J. Calcium carbonate scale formation in the presence
of particles. Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 46, pp. 4629-4638, 2003.
Fytikas, M. and Andritsos, N. Geothermal Energy Geothermal Resources,
Geothermal Fluids, Applications, Environment. Tziolas Editions, Thessaloniki,
Greece (2004). [In Greek]
Contact
Tel.: +30-24210-74072, Fax: +30-24210-74085
E-mail: nandrits@uth.gr, website: http://www.mie.uth.gr/Andritsos.html
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Nikolaos Aravas
Professor
Computational Mechanics of Structures
Selected Publications
I. Papatriantafillou, M. Agoras, N. Aravas and G. N. Haidemenopoulos, Constitutive
modeling and finite element methods for TRIP steels, Computer Methods in
Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 195, pp. 5094-5114, 2006.
A. E. Giannakopoulos, E. Amanatidou and N. Aravas, A reciprocity theorem in linear
gradient elasticity and the corresponding Saint-Venant theorem, Int. J. Solids &
Structures 43, pp. 3875-3894, 2006.
A. I. Katsamas, G. N. Haidemenopoulos and N. Aravas, Stability and constitutive
modelling in multiphase in TRIP steels. Steel Research International 77, pp. 720726, 2006.
N. Aravas and P. Ponte Castaeda, Numerical methods for porous metals with
deformation induced anisotropy. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and
Engineering 193, pp. 3767-3805, 2004.
Contact
Tel: +30-24210-74002, Fax: +30-24210-74009
E-mail: aravas@uth.gr, website: http://www.mie.uth.gr/Aravas.html
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Vasilis Bontozoglou
Professor
Transport Phenomena Process Equipment
(2) The geometrical characteristics of the solid wall bounding a liquid film may
profoundly affect the flow behavior. These effects are important in film coating and
also as a means of enhancement of heat/mass trasfer rates in process equipment.
We study resonance phenomena triggered by periodic corrugations and strong
localized modifications of the flow caused by isolated topography. Again,
experiments are combined with numerical simulations.
(3) Bubble growth from a liquid solution occurs in numerous industrial applications.
The fundamental interaction between diffusion and growth-induced convection is
masked by natural convection phenomena. Thus, this project performs experiments
in zero-gravity (ESA) and investigates the growth of bubbles from a locally supersaturated liquid. Interpretation of the observations is assisted by semi-analytical and
numerical solution of models of growing complexity (collaboration with the Dept of
Chemistry, University of Thessaloniki).
Selected Publications
Argyriadi, K., Vlachogiannis, M. & Bontozoglou, V. Experimental study of inclined
film flow along periodic corrugations: The effect of wall steepness. Phys. Fluids,
18, 012102:1-15, 2006.
Tihon, J., Serifi, K., Argyriadi, K. & Bontozoglou, V. Solitary waves on inclined films:
Their characteristics and the effects on wall shear stress. Exp. Fluids, 41, pp. 7989, 2006.
Divinis, N., Karapantsios, T.D.,RdeBruin, R., Kostoglou, M., Bontozoglou, V. & Legros
J. C. Bubble dynamics during degassing of dissolved gas saturated solutions at
microgravity conditions. AIChE J., 52, pp. 3029-3040, 2006.
Kamoutsi, E., Pantelakis, S.G., Bontozoglou, V. and Haidemenopoulos, G.N.
Corrosion-induced hydrogen embrittlement in aluminum alloy 2024. Corrosion
Science, 48, pp. 1209-1224, 2006.
Argyriadi, K., Serifi, K. & Bontozoglou, V. Nonlinear dynamics of inclined films under
low-frequency forcing. Phys. Fluids, 16, pp. 2457-2468, 2004.
Contact
Tel: +30-24210-74069, Fax: +30-24210-74085
E-mail: bont@mie.uth.gr, website: http://www.mie.uth.gr/Bontozoglou.html
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Gregory N. Haidemenopoulos
Professor
Physical Metallurgy-Alloy Design
[3] Design of new high-strength Al-Mg alloys with additions of Zr and Sc (PAVE
Project 2006-2008)
The objective of this research project is the strength improvement of thick sheets at the as
hot-rolled state. For the fabrication of such alloys, the influence of the alloying elements Zr
and Sc on microstructure, microsegregation, homogenization, mechanical properties and
corrosion resistance is to be evaluated.
Selected Publications
G.N. Haidemenopoulos, A. Katsamas and A. Aravas, Multiscaling Effects in TRIP
Steels, in Multiscaling in Molecular and Cintinuum Mechanics: Interaction of
Time and Size from Macro to Nano, ed. G. Sih, Springer, 2007.
H. Kamoutsi, G.N. Haidemenopoulos, V. Bontozoglou and S. Pantelakis, CorrosionInduced Hydrogen Embrittlement in Aluminum Alloy 2024, Corrosion Science, 48,
1209-1224, 2006.
I. Papatriantafillou, M. Agoras, N. Aravas and G.N. Haidemenopoulos, Constitutive
Modeling and Finite Element Methods for TRIP Steels, Computer Methods in
Applied Mechanics & Engineering, 195, 5094-5114, 2006.
G.N. Haidemenopoulos, A. Zervaki, P. Terezakis, J. Tzanis, A.E. Giannakopoulos,
Investigation of Rolling Contact Fatigue Cracks in a Grade 900A Rail Steel of a
Metro Track, Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, 29,
887-900, 2006.
G.N. Haidemenopoulos, A.I. Katsamas, N. Aravas, Stability and Constitutive Modelling
in Multiphase TRIP Steels (invited paper), Steel Research Int., 77, No. 9-10, 720726, 2006.
Contact
Tel/Fax: +30-24210-74061
E-mail: hgreg@mie.uth.gr, website: http://www.mie.uth.gr/Haidemenopoulos.html
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Spyros A. Karamanos
Assistant Professor
Structural Mechanics and Finite Elements
Selected Publications
Dama E., Karamanos, S. A., and Gresnigt A. M. Failure of Locally Buckled Pipelines.
Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, ASME, 129, pp. 272-279, 2007.
Patkas, L. A. and Karamanos, S. A. Variational Solutions of Liquid Sloshing in
Horizontal-Cylindrical and Spherical Containers. Journal of Engineering
Mechanics, ASCE, 133, pp. 641-655, 2007.
Houliara, S. and Karamanos, S. A., Buckling and Post-Buckling of Pressurized ThinWalled Elastic Tubes Under In-Plane Bending. Int. Journal of Nonlinear
Mechanics, 41, pp. 491-511, 2006.
Karamanos, S. A., and Andreadakis, K. P., Denting of Internally Pressurized Tubes
Under Lateral Loads. Int. J. Mechanical Sciences, 48, pp. 1021-1196, 2006.
Karamanos, S. A., Romeijn, A. and Wardenier, J. Stress Concentrations in Multiplanar Tubular DT-Joints for Fatigue Design. Journal of Structural Engineering,
ASCE, 126, pp. 1320-1330, 2000.
Contact
Tel: +30-24210-74086, Fax: +30-24210-74012.
E-mail: skara@uth.gr, website: http://www.mie.uth.gr/karamanos.html
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Alexis Kermanidis
Lecturer
Mechanical Behavior of Metallic Materials
Selected Publications
C. Rodopoulos and Al. Th. Kermanidis, Understanding the Effect of Block Overloading
on the Fatigue Behaviour of 2024-T351 Aluminium Alloy Using the Fatigue Damage
Map. International Journal of Fatigue, 29, pp. 276288, 2007.
Al.Th. Kermanidis, P.V. Petroyiannis and Sp.G. Pantelakis, Fatigue and Damage
Tolerance Behaviour of Corroded 2024 T351 Aircraft Aluminum Alloy. Theoretical
and Applied Fracture Mechanics, 43, pp. 121-132, 2005.
J. Z. Zuo, Al. Th. Kermanidis, Sp. G. Pantelakis, Strain Energy Density Prediction of
Fatigue Crack Growth from Hole of Aging Aircraft Structures. Theoretical and
Applied Fracture Mechanics, 38, pp. 37-51, 2002.
Al. Th. Kermanidis, Sp. G. Pantelakis, Fatigue Crack Growth Analysis of 2024 T3
Aluminum Specimens Under Aircraft Service Spectra. Fatigue and Fracture of
Engineering Materials and Structures, 24, pp. 699-710, 2001.
Contact
Tel: +30-24210-74014, Fax: +30-24210-74009
E-mail: akermanidis@mie.uth.gr
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George Kozanidis
Lecturer
Optimization Methods in Production/Service Systems
Selected Publications
Liberopoulos G., G. Kozanidis and P. Tsarouhas, Performance evaluation of an
automatic transfer line with WIP scrapping during long failures. Manufacturing &
Service Operations Management, 9 (1), pp. 62-83, 2007.
Kozanidis G. and A. Skipis, Flight and maintenance planning of military aircraft for
maximum fleet availability: A biobjective model. Proceedings of the 18th
International Conference on Multiple Criteria Decision Making, Chania, Crete,
June 19-23, 2006.
Kozanidis G., E. Melachrinoudis and M. Solomon, The linear multiple choice knapsack
problem with equity constraints. International Journal of Operational Research,
1/2, pp, 52-73, 2005.
Kozanidis G. and E. Melachrinoudis, A branch & bound algorithm for the 0-1 mixed
integer knapsack problem with linear multiple choice constraints. Computers and
Operations Research, 31, pp. 695-711, 2004.
Melachrinoudis E. and G. Kozanidis, A mixed integer knapsack model for allocating
funds to highway safety improvements. Transportation Research Part A: Policy
and Practice, 36 (9), pp. 789-803, 2002.
Contact
Tel: +30-24210-74057, Fax: +30-24210-74059
E-mail: gkoz@mie.uth.gr, website : http://www.mie.uth.gr/kozanidis.html
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George Liberopoulos
Associate Professor
Production Management
Selected Publications
Liberopoulos G. On the tradeoff between optimal order-base-stock levels and
demand lead-times. To be published, European Journal of Operational Research,
2007.
Liberopoulos, G., G. Kozanidis, P. Tsarouhas. Performance evaluation of an
automatic transfer line with WIP scrapping during long failures. Manufacturing &
Service Operations Management, 9 (1), 62-83, 2007.
Koukoumialos, S., G. Liberopoulos. An analytical method for the performance
evaluation of echelon kanban control systems. OR Spectrum, 27 (2-3), 339-368,
2005.
Liberopoulos, G., S. Koukoumialos. Tradeoffs between base stock levels, numbers of
kanbans and production lead times in production-inventory systems with advance
demand information. International Journal of Production Economics, 96 (2), 213232, 2005.
Karaesmen, F., G. Liberopoulos, Y. Dallery. The value of advance demand
information in production/inventory systems. Annals of Operations Research, 126
135-157, 2004.
Contact
Tel: +30-24210-74056, Fax: +30-24210-74059
E-mail: glib@uth.gr, website: http://www.mie.uth.gr/Liberopoulos.html
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Costas Papadimitriou
Professor
Structural Dynamics
Optimal experimental design methodologies for model identification and for response
reconstruction at unmeasured locations
Sophisticated damage detection tools based on finite element model updating and
probabilistic methods accounting for modeling and data processing uncertainties
Robust global optimization tools needed in modal identification, model updating, damage
detection and optimal sensor location methods
Selected Publications
Christodoulou, K., and Papadimitriou, C. Structural identification based on optimally
weighted modal residuals. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 21, pp 4-23,
2007.
Verros, G., Natsiavas, S., and Papadimitriou, C., Design optimization of quarter-car
models with passive and semi-active suspensions under random road excitation.
Journal of Vibration and Control, 11, pp 581-606, 2005.
Papadimitriou, C., Optimal sensor placement methodology for parametric
identification of structural systems. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 278, pp 923947, 2004.
Papadimitriou , C., and Katafygiotis, L.S., Bayesian modeling and updating. In
Engineering Design Reliability Handbook, D.M. Ghiocel and N. Nikolaidis (Eds),
CRC Press, 2003.
Metallidis, P., G. Verros, S. Natsiavas, and C. Papadimitriou, Fault detection and
optimal sensor location in vehicle suspensions. Journal of Vibration and Control,
9, pp. 337-359, 2003.
Contact
Tel: +30-24210-74006, Fax: +30-24210-74012
E-mail: costasp@uth.gr, website : http://www.mie.uth.gr/Papadimitriou.html
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Thanasis Papathanasiou
Associate Professor (Elect)
Processing of Polymers and Composites
Transport across filled systems. We are using high performance computing based on the
Boundary Element Method to investigate the manner in which the efficacy of filled systems is
affected by their internal structure. Systems of interest include flake-filled membranes and
particulate composites in which the particulate phase shows various degrees of aggregation. An
example of heat transfer across a particulate system containing 10,000 individual particles, the
aggregation state of which is determined by the parameters of the NVT-MC algorithm used in its
generation, is shown in the attached figure, in which the temperature contours within a subsection are shown in the insert. Concentration contours for diffusion across a material filled
with impermeable flakes of random orientation are shown in the figure to the right.
Selected Publications
Chen, X. and Papathanasiou, T.D. Micro-Scale Modeling of Axial Flow through
Unidirectional Disordered Fiber Arrays. Composites Science and Technology, 67,
1286-1293, 2007.
Chen, X. and Papathanasiou, T.D. On the variability of the Kozeny constant for
saturated flow across unidirectional, disordered, fiber arrays. Composites Part A:
Manufacturing and Applied Science, 37(6), 836-846, 2006.
Bijeljic, B., Mantle, M.D., Sederman, A.J., Gladden, L.F. and Papathanasiou, T.D.
Slow flow across macroscopically semi-circular fibre lattices and a free flow
region of variable width - visualisation by magnetic resonance imaging. Chemical
Engineering Science, 59(10), pp. 2089-2103, 2004.
Papathanasiou, T.D. and Guell, D.C. (Eds.), Flow-Induced Alignment in Composite
Materials. ISBN 1 85573 254 8, Woodhead Publishing Ltd., Cambridge, UK, 1997.
Ingber, M.S. and Papathanasiou, T.D. A Parallel-Supercomputing Investigation of the
Stiffness of Aligned, Short-Fiber-Reinforced Composites using the Boundary
Element Method. Int. J. Numerical Methods in Engineering, 30, pp. 3477-3491,
1997.
Contact
Tel/Fax: +30-24210-74016/24210-74085
E-mail: athpapathan@mie.uth.gr
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Nikos Pelekasis
Associate Professor
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Selected Publications
K. Tsiglifis & N. Pelekasis, Non-Linear Oscillations and Collapse of Elongated Bubbles
Subject to Weak Viscous Effects: Effect of Internal Overpressure. To appear in
Physics of Fluids, 2007.
N. Pelekasis, Bifurcation Diagrams, Linear Stability Analysis and Dynamic Simulations
of Free Convection in a Differentially Heated Cavity in the Presence of a
Magnetic Field. Physics of Fluids, 18(3), pp. 1-23, 2006.
K. Tsiglifis & N. Pelekasis, Non-linear oscillation and collapse of elongated bubbles
subject to weak viscous effects. Physics of Fluids, 17(10), pp. 1-18, 2005.
E. Lac, D. Barthes-Biesel, N. Pelekasis & J. Tsamopoulos, Spherical capsules in threedimensional unbounded Stikes flows: effect of the membrane constitutive law
and the onset of buckling. J. Fluid Mech., 516, pp. 303-334, 2004.
N. A. Pelekasis, J. A. Tsamopoulos, Linear stability of a gas boundary layer flowing
past a thin liquid film that grows over a flat plate. J. Fluid Mech, 436, pp. 321352, 2001.
Contact
Tel: +30-24210-74102, Fax: +30-24210-74050
E-mail: pel@uth.gr, website: http://www.mie.uth.gr/Pelekasis.html
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Georgios Petropoulos
Assistant Professor
Machining Process Technology
Selected Publications
Marinkovic, A., Rosic, B. and Petropoulos, G. Analysis and optimization of
dynamically loaded porous metal sliding bearings under conditions of
elastohydrodynamic lubrication. Engineering Computations, 24, pp. 255-268,
2007.
Petropoulos, G., C.N. Pandazaras, N.M. Vaxevanidis and A. Antoniadis, Multiparameter identification and control of turned surface textures. nternational
Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 29, pp. 118-128, 2006.
Hassiotis N.D. and G. P. Petropoulos, Influence of Surface Roughness on Corrosion
Resistance of Surfaces of Turned Carbon Steel Parts. International Journal of
Machining and Machinability of Materials, 1, pp. 202-212, 2006.
Petropoulos, G., . rrance and C. Pandazaras Abbott Curve Characteristics of
Turned Surfaces. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 43,
pp. 237-243, 2003.
Pandazaras, C. and G. Petropoulos, A Computational Study of hydrodynamically
Lubricated Convex and Concave Journal Bearings. IMechE Journal of Engineering
Tribology, 215, pp. 425-429, 2001.
Contact
Tel: +30-24210-74064, Fax: +30-24210-74050
E-mail: gpetrop@mie.uth.gr, website : http://www.mie.uth.gr/Petropoulos.html
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Tassos Stamatelos
Professor
Internal Combustion Engines
Selected Publications
Konstantas, G.S. and A.M. Stamatelos, Modeling Three-way Catalytic Converters: An
effort to predict the effect of Precious Metal Loading. Proc Instn Mech Engrs,
Part D: J. Automobile Engineering, 221, pp. 355-373, 2007.
Pontikakis, G., A. Stamatelos, 3D Catalytic Regeneration Modeling of SiC Diesel
Particulate Filters. ASME Transactions, J Eng for Gas Turbines & Power, 128 (2),
pp. 421-433, 2006.
Stratakis, G.A. and A.M. Stamatelos, Flow Maldistribution Measurements in Wall-Flow
Diesel Filters. Proc Instn Mech Engrs, Part D -J Automobile Eng, 218, pp. 9951009, 2004.
Pontikakis, G.N., Konstantas, G.S. and A.M. Stamatelos, Three-Way Catalytic
Converter Modelling as a Modern Engineering Design Tool. ASME Transactions, J
Eng for Gas Turbines and Power, 126, pp. 906-923, 2004.
Stratakis, G.A. and A.M. Stamatelos, Thermogravimetric analysis of soot emitted by
a modern engine run on catalyst-doped fuel. Combustion and Flame, 132, pp.
157-169, 2003.
Contact
Tel: +30-24210-74067, Fax: +30-24210-74096
E-mail: stam@mie.uth.gr, website: http://www.mie.uth.gr/Stamatelos.html
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Tassos Stamatis
Assistant Professor
Applied Thermodynamics Thermal Power Stations
Selected Publications
Stamatis A , Mathioudakis K., The influence of heat transfer effects on turbine
performance characteristics. ASME paper, GT2006-91039, 2006.
Mathioudakis K, Kamboukos Ph., Stamatis A., Gas turbine component fault detection
from a limited number of measurements. Proc. Instn Mech. Engrs, Part A: J.
Power and Energy, 21, pp 609-618 2004). [PE Publishing Award for the best paper
published in the journal in 2004.]
Aretakis N., Mathioudakis k., Stamatis A., Non-linear engine component fault
diagnosis from a limited number of measurements using a combinatorial
approach. ASME Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbine and Power, 125, pp. 642650, July 2003, also ASME paper GT-2002-30031, 2003. [Best paper award, of the
Controls and Diagnostics Committee of IGTI/ASME.]
Stamatis A., Kamboukos Ph., Aretakis N. Mathioudakis K., On board adaptive models:
A general framework and implementation aspects. ASME paper, 2002-GT-300622,
2002.
Mathioudakis K., Stamatis A., Bonataki E., Diagnosing the sources of overall
performance deterioration in CCGT Plants. ASME Journal of Engineering for Gas
Turbines and Power, 124, pp. 256-263, 2002.
Contact
Tel: +30-24210-74077, Fax: +30-24210-74096,
E-mail: tastamat@uth.gr, website : http://www.mie.uth.gr/Stamatis.html
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Herricos Stapountzis
Associate Professor
Compressible Fluid Mechanics, Hydrodynamic Machines
Selected Publications
H. Stapountzis, D. Tsipas, A. Stamatellos, A comparative study of heat and mass
transfer by impinging jets. 8th European Turbulence Conference, Barchelona,
2000.
O.K. Rediniotis, H. Stapountzis, D.P. Telionis, Periodic vortex shedding over delta
wings. AIAA Journal, 31, pp. 1555-1562, 1993.
H. Stapountzis, J. Westerweel, J.M. Bessem, A. Westendorp, F.T.M. Nieuwstadt,
Measurement of product concentration of two parallel reactive jets using digital
image processing. Journal of Applied Scientific Research, 49, pp. 245-249, 1992.
U. Karnik, H. Stapountzis, S. Tavoularis, Vortex shedding from bluff cylinders in
strongly sheared turbulent flows. Journal of Wind Energy Ind. Aerod., 26, pp.
165-178, 1987.
H. Stapountzis, B.L. Sawford, J.C.R Hunt, R.E. Britter, Structure of the temperature
field downwind of a line source in grid turbulence. Journal of Fluid Mechanics,
165, pp. 401-424, 1986.
Contact
Tel : +30-24210-74003, Fax : +30-24210-74052
E-mail: erikos@mie.uth.gr, website : http://www.mie.uth.gr/Stapountzis.html
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Panagiotis Tsiakaras
Associate Professor
Catalysis, Electrocatalysis & Fuel Cells
Selected Publications
P. Tsiakaras, PtM/C (M = Sn, Ru, Pd, W) based anode direct ethanolPEMFCs:
Structural characteristics and cell performance. Journal of Power Sources, in
press 2007.
S. Kontou, V. Stergiopoulos, S. Song and P. Tsiakaras, Ethanol/water mixture
permeation through a Nafion based membrane electrode assembly. Journal of
Power Sources, in press 2007.
S. Song, V. Maragou and P. Tsiakaras, Recent Advances in Direct Alcohol PEMFCs.
Fuel Cell Technology & Applications, ASME Transactions, 4 , pp. 203-210, 2007.
S. Song and P. Tsiakaras, Recent progress in direct ethanol proton exchange
membrane fuel cells (DE- PEMFCs). Applied Catalysis B., 63, pp. 187-193, 2006.
G. Andreadis and P. Tsiakaras, Ethanol Crossover and Direct Ethanol PEM Fuel Cell
Performance Modelling and Experimental Validation. Chemical Engineering
Science, 61, pp. 7497-7508, 2006.
Contact
Tel: +30-24210-74065, Fax: +30-24210-74050
E-mail: tsiak@mie.uth.gr , website : http://www.mie.uth.gr/Tsiakaras.html
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Dimitris Valougeorgis
Associate Professor
Analytical and Computational Mesoscale Methods in Transport Phenomena
Kinetic solvers based on model equations for simulating the vacuum systems of
fusion reactors in the whole range of the Knudsen number are implemented. Also,
lattice BGK kinetic algorithms for simulation of MHD flows and plasma turbulence
are developed.
(2) Flows and transport phenomena of binary gas mixtures in nano and micro
electromechanical devices, funded by the Ministry of Education (program
PYTHAGORAS, 2005-2006).
Flows and transport phenomena of binary gas mixtures in NEMS and MEMS in the
whole range of the Knudsen number are studied. Non-equilibrium gas flows are
solved through channels of various cross sections due to pressure, temperature and
concentration gradients. Several transport phenomena, which appear as we depart
from the continuum limit, such as thermal creep and barodiffusion, are investigated.
The work is extended to boundary driven flows such as flows in micro-cavities and
periodically grooved channels. The velocity slip coefficients of several gas mixtures
are estimated via kinetic theory.
(3) The Lattice Boltzmann Method in Computational Fluid Dynamics, funded by the
Ministry of Education (program HRAKLEITOS, 2004-2006)
A new LBM scheme based on the Shakhov (instead of the BGK) kinetic model to
resolve certain constraints of the classical LBM including its extension to nonisothermal flows is developed. Benchmarking of the new approach by solving certain
prototype problems including the Orsang-Tang vortex problem is performed. Finally,
MHD flows are simulated based on LB schemes.
Selected Publications
S. Naris and D. Valougeorgis. Boundary driven non-equilibrium gas flow in a grooved
channel via kinetic theory. Phys. Fluids, 19(6), 067103.1-067103.15 (2007).
G. Breyiannis and D. Valougeorgis. Lattice kinetic simulations in 3D MHD turbulence.
Computer & Fluids, 32, 920-925 (2006).
S. Naris and D. Valougeorgis. The driven cavity flow over the whole range of the
Knudsen number. Phys. Fluids, 17(9), 907106.1-907106.12 (2005).
S. Naris, D. Valougeorgis, D. Kalempa and F. Sharipov. Pressure, temperature and
density driven micro flows of gas mixtures in rectangular ducts. Phys. Fluids,
17 (10), 100607.1-100607.12, (2005).
C. E. Siewert and D. Valougeorgis. Concise and accurate solutions to half-space
binary-gas flow problems defined by the McCormack model and speculardiffuse wall conditions. Europ. J. Mech. B/Fluids, 23, pp. 709-726 (2004).
Contact
Tel: +30-24210-74058, Fax: +30-24210-74059
E-mail: diva@mie.uth.gr, website: http://www.mie.uth.gr/Valougeorgis.html
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Nicholas S. Vlachos
Professor
Fluid Mechanics, Pumps & Turbomachines
Development of a reliable CFD model coupled with an elasticity model to study the
aeroelastic behaviour of wind turbine blades under conditions of stall.
(3) Modeling of calciner for cement production (1999-date)
Past Funding: Greek Secretariat of R&T (96SYN121). Partners: AGET Hercules.
The main objective of the project is to develop CFD models for the study of coal
combustion and calcination for cement production.
(4) Blood flow modeling and measurements (2004-date)
Funding: Lab of Fluid Mechanics & Turbomachines. Partners: NTUA, Erricos Dunant
Hospital.
The main objective of the project is to develop CFD models and Laser diagnostics for
the study of physiological fluids such as blood.
Selected Publications
Fidaros, D.K., C.A. Baxevanou, C. Dritselis and N.S. Vlachos, Numerical modelling of
flow and transport processes in a calciner for cement production. Powder
Technology, 171, pp. 81-95, 2007.
Politis, A.K., G.P. Stavropoulos, M.N. Christolis, F.G. Panagopoulos, N.S. Vlachos and
N.C. Markatos, Numerical modeling of simulated blood flow in idealized
composite arterial coronary grafts: Steady state simulations. J. Biomechanics,
40(5), pp. 1125-1136, 2007.
Sarris, I.E., G.K. Zikos, A.P. Grecos and N.S. Vlachos, On the limits of validity of the
low-magnetic Reynolds number approximation in MHD natural convection heat
transfer. J. Numerical Heat Transfer B, 50(2), pp. 157-180, 2006.
Sarris, I.E., S.C. Kakarantzas, A.P. Grecos and N.S. Vlachos, MHD natural convection
in a laterally and volumetrically heated square cavity. Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer,
48, pp. 3443-3453, 2005.
Baxevanou, C. and N.S. Vlachos, A comparative study of numerical schemes and
turbulence models for wind turbine aerodynamics modelling. Wind Engineering,
28(3), pp. 275-290, 2004.
Contact
Tel: +30-24210-74094, Fax: +30-24210-74085
E-mail: vlachos@mie.uth.gr, website : http://www.mie.uth.gr/labs/fluids
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Athanasios Ziliaskopoulos
Associate Professor
Optimization of Production/Transportation Systems
Selected Publications
Waller, S.T., and Ziliaskopoulos A.K., A combinatorial user optimal Dynamic Traffic
Assignment algorithm. Annals of Operation Research, 144, pp. 249-261, 2006.
Waller, S.T., Mouskos, K.C., Kamaryiannis, D., and Ziliaskopoulos A.K., A linear
model for the continuous network design problem. Computer-aided Civil and
Infrastructure Engineering, 21, pp 334-345, 2006.
Peeta, S. and A. Ziliaskopoulos, Fundamentals of Dynamic Traffic Assignment: the
Past, the Present and the Future. Networks and Spatial Economics, 1-2, pp 201230, 2002.
Li, I.Y., A.K. Ziliaskopoulos, and D. Boyce, A combined model for time-dependent
Trip distribution and traffic assignment. Journal of the Transportation Research
Board, 1783, pp. 98-110, 2002.
Chang, E., A.K. Ziliaskopoulos and D. Boyce, A Solution Algorithm for the Combined
Interregional Commodity Flow and transportation Network Model with Link
Capacity Constraints. Transportation Research Record - Journal of the
Transportation Research Board, 1771, pp 114-124, 2001.
Contact
Tel: +30 24210 74015, Fax: +30-24210-74050
E-mail: ziliasko@mie.uth.gr, website: http://www.mie.uth.gr/Ziliaskopoulos.html
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