Professor Guillermo Enrique Morales-Espejel, PhD, H d R

Principal Scientist SKF Research and Technology Development, The Netherlands;
Chair Professor at LaMCoS, INSA de Lyon, France;
Visiting Professor at Imperial College London.

Contact Detail Email (at Imperial College London): guillermo.morales-espejel@imperial.ac.uk

PhD in Tribology from the University of Cambridge, U.K., holder of “Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches (INSA-Lyon)”, 10 years lecturer in university and 20 years of experience in rolling bearings. Author of more than 70 scientific papers and several book chapters. Associated Editor of Tribology Transactions and IMechE Part J.

Scientific interests are: Modelling of Bearing life, friction, lubrication and surface life.

Awards:

Best paper award, International Tribology Conference, Sendai (2019)

Propagation of Large Spalls in Rolling Bearings

G. E. Morales-Espejel, P. Engelen, G. van Nijen, Tribology Online, 14(5), pp. 254-266, 2019.

Best paper award, IMechE, Part J. J. of Eng. Trib. (2013)

Surface Roughness Effects in Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication: A Review with Contributions

G. E. Morales-Espejel, Proc IMechE, Part J: J Engineering Tribology  228(11), pp. 1217–1242, 2013.

STLE Wilbur Deutsch Memorial Award (2016)

On the Film Thickness of Grease-Lubricated Contacts at Low Speeds

H. Cen, P. M. Lugt, G.E. Morales-Espejel, Tribology Transactions, vol. 57, pp. 668-678, 2014

STLE Captain Hunt Award (2010)

Particle Damage in Hertzian Contacts and Life Ratings of Rolling Bearings

A. Gabelli, G. E. Morales-Espejel, E. Ioannides, Tribology Transactions, 51, pp. 428-445, 2008.

 

Selected Publications:

Approximated number of Publications >70

1. Thermal damage and fatigue estimation in heavily loaded lubricated rolling/sliding contacts with Micro-Geometry

G.E. Morales-Espejel, Proc, IMech Part J, J. of Eng. Trib., Vol. 235(8) 1680–1691, 2021, DOI: 10.1177/1350650120972591 

2. Effect of materials and surfaces on frictional heating resistance of high-speed high-load rolling bearings

G.E. Morales-Espejel, V. Brizmer, Proc, IMech Part J, J. of Eng. Trib., 2021, DOI: 10.1177/13506501211024079

3. A model for Rolling Bearing Life with Surface and Subsurface Survival: Surface Thermal Effects

G.E. Morales-Espejel, A. Gabelli, Wear 460–461 (2020), DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2020.203446 

4. A Comparison of Measured Film Thicknesses with Quantitative Predictions from an Elastohydrodynamic, Perturbation Analysis at High Slide-Roll Ratios

C. Hooke, P. Sperka, S. Bair, G. E. Morales-Espejel, Proc. IMechE, Part J, J. of Eng. Tribology, 2020, DOI: 10.1177/1350650120947285 

5. Lubrication Quality of Compressor Rolling Bearings with Oil-Refrigerant Mixtures

G.E. Morales-Espejel, R. Hauleitner, Tribology Online, 15(1), pp. 45-52, 2020, DOI: 10.2474/trol.15.45

6. The Effect of Working Parameters upon Elastohydrodynamic Film Thickness Under Periodic Load Variation

X. Zhang, R. Glovnea, G. E.Morales‑Espejel, A. Félix‑Quiñonez, Tribology Letters, 68:62, 2020, DOI: 10.1007/s11249-020-01303-y

7. Rolling Bearing Performance Rating Parameters: Review and Engineering Assessment

G. E. Morales-Espejel, A. Gabelli, Proc. IMechE, Part C, J. of Mech. Eng. Science, vol. 234(15), pp. 3064-3077, 2020, DOI: 10.1177/0954406220911395 

8. Propagation of Large Spalls in Rolling Bearings

G. E. Morales-Espejel, P. Engelen, G. van Nijen, Tribology Online, 14(5), pp. 254-266, 2019, DOI: 10.2474/trol.14.254 

9. On The Complementary Function Amplitude for Film Thickness in Micro-EHL

G. E. Morales-Espejel, A. Félix-Quiñonez, Tribology International, 131, pp. 631-636, 2019, DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2018.11.024 

10. Rolling Bearing Seizure and Sliding Effects on Fatigue Life

G. E. Morales-Espejel, A. Gabelli, Proc. IMechE, Part J, J. of Eng. Tribology, vol. 233(2), pp. 339-354, 2018, DOI: 10.1177/1350650118779174