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Background
Dr Michail Papanikolaou (Dip Eng, MSc, PhD) is a Research Fellow in Energy Resilient Casting Processes. He graduated in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Patras, GR. He holds a PhD in Computational Physics from the Cranfield University and has worked in various research projects funded by both European and UK councils.
Dr Michail Papanikolaou has authored research papers in international journals and conference proceedings while his expertise lies in numerical modelling and simulation. He has been awarded by the Technical Chamber of Greece and State Scholarship Foundation (IKY).
Current activities
Michail's interests currently include:
- Molecular Dynamics modelling of manufacturing processes and micro/nano- flows
- CFD Modelling of Casting Processes
- Process optimisation
- Software development
- Multi-Criteria Decision Making
Michail is currently working on the Small is Beautiful-Phase 2 (SiB2) EPSRC project.
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Papanikolaou M, Rodriguez-Hernandez F, Jolly M & Salonitis K (2022) Effects of crystallinity on residual stresses via molecular dynamics simulations, Physical Review E, 106 (4) Article No. 045302.
- Papanikolaou M & Salonitis K (2021) Grain size effects on nanocutting behaviour modelling based on molecular dynamics simulations, Applied Surface Science, 540, Part 2 (February) Article No. 148291.
- Prabhakar A, Papanikolaou M, Salonitis K & Jolly M (2020) Sand casting of sheet lead: numerical simulation of metal flow and solidification, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 106 (1-2) 177-189.
- Papanikolaou M, Pagone E, Jolly M & Salonitis K (2020) Numerical simulation and evaluation of Campbell running and gating systems, Metals, 10 (1) Article No. 68.
- Prabhakar A, Papanikolaou M, Salonitis K & Jolly M (2020) Minimising defect formation in sand casting of sheet lead: a DoE approach, Metals, 10 (2) Article No. 252.
- Pagone E, Papanikolaou M, Salonitis K & Jolly M (2020) Multi-criteria decision-making for the life cycle of sustainable high pressure die casting products, International Journal of Sustainable Manufacturing, 4 (2-4) 101-120.
- Papanikolaou M, Rodriguez Hernandez F & Salonitis K (2020) Investigation of the subsurface temperature effects on nanocutting processes via molecular dynamics simulations, Metals, 10 (9) Article No. 1220.
- Papanikolaou M, Pagone E, Salonitis K & Jolly M (2020) Sustainability-based evaluation of casting gating systems: A multi-criteria decision-making approach, Procedia Manufacturing, 43 704-711.
- Papanikolaou M & Salonitis K (2019) Fractal roughness effects on nanoscale grinding, Applied Surface Science, 467-468 (February) 309-319.
- Frank M, Papanikolaou M, Drikakis D & Salonitis K (2019) Heat transfer across a fractal surface, Journal of Chemical Physics, 151 (13) Article No. 134705.
- Papanikolaou M, Salonitis K, Jolly M & Frank M (2019) Large-scale molecular dynamics simulations of homogeneous nucleation of pure aluminium, Metals, 9 (11) Article No. 1217.
- Papanikolaou M & Salonitis K (2019) Contact stiffness effects on nanoscale high-speed grinding: A molecular dynamics approach, Applied Surface Science, 493 (November) 212-224.
- Salonitis K, Jolly M, Pagone E & Papanikolaou M (2019) Life cycle and energy assessment of automotive components manufacturing: The dilemma between aluminium and cast iron, Energies, 12 (13) Article No. 2557.
- Papanikolaou M, Pagone E, Georgarakis K, Rogers K, Jolly M & Salonitis K (2018) Design optimisation of the feeding system of a novel counter-gravity casting process, Metals, 8 (10) Article No. 817.
- Papanikolaou M, Frank M & Drikakis D (2017) Effects of surface roughness on shear viscosity, Physical Review E, 95 (3) Article No. 033108.
- Papanikolaou M, Frank M & Drikakis D (2016) Nanoflow over a fractal surface, Physics of Fluids, 28 (8) Article No. 082001.
- Papanikolaou M, Farmakopoulos M & Papadopoulos C (2015) Alternation of the dynamic coefficients of short journal bearings due to wear, International Journal of Structural Integrity, 6 (5) 649-664.
Conference Papers
- Jolly M, Salonitis K, Pagone E, Papanikolaou M & Prateek S (2022) Energy resilient foundries: the “Small is beautiful” projects. In: TMS 2022 Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Anaheim, 27 February - 3 March 2022.
- Saxena P, Papanikolaou M, Pagone E, Salonitis K & Jolly MR (2020) Digital manufacturing for Foundries 4.0. In: TMS 2020 149th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, San Diego, California, 23-27 February 2020.
- Pagone E, Saxena P, Papanikolaou M, Salonitis K & Jolly M (2020) Sustainability assessment of rapid sand mould-making using multi-criteria decision making mapping. In: SDM-2020 7th International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing, Split, 9-11 September 2020.
- Papanikolaou M, Salonitis K & Jolly M (2020) Molecular dynamics simulations of the evolution of residual stresses during rapid solidification of aluminium. In: 2021 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition: TMS2021, Virtual Event, 15-18 March 2021.
- Papanikolaou M, Saxena P, Pagone E, Salonitis K & Jolly M (2020) Optimisation of the filling process in counter-gravity casting. In: 15th International Conference on Modelling of Casting, Welding and Advanced Solidification Processes (MCWASP XV), Jönköping, 22-23 June 2020.
- Papanikolaou M, Pagone E, Salonitis K, Jolly M & Makatsoris C (2019) A computational framework towards energy efficient casting processes. In: 5th International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing (KES-SDM-18), Mantra on View Hotel, Gold Coast, 24-26 June 2018.
- Pagone E, Papanikolaou M, Salonitis K & Jolly M (2019) Metal casting energy efficient metrics for material selection of automotive parts. In: 5th International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing (KES-SDM-18), Mantra on View Hotel, Gold Coast, 24-26 June 2018.
- Jolly MR, Salonitis K, Pagone E & Papanikolaou M (2019) Substitution of cast iron engine components with aluminium alloys: a life cycle perspective. In: VDI Congress: Casting Technology for Combustion Engines, Magdeburg, 29-30 January 2019.
Books
- Papanikolaou M, Salonitis K & Jolly M (2020) Molecular dynamics simulations of the solidification of pure aluminium. In: Light metals 2020, Springer, p. 158-167.
- Lyu C, Papanikolaou M & Jolly M (2019) Numerical process modelling and simulation of campbell running systems designs. In: Shape Casting: The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series, Cham: Springer, p. 53-64, ed. 7th International Symposium Celebrating Prof. John Campbell's 80th Birthday.