ARGHIR Mihai
Institut Pprime
CNRS – Université de Poitiers – ENSMA
UPR 3346
Département Génie Mécanique et Systèmes Complexes
SP2MI – H1
11 Boulevard Marie et Pierre Curie
F86360 CHASSENEUIL DU POITOU
Research
Tribology and lubrication of journal bearings and dynamic seals whith emphases on high speed rotating machines and their integration in a rotordynamic context. Numerical and experimental analyses.
Teaching
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Master 1 : Master 2 : |
Selected publications
Seals
• ARGHIR, M., FRÊNE, J. – « Forces and Moments Due to Misalignement Vibrations in Annular Liquid Seals Using The Averaged Navier-Stokes Equations », ASME Journal of Tribology, 119(2), pp. 279-287, 1997. doi: 10.1115/1.2833194
• ARGHIR, M., FRÊNE, J. – « Inclusion of Roughness Effects in Perturbed Navier-Stokes Rotordynamic Methods », ASME Journal of Tribology, 119(2), pp. 358-360, 1997. doi: 10.1115/1.2833231.
• ARGHIR, M., FRÊNE, J. – « Analysis of A Test Case For Annular Seal Flows », ASME Journal of Tribology, 119(3), pp. 408-414, 1997. doi: 10.1115/1.2833504
• ARGHIR, M., FRÊNE, J., – « Rotordynamic Coefficients of Circumferentially-Grooved Liquid Seals Using the Averaged Navier-Stokes Equations », ASME Journal of Tribology, 119(3), pp. 556-567, 1997. doi: 10.1115/1.2833537.
• ARGHIR, M. FRÊNE, J. – « A Quasi 2D-Method for the Rotordynamic Analysis of Centred Labyrinth Seals », ASME J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power, 121(1):144-152, 1999. doi: 10.1115/1.2816302
• ARGHIR, M., FRENE, J. – “A bulk-flow analysis of static and dynamic characteristics of eccentric circumferentially-grooved liquid annular seals” ASME Journal of Tribology, 126(2), pp 316-325, 2004. doi: 10.1115/1.1611499
• BILLY, F., PINEAU, G., DAVID, L., ARGHIR, M. – « Two Dimensional Poiseuille Flow in a Grooved Channel », Journal of Flow Visualization and Image Processing, 11(4), pp. 1-12, 2004. DOI: 10.1615/JFlowVisImageProc.v11.i4.40
• BILLY, F., ARGHIR, M., PINEAU, G. – « Navier-Stokes Analysis of Two Dimensional Regular Roughness Pattern Under Turbulent Flow Regime », ASME Journal of Tribology, 128(1), pp. 122-130, 2006. doi: 10.1115/1.2000271
• ARGHIR, M., BILLY, F., PINEAU, G., FRÊNE, J., TEXIER, A, “Theoretical Analysis of Textured “Damper” Annular Seals”, ASME Journal of Tribology, 129(3), pp. 669-678, 2007. doi: 10.1115/1.2738072
• ARGHIR, M., DEFAYE, C., FRÊNE, J., “The Lomakin Effect In Annular Gas Seals Under Choked Flow Conditions”, ASME Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 129(4), pp. 1028-1034, 2007. doi: 10.1115/1.2434344
• ARGHIR, M., NGUYEN, M.-H., TONON, D., DEHOUVE, J., « Analytic Modelling Of Floating Ring Annular Seals” ASME J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power, 134(5), 052507, 9 pages, 2012. doi: 10.1115/1.4004728
• HASSINI, M. A., ARGHIR, M., “Phase Change And Choked Flow Effects On Rotordynamic Coefficients Of Cryogenic Annular Seals” ASME Journal of Tribology, 135(4), 042201, 9 pages, 2013. doi: 10.1115/1.4024376
• ARGHIR, M., MARIOT, A. “About the Negative Direct Static Stiffness of Highly Eccentric Straight Annular Seals” under print by ASME J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power, 2015. doi:10.1115/1.4029624.
• MARIOT, A., ARGHIR, M., HELIES, P., DEHOUVE, J., “EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF FLOATING RING ANNULAR SEALS AND COMPARISONS WITH THEORETICAL PREDICTIONS”, ASME Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, October 13, 2016, 138(4):042503-042503-9, doi: 10.1115/1.4031347.
• ARGHIR, M., MARIOT, A., “Theoretical Analysis of the Static Characteristics of the Carbon Segmented Seal”, ASME Journal of Tribology, 2017, 139(6):062202-062202-11. doi:10.1115/1.4036272.
• DEVILLE, L., ARGHIR, M., “Theoretical Analysis of Brush Seals Leakage Using Local Computational Fluid Dynamics Estimated Permeability Laws”, accepted for publication by ASME Journal of Gas Turbines and Power, GTP-17-1095, doi: 10.1115/1.4038469.
• JOLLY, P., ARGHIR, M., BONNEAU, O., HASSINI, M.-A., « Experimental and Theoretical Rotordynamic Coefficients of Smooth And Round-Hole Pattern Water Fed Annular Seals”, ASME Journal of Gas Turbines and Power, 2018, 140(11), 112501-112501-8, doi: 10.1115/1.4040177.
• DEVILLE, L., ARGHIR, M., “Experimental Analysis of Small Diameter Brush Seals and Comparisons with Theoretical Predictions”, J. Tribol. Jan 2019, 141(1): 012201-10 pages, doi: 10.1115/1.4040596.
Journal bearings
• ARGHIR, M., FRENE, J. – “A Triangle Based Finite Volume Method for the Integration of Lubrication’s Incompressible Bulk Flow Equations”, ASME Journal of Tribology, 123(1), pp. 118-124, 2001. doi: 10.1115/1.1326444
• ARGHIR, M., ALSAYED, A., NICOLAS, D. – « The Finite Volume Solution of Lubrication’s Reynolds Equation with Film Discontinuities », International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 44, pp. 2119-2132, 2002. PII: S0020-7403(02)00166-2
• HELENE, M., ARGHIR, M., FRENE, J. – « Numerical Study of the Pressure Pattern in a Two-Dimensional Hybrid Journal Bearing Recess. Laminar and Turbulent Flow Results », ASME Journal of Tribology, 125(2), pp 283-290, 2003. doi: 10.1115/1.1537233
• HELENE, M., ARGHIR, M., FRENE, J. – « Numerical Three-Dimensional Pressure Patterns in a Recess of a Turbulent and Compressible Hybrid Journal Bearing », ASME Journal of Tribology, 125(2), pp 301-308, 2003. doi: 10.1115/1.1506327
• ARGHIR, M., ROUCOU, N., HELENE, M., FRENE, J. – «Theoretical Analysis of the Incompressible Laminar Flow in a Macro-Roughness Cell», ASME Journal of Tribology, 125(2), pp 309-318, 2003. doi: 10.1115/1.1506328
• ARGHIR, M., HELENE, M., FRENE, J. – “Analysis of Tangential-Against-Rotation Injection Lomakin Bearings”, ASME Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 127(3), pp. 781-790, 2005. doi: 10.1115/1.1924632
• HELENE M., ARGHIR M., FRENE J., – “Combined Navier-Stokes and bulk-flow analysis of hybrid bearings: radial and angled injection”, ASME Journal of Tribology, 127(2), pp. 557-567, 2005. doi: 10.1115/1.1924426
• ARGHIR, M., HELENE, M., FRENE, J. – “Problems of high Reynolds number lubrication: the turbulent regime and the inertia effects”, International Journal of Applied Mechanics and Engineering 10(3), pp. 407-422, 2005. bwmeta1.element.baztech-article-BPZ2-0015-0002
• FRENE, J., ARGHIR, M., CONSTANTINESCU, V.N. – “Combined thin-film and Navier-Stokes analysis in High Reynolds number lubrication”, Tribology International, 39(4), pp. 734-747, 2006. doi:10.1016/j.triboint.2005.07.004
• FRÊNE, J., ARGHIR, M. and ZAÏDI, H. – “Regimes of Lubrication in Lubricated Contacts”, Int. J. Surface Science and Engineering, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp.175–190, 2010. 10.1504/IJSURFSE.2010.030488
• MATTA, P., ARGHIR, M. – » Compressibility effects on the dynamic characteristics of gas lubricated mechanical components » C. R. Mecanique, doi:10.1016/j.crme.2009.09.002, 2009
• MATTA, P., ARGHIR, M., BONNEAU, O. – « Experimental Analysis of Cylindrical Air Bearing Dynamic Coefficients », Tribology Transactions , 53(3), pp. 329-339, 2010. DOI: 10.1080/10402000903283318
• MATTA, P., RUDLOFF, L. ARGHIR, M. – “Experimental investigation of air bearings dynamic coefficients” Mécanique & Industries 11, 477–488, 2010, DOI: 10.1051/meca/2010043.
• RUDLOFF, L., ARGHIR M., BONNEAU O., GUINGO S., CHEMLA, G., RENARD, E., “Experimental Analysis Of The Dynamic Characteristics Of A Hybrid Aerostatic Bearing” ASME J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power, 134(8), 082503, 8 pages, 2012. doi: 10.1115/1.4006060.
• MATTA, P., ARGHIR, M., “Identification Method for Rotordynamic Coefficients of Cylindrical Air Bearing Using an Impact Hammer”, Proc. I MechE, Part J, Journal of Engineering Tribology, 226(3), pp 199-212, 2012. doi: 10.1177/1350650111427508
• HASSINI, A., ARGHIR, M., “A Simplified Nonlinear Transient Analysis Method for Gas Bearings”, ASME Journal of Tribology, 134(1), 011704, 2012. doi: 10.1115/1.4005772.
• HASSINI, M. A., ARGHIR, M., FROCOT, M. « Comparison between numerical and experimental dynamic coefficients of a hybrid aerostatic bearing”, ASME J Eng. Gas Turbines Power, 134(12), 122506, 12 pages, 2012. doi: 10.1115/1.4007375
• HASSINI, M. A., ARGHIR, M., “A New Approach for The Stability Analysis of Rotors Supported by Gas Bearings” ASME J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power, 136(2), 022504, 11 pages, 2013. doi: 10.1115/1.4025483
• JOLLY, P., HASSINI, M.A., ARGHIR, M., BONNEAU, O. “Identification of Stiffness and Damping Coefficients of Hydrostatic Bearing With Angled Injection” Proc. IMechE Part J: J. Engineering Tribology, 227 (8), pp. 905-911, 2013. doi: 10.1177/1350650113482613
• HASSINI, A., ARGHIR, M., “A Simplified and Consistent Nonlinear Transient Analysis Method for Gas Bearing: Extension to Flexible Rotors”, under print by ASME J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power, 2015. doi:10.1115/1.4029709.
• ARGHIR, M., HASSINI, A., BALDUCCHI, F., GAUTHIER, R., « Synthesis of experimental and theoretical analysis of pneumatic hammer instability in an aerostatic bearing” ASME Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, September 1, 2016, 138(2):021602-021602-8, doi: 10.1115/1.4031322.
• LE ROUZIC, J., ARGHIR, M., “Experimental analysis of angled injection aerostatic hybrid bearings”, J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. Feb 2018, 140(2): 022504-8, DOI: 10.1115/1.4037873.
• ZHANG, S., HASSINI, M-A., ARGHIR, M., “Accuracy and Grid Convergence of the Numerical Solution of the Energy Equation in Fluid Film Lubrication: Application to the 1D Slider”, Lubricants 2018, 6(4), doi.org/10.3390/lubricants6040095
• PLANTEGENET, T., ARGHIR, M., HASSINI; M. A., JOLLY P “The Thermal Unbalance Effect Induced by a Journal Bearing in Rigid and Flexible Rotors: Experimental Analysis”, Tribology Transactions, Vol. 63 (1), 2020, DOI: 10.1080/10402004.2019.1658836.
• PLANTEGENET, T., ARGHIR, M., JOLLY P “Experimental Analysis of the Thermal Unbalance Effect of a Flexible Rotor Supported by a Flexure Pivot Tilting Pad Bearing”, accepted for publication in Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing on April 27, 2020.
Squeeze Film Dampers
• DEFAYE, C., ARGHIR, M., BONNEAU, O., CARPENTIER, Ph., DEBAILLEUX, C., IMBOURG, F. – “Experimental study of the radial and tangential forces in a whirling squeeze film damper“, Tribology Transactions, 49(2), pp. 271-278, 2006. DOI: 10.1080/05698190600614916
• DEFAYE, C., ARGHIR, M., BONNEAU, O., IMBOURG, F. – “Dynamic Behavior of a Dual Rotor Integrating An Oil Damped Intershaft Bearing », Tribology Transactions, 51(5), pp. 562-572, 2008. DOI: 10.1080/10402000801911812
• GÉHANNIN, J., ARGHIR, M., BONNEAU, O. – « Evaluation Of Rayleigh Plesset Equation Based Cavitation Models For Squeeze Film Dampers », ASME Journal of Tribology, 131(2), 024501, 4 pages, 2009. doi: 10.1115/1.3063819.
• GEHANNIN, J., ARGHIR, M., BONNEAU, O. – » Complete Squeeze Film Damper Analysis Based on the « Bulk Flow » Equations » Tribology Transactions, 52(2), pp. 84-96, 2010. DOI: 10.1080/10402000903226382
• GEHANNIN, J., ARGHIR, M., BONNEAU, O. « A Volume of fluid Method for air ingestion in squeeze film dampers » Tribology Transactions, 2016, 59(2), DOI: 10.1080/10402004.2015.1023409.
Foil thrust and journal bearings
• ARGHIR, M., LELEZ, S., FRENE, J. – “Finite volume solution of the compressible Reynolds equation – linear and non linear analysis of gas bearings”, Proc. IMechE Part J: J. Engineering Tribology, 220(7), pp.617-627, 2006. doi: 10.1243/13506501JET161
• LE LEZ, S., ARGHIR, M., FRENE, J. – “Static And Dynamic Characterisation of a Bump-Type Foil Bearing Structure”, ASME Journal of Tribology, 129(1), pp. 75-83, 2007. doi: 10.1115/1.2390717
• LE LEZ, S., ARGHIR, M., FRENE, J. – “A New Bump-Type Foil Bearing Structure Analytical Model”, ASME Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 129(4), pp. 1047-1057, 2007. doi: 10.1115/1.2747638
• LE LEZ, S.; ARGHIR, M.; FRENE, J. – « A Dynamic Model for Dissipative Structures Used in Bump-Type Foil Bearings », Tribology Transactions, 52(1), pp. 36-46, 2009. DOI: 10.1080/10402000903226382
• LE LEZ, S., ARGHIR, M., FRENE, J. – “Nonlinear Numerical Prediction Of Gas Foil Bearings Stability And Unbalanced Response” ASME J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power, 131(1):012503, 12 pages, 2009. doi: 10.1115/1.2967481
• RUDLOFF, L., ARGHIR, M., BONNEAU, O., MATTA, P. “Experimental Analyses of A First Generation Foil Bearing. Start-Up Torque and Dynamic Coefficients », ASME J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power, 133(9), 092501, 9pages, 2011. doi: 10.1115/1.4002909
• BALDUCCHI, F., ARGHIR, M., GAUTHIER, R., RENARD, E. “Experimental Analysis of the Start-up Torque of a Mildly Loaded Foil Thrust Bearing” ASME Journal of Tribology, 135(3), 031702, 7 pages, 2013. doi: 10.1115/1.4024211
• BALDUCCHI, F., ARGHIR, M., GAUTHIER, R., “Experimental Analysis of the Dynamic Characteristics of a Foil Thrust Bearing”, 2015, under print by ASME Journal of Tribology, 2015. doi:10.1115/1.4029643.
• BALDUCCHI, F., ARGHIR, M., GAUTHIER, R., « Experimental Analysis of the Unbalance Response of Rigid Rotors Supported on Aerodynamic Foil Bearings”, ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, October 6, 2015, 137(6):061014-061014-11, doi: 10.1115/1.4031409.
• FATU, A., ARGHIR, M., “Numerical Analysis of the Impact of Manufacturing Errors on the Structural Stiffness of Foil Bearings”, J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. Apr 2018, 140(4): 041506-9, DOI:10.1115/1.4038042.
• ARGHIR, M., BENCHEKROUN, O., “A simplified structural model of bump-type foil bearings based on contact mechanics including gaps and friction”, Tribology International, 134 (6), pp. 129-144, 2019. doi-org /10.1016/j.triboint.2019.01.038
• ARGHIR, M., BENCHEKROUN, O., “A New Structural Bump Foil Model With Application From Start-Up to Full Operating Conditions”, J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. October 2019, doi: 141(10): 101017
Patents
• ARGHIR, M., MATTA, P., GUINGO, S. “Machine tournante comprenant un collier amortisseur”, Institut National de la Propriété Intellectuelle, FR13-50296 déposé le 14.01.2013 en France et étendu en PCT en 2014 (WO2014108654), pour USA (2017, US9702265, 2015, US20150369080) et Europe (2015, EP2943695) et . Brevet dont la propriété est partagée entre Snecma (4599) et CNRS.
• ARGHIR, M., MARIOT, A., HELIES, P. “Etanchéité à bague flottante aérostatique”, Institut National de la Propriété Intellectuelle, FR15-51848 déposé le 5.03.2015 en France, demande prioritaire française. Brevet dont la propriété est partagée entre Snecma (4686) et CNRS.
Contribution articles to the French encyclopaedia Technique de l’Ingénieur
• ARGHIR M., LE LEZ S., FRENE J. – “Butées et paliers aérodynamiques” Technique de l’Ingénieur, BM 5 335 v2 – 23 pages, juillet 2009.
• ARGHIR M. – “Butées et paliers aérostatiques” Technique de l’Ingénieur, BM 5 336 accepted for publication in January 2011.
Presentations and Invited Lectures
Presentations of Conference papers :
• HASSINI, M. A., ARGHIR, M., FROCOT, M. « Comparison between numerical and experimental dynamic coefficients of a hybrid aerostatic bearing”, GT2012-69090
• BALDUCCHI, F., ARGHIR, M., GAUTHIER, R., “Experimental Analysis of the Dynamic Characteristics of a Foil Thrust Bearing”, GT2014-25550
• ARGHIR, M., MARIOT, A. “About the Negative Direct Static Stiffness of Highly Eccentric Straight Annular Seals” GT2014-27070
• HASSINI, A., ARGHIR, M., “A Simplified and Consistent Nonlinear Transient Analysis Method for Gas Bearing: Extension to Flexible Rotors” GT2014-25955
Invited lectures
• “Static and dynamic analysis of liquid and gas annular seals” invited lecture for students of Texas A&M Univetsity, College Station (TX), October 2012.
• “Theoretical and experimental analysis of hybrid aerostatic bearings” invited lecture at a Workshop held at Texas A&M Univetsity, College Station (TX), June 2013.
