Prof.dr.ir. P.M. Lugt | People Pages: Find employees & contact details | University of Twente

Piet Lugt studied mechanical engineering and tribology at the University of Twente in The Netherlands (MSc. 1988, PhD. 1992).

He worked at the Technical University of Delft until 1995 when he joined SKF Research where he has fulfilled several positions in Tribology and Lubrication, presently as a Senior Scientist, primarily working on the development of models for lubricating grease life and grease selection.

He has been a part-time Professor at Luleå Technical University, Sweden, from 2005-2008 and is (part-time) full professor at the University of Twente since 2011.

He is a fellow of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) and has written the book “Grease Lubrication in Rolling Bearings”.

Awards:

Hoogovens Research Award, SKF Value Leadership Award, IMechE Best Paper Award, Edmond E. Bisson Award (STLE, 2x) , Best Paper Award ELGI (2x), SKF Excellence Award (2x), Wilbur Deutsch Memorial Award (STLE, 2x), Captain Alfred E. Hunt Award (STLE, 2x), Clarence E. Earle Memorial Award (NLGI).

Expertise

Material Science
- Lubricating Grease
- Film Thickness
- Temperature
- Ball Bearing
- Lubrication
Engineering
- Grease
- Models
- Rolling Bearings

Organisations

Ancillary activities

SKF Research & Technology DevelopmentSenior Scientist

Grease lubrication in rolling bearings.

Publications

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2024

A Coarse Grained Molecular Dynamics Model for the Simulation of Lubricating Greases (2024)Tribology letters, 72. Article 78. Benois, A., Echeverri Restrepo, S., De Laurentis, N., Hogenberk, F., Giuntoli, A. & Lugt, P. M.https://doi.org/10.1007/s11249-024-01878-wA Quantitative Method to Measure Oil-Separation Properties of Lubricating Greases (2024)Tribology letters, 72(3). Article 102. Hogenberk, F., van den Ende, D., de Rooij, M. B. & Lugt, P. M.https://doi.org/10.1007/s11249-024-01900-1On the film thickness in grease lubricated deep groove ball bearings (2024)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Shetty, P.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036561679Vibrations and film thickness in grease-lubricated deep groove ball bearings (2024)Tribology international, 193. Article 109325. Shetty, P., Meijer, R. J., Osara, J. A., Pasaribu, R. & Lugt, P. M.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2024.109325Effect of Grease Filling on the Film Thickness in Deep-Groove Ball Bearings (2024)Tribology transactions, 67(1), 62-69. Shetty, P., Meijer, R. J., Osara, J. A., Pasaribu, R. & Lugt, P. M.https://doi.org/10.1080/10402004.2023.2282632Grease material properties from first principles thermodynamics (2024)Lubrication science, 36(1), 36-50. Osara, J. A., Chatra, S. & Lugt, P. M.https://doi.org/10.1002/ls.1672On the Required Energy to Break Down the Thickener Structure of Lubricating Greases (2024)Tribology transactions, 67(1), 123-128. Meijer, R. J., Osara, J. A. & Lugt, P. M.https://doi.org/10.1080/10402004.2023.2297041

2023

Impact of oxidation on grease life in rolling bearings (2023)Tribology international, 188. Article 108785. Lugt, P. M., Holgerson, M. & Reinholdsson, F.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2023.108785The lubrication mechanism behind the transition from churning to bleeding in grease lubricated bearings – Experimental characterization (2023)Tribology international, 183. Article 108375. Sathwik Chatra, K. R., Osara, J. A. & Lugt, P. M.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2023.108375The process of churning in grease lubricated bearings: Identification and Thermo-mechanical characterization (2023)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Kalsanka Ramakrishna, S. C.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036555081Thermo-mechanical aging during churning in grease lubricated bearings and its impact on grease life (2023)Tribology international, 181. Article 108248. Sathwik Chatra, K. R., Osara, J. A. & Lugt, P. M.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2023.108248On the evolution of oil-separation properties of lubricating greases under shear degradation (2023)Tribology international, 179. Article 108154. Hogenberk, F., Osara, J. A., Ende, D. v. d. & Lugt, P. M.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2022.108154On the use of the Arrhenius equation to describe the impact of temperature on grease life (2023)Tribology international, 179. Article 108142. Lugt, P. M.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2022.108142

2022

Impact of grease churning on grease leakage, oil bleeding and grease rheology (2022)Tribology international, 176. Article 107926. Chatra, K. R. S., Osara, J. A. & Lugt, P. M.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2022.107926Measuring Film Thickness in Starved Grease-Lubricated Ball Bearings: An Improved Electrical Capacitance Method (2022)Tribology transactions, 65(5), 869-879. Shetty, P., Meijer, R. J., Osara, J. A. & Lugt, P. M.https://doi.org/10.1080/10402004.2022.2091067Evaluating the oxidation properties of lubricants via non-isothermal thermogravimetric analysis: Estimating induction times and oxidation stability (2022)Tribology international, 171. Article 107569. Smook, L. A., Chatra K.R., S. & Lugt, P. M.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2022.107569Modeling impact of grease mechanical ageing on bleed and permeability in rolling bearings (2022)Tribology international, 170. Article 107507. Akchurin, A., Ende, D. v. d. & Lugt, P. M.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2022.107507Thermodynamic Characterization of Grease Oxidation-Thermal Stability via Pressure Differential Scanning Calorimetry (2022)Tribology transactions, 65(3), 542-554. Osara, J. A., Lugt, P. M., Bryant, M. D. & Khonsari, M. M.https://doi.org/10.1080/10402004.2022.2050452The Grease Life Factor concept for ball bearings (2022)Tribology international, 169. Article 107460. Lugt, P. M. & Berens, F.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2022.107460Grease Performance in Ball and Roller Bearings for All-Steel and Hybrid Bearings (2022)Tribology transactions, 65(1), 1-13. Lugt, P. M., van Zoelen, M. T., Vieillard, C., Berens, F., Gruell, R., Preisinger, G. & Meaney, P.https://doi.org/10.1080/10402004.2021.1889731The Grease Worker and its Applicability to Study Mechanical Aging of Lubricating Greases for Rolling Bearings (2022)Tribology transactions, 65(1), 32-45. Meijer, R. J. & Lugt, P. M.https://doi.org/10.1080/10402004.2021.1979151

2021

The importance of the work of Duncan Dowson for modeling grease lubrication in rolling bearings (2021)Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part J: Journal of engineering tribology, 235(12), 2614-2615. Lugt, P. M.https://doi.org/10.1177/13506501211047736A Model Configuration for Studying Stationary Grease Bleed in Rolling Bearings (2021)Tribology transactions, 64(6), 1127-1137. Zhang, Q., Mugele, F., Ende, D. v. d. & Lugt, P. M.https://doi.org/10.1080/10402004.2021.1904071Effect of start-stop motion on contact replenishment in a grease lubricated deep groove ball bearing (2021)Tribology international, 157. Article 106882. Cen, H. & Lugt, P. M.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2021.106882An Evaporation Model for Base Oil from Grease-Lubricated Rolling Bearings including Breathing (2021)Tribology transactions, 64(5), 891-902. Shetty, P., Meijer, R. J. & Lugt, P. M.https://doi.org/10.1080/10402004.2021.1943088

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