Energy and Power

Energy & Power is a journal publishing research and reviewing articles in all important aspects of energy and power engineering. Both experimental and theoretical papers are acceptable provided they report important findings, novel insights, or useful techniques.

Ivan Argatov

Editorial Board Member of Energy and Power

Professor, Laboratory of Friction and Wear, Research Institute of Mechanical Engineering Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia

Research Areas

Contact Mechanics, Tribology, Mechanics of Materials, Biomechanics, Wind Energy

Education

2000Doctor of Science (Habilitation)St. Petersburg State University
1995Ph.DCandidate of Sciences in Solid Mechanics
1991Diploma in MechanicsLeningrad State University

Experience

2010-presentMarie Curie Research Professor, Aberystwyth University, UK
2006-2009 Leading Researcher (Research Professor), Laboratory of Friction and Wear, Research Institute of Mechanical Engineering Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences
2005-2006 Professor of Mathematics, Admiral Makarov State Maritime Academy
2001-2007 Professor of Solid Mechanics (adjunct appointment), St. Petersburg State University
1997-2004 Associate Professor, Admiral Makarov State Maritime Academy
1995-1997 Assistant Professor, Admiral Makarov State Maritime Academy

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums/Journals/Books

[1]  Argatov, I.I, Rautakorpi, P., Silvennoinen, R., 2011. Apparent wind load effects on the tether of a kite power generator. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, doi:10.1016/j.jweia.2011.07.010.
[2]  Argatov, I.I, Mishuris, G., 2011. An analytical solution for a linear viscoelastic layer loaded with a cylindrical punch: Evaluation of the rebound indentation test with application for assessing viability of articular cartilage. Mechanics Research Communications, doi: 10.1016/j.mechrescom.2011.07.009.
[3]  Argatov, I.I, Mishuris, G., 2011. Contact problem for thin biphasic cartilage layers: Perturbation solution. Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics, doi:10.1093/qjmam/hbr008.
[4]  Argatov, I.I, Silvennoinen, R., 2011. Asymptotic modeling of unconstrained control of a tethered power kite moving along a given closed-loop spherical trajectory. Journal of Engineering Mathematics, doi: 10.1007/s10665-011-9475-3.
[5]  Argatov, I.I., Gómez, X., Tato, W., Urchegui, M.A., 2011. Wear evolution in a stranded rope under cyclic bending: Implications to fatigue life estimation. Wear, 271, 2857–2867.
[6]  Argatov, I.I., 2011. Asymptotic modeling of reciprocating sliding wear with application to local interwire contact. Wear, 271, 1147–1155.
[7]  Argatov, I.I, 2011. Response of a wire rope strand to axial and torsional loads: Asymptotic modeling of the effect of interwire contact deformations. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 48, 1413–1423.
[8]  Argatov, I.I., Butcher, E.A., 2011. On the separation of internal and boundary damage in slender bars using longitudinal vibration frequencies and equivalent linearization of damaged bolted joint response. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 330, 3245–3256.
[9]  Argatov, I.I, Mishuris, G., 2011. Elliptical contact of thin biphasic cartilage layers: Exact solution for monotonic loading. Journal of Biomechanics, 44, 759–761.
[10]  Argatov, I.I., Butcher, E.A., 2011. On the Iwan models for lap-type bolted joints. International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, 46, 347–356.
[11]  Argatov, I.I, Mishuris, G., 2011. Frictionless elliptical contact of thin viscoelastic layers bonded to rigid substrates. Applied Mathematical Modelling, 35, 3201–3212.
[12]  Argatov, I.I, 2011. A general solution of the axisymmetric contact problem for biphasic cartilage layers. Mechanics Research Communications, 38, Pages 29–33.
[13]  Argatov, I.I., Fadin, Y.A., 2011. A macro-scale approximation for the running-in period. Tribology Letters, 42, 311–317.
[14]  Argatov, I.I., 2011. Electrical contact resistance, thermal contact conductance and elastic incremental stiffness for a cluster of microcontacts: Asymptotic modelling. Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics, 64, 1–24.
[15]  Argatov, I.I, Sevostianov, I., 2011. Rigid toroidal inhomogeneity in an elastic medium. International Journal of Engineering Science, 49, 61–74.
[16]  Argatov, I.I., Mishuris, G.S., 2010. Axisymmetric contact problem for a biphasic cartilage layer with allowance for tangential displacements on the contact surface. European Journal of Mechanics A/Solids, 29, 1051–1064.
[17]  Argatov, I.I., Sabina, F.J., 2010. Acoustic scattering by a cluster of small sound-soft obstacles. Wave Motion, 47, 537–551.
[18]  Argatov, I.I, 2010. Asymptotic models for optimizing the contour of multiply-connected crosssection of an elastic bar in torsion. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 47, 1996–2005.
[19]  Argatov, I.I, 2010. Frictionless and adhesive nanoindentation: Asymptotic modeling of size effects. Mechanics of Materials, 42, 807–815.
[20]  Argatov, I.I, Sevostianov, I., 2010. Health monitoring of bolted joints via electrical conductivity measurementss. International Journal of Engineering Science, 48, 874–887.
[21]  Argatov, I.I., Fadin, Y.A., 2010. Asymptotic modeling of the long-period oscillations of tribological parameters in the wear process of metals under heavy duty sliding conditions with application to structural health monitoring. International Journal of Engineering Science, 48, 835–847.
[22]  Argatov, I.I, Silvennoinen, R., 2010. Energy conversion efficiency of the pumping kite wind generator. Renewable Energy, 35, 1052–1060.
[23]  Argatov, I.I, Silvennoinen, R., 2009. Structural optimization of the pumping kite wind generator. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 40, 585–595.
[24]  Argatov, I.I, Sevostianov, I., 2009. On relations between geometries of microcontact clusters and their overall properties. International Journal of Engineering Science, 47, 959–973.
[25]  Argatov, I.I., Mishuris, G.S., 2009. Asymptotic modelling of an elastic roller crossing a scratch. European Journal of Mechanics A/Solids, 28, 858–867.
[26]  Argatov, I.I, Rautakorpi, P., Silvennoinen, R., 2009. Estimation of the mechanical energy output of the kite wind generator. Renewable Energy, 34, 1525–1532.
[27]  Argatov, I.I., 2009. Asymptotic models for the topological sensitivity of the energy functional. Applied Mathematics Letters, 22, 19–23.
[28]  Argatov, I.I., Dmitriev, N.N., Petrov, Yu.V., Smirnov, V.I., 2009. Threshold erosion fracture in the case of oblique incidence. Journal of Friction and Wear, 30, 176–181.
[29]  Argatov, I.I., Fadin, Y.A., 2009. Excitation of the surface of an elastic half-space under the normal rebounding impact of an indenter. Journal of Friction and Wear, 30, 1–7.
[30]  Argatov, I.I., 2009. Slow vertical motions of a system of punches on an elastic half-space. Mechanics Research Communications, 36, 199–206.