Rao Kilaparti
Assistant Professor, Department of Technology
Email: kilapart@ceet.niu.edu
Tel: 815-753-9932
Education
M.S. (1970) in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering; Ph.D. (1981) in Mechanical
Engineering, Northwestern University
Research Interests
Tribology of Magnetic Media/Head; Micro-Assembly; Ball Bearings Lubricants; Friction and Wear; Diamond Like Carbon Coating Applications; Locomotive Wheel Rail Interaction; Nano Technology Applications.
Work Experience
- Department of Technology, NIU (2006-present)
- Exabyte Corporation (1999-2004) Department Manager
- 3M/Imation (1987-1999) Research Scientist
- Iomega Corp. (1983-1987) Senior Engineer
Professional Associations and Honors
- Member of ASME
- Golden Step Award (1989) Product Development at 3M Corp.
- Six Sigma Green Belt (2004)
Selected Publications
- Kilaparti, S.R. and Burton, R.A., “ The Thermoelastic Patch Contact Problem for Large Peclet Number”, Journal of Lubrication Technology, Jan. 1978, Vol. 100.
- Burton, R.A., Narlikar, V. and Kilaparti, S.R., "Thermoelastic Instability in seal-like Configuration," Wear. May 1973, Vol. 24.
- Burton, R.A., Kilaparti, S.R. and Narlikar, V.,"A limiting Stationary Configuration with Partially Contacting Surfaces," J Wear, May 1973, Vol. 24.
- Kilaparti, S.R., Nagib, M., “Combined Helium and Steam Cycle for Nuclear Power Plants,” ASME Trans., Mechanical Engineering, Aug. 1971, Vol. 93.
- Kilaparti, S.R., “The Pack Shift Detection and Retensioning Methods and Drive Apparatus Regarding Same,” U. S. Patent No. 5886845, March 23,1999.
Research Projects
US department of transportation funded over $1M for locomotive rail/ wheel interaction at Illinois Institute of Technology. SKF funded $2M for experimental research on Elasto-Hydrodynamic Lubrication in Ball Bearings.
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