Marcus Björling

About me

I was enrolled as a Ph.D student at Luleå University of Technology at the Division of Machine Elements in the beginning of 2009. In October 2014 I defended my thesis Friction in Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication External link.. I have since then been employed as a Post-Doc, senior lecturer and currently associate professor to do research and teaching.

Research

The aim of my research is to give greater understanding of the process of friction generation in elastohydrodynamically lubricated contacts and to aid the develop of new lubricants with less environmental impact and increased efficiency of machine components. My research also includes surface coatings for improved efficiency of machine components. Recently we found that by combining Diamond-Like-Carbon (DLC) coatings and the green lubricant glycerol, superlubricity with friction coefficient below 0.01 can be achieved in elastohydrodynamic lubrication External link..

Since 2011 I have published 48 Journal Papers, 35 Conference contributions and I have a H-Index of 16 in Google Scholar External link.. A complete list of Journal Publications han be found on the bottow of the page.

I am currently act as Associate Editor for the  Proceedings of the IMechE Part J – Journal of Engineering Tribology External link. and have been guest editor for a special issue on Elastohydrodynamic (EHD) lubrication in Lubricants External link.,

The link below is to a presentation (In Swedish) that I did at the house of science, introducing my research in tribology and how we can seek insipration from nature.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCMRRGgZdKQ External link.

I am also available on:
Research Gate External link.
ORCID External link.
Web of science External link.

Teaching

Teacher in SIRIUS - Creative Product Development - 22.5 Credits External link.
Teacher in Advanced Machine Elements - 7.5 Credits External link.
Teacher in Vehicle Systems 1 - 7.5 Credits External link.
Teacher in Hydraulics - 7.5 Credits External link.

CV (Updated February 2024)

Doctoral degree

Ph.D. in Machine elements, 04 October 2014. Friction in Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication. Supervisor; Prof. Roland Larsson, Luleå University of Technology. Co-supervisor; Prof. Pär Marklund, Luleå University of Technology.

Previous Employments

• October 2017 - July 2020: Senior Lecturer at the Division of Machine Elements, LTU.
• October 2014 - October 2017: Post Doc at the Division of Machine Elements, LTU.
• January 2009 - October 2014: Ph.D Student at the Division of Machine Elements, LTU.

Awards

• 2018 Award for research and Development in the field of material Science - Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA)
• 2018 Award for Young Excellent Researcher - Royal Skyttean Society
• 2017 Top reviewers for Luleå University of Technology - Publons
• 2015 Inovative young reseacher award - Norrbotten Research Council
• 2013 Best Paper Award Surface Engineering Technical Committee for the Society of Tribologists and
  Lubrication Engineers (STLE) for the paper The Influence of DLC Coating on EHL Friction Coefficient in Tribology Letters.

Supervision at present

• PhD student Oskar Moström (Supervisor) - Mitigation of stray bearing currents in heavy duty electric vehicles
• PhD student Jun Chen (Co-supervisor) - Multi-functional anti-icing polymer materials
• PhD student Yuko Higashitani (Co-supervisor) - Cam traction
• PhD student Idiris Mehamud Aliyi (Co-Supervisor) - Tribo Electric Nano Generators as sensors
• PhD student Mushfiq Hasan (Co-Supervisor) - Water based lubricants for electric vehicles
• Post-doc Deepak Prajapati - Characterization of water based fluids for electric vehicles

Supervision history

• 2023 - MSc thesis - Gustaf Axelström - Test rig for gear transmissions in electrical applications
• 2023 - MSc thesis - Muhammad Umar Farooq - Tribological characterization of a ball bearing subjected to an electric field: Electric drivetrain tribology
• 2023 - MSc thesis - Elias Aretorn - Development of an Accelerated Test Method for Compressed Natural Gas Fuel System Robustness against Contamination
• 2023 - MSc thesis - Lina Oskarsson - Verktyg för märkning av stålstänger
• 2023 - MSc thesis - Mauritz Johansson - Design och konstruktion av en förbättrad förbränningstoalett med innovativ förbränningsprocess
• 2023 - MSc thesis - Lucar Lärkeryd - Utveckling av motorupphängning CV90
• 2023 - MSc thesis - Arvid Söderlund - The design of a hydraulic equalizer bar for the feeding mechanism on forest harvester heads
• 2023 - MSc thesis - Alfred Viklund - Utveckling av ny växlingsmekanism till CV90
• 2023 - MSc thesis - Carl Nyqvist - Utveckling av växelsteg i CV90 drivenhet
• 2022 - MSc thesis - Ugo Jantel - Assessment of a Sustainable Water-based Lubricant for Electric Drivelines: Lubrication and Cooling performance of a Water-based Lubricant
• 2022 - MSc thesis - Diego Manuel Chamorro Ruz - On the friction and failure mechanisms of bearing and gear surfaces lubricated by a novel nanoadditive in highly stressed operating conditions
• 2022 - MSc thesis - Anurag Singh - Optimisation of tribology of Alfa Laval separator screw gear systems
• 2022 - MSc thesis - Raneem Kamly & Hampus Lindholm Bergman - Ytors beskaffenhets påverkan vid tätningsförband
• 2021 - PhD thesis - Jing Hua - Friction control in different lubrication regimes (co-supervisor)
• 2021 - PhD thesis - Jonny Hansen - Elasto-hydrodynamic film formation in heavily loaded rolling-sliding contacts: Influence of surface topography on the transition between lubrication regimes (co-supervisor)
• 2021 - MSc thesis - Johan Lindström - Development of a tap run for a Kaldo-converter
• 2021 - MSc thesis - Mushfiq Hasan - Investigation of micropitting and wear in rolling/sliding contacts operating under boundary lubrication conditions
• 2021 - MSc thesis - Guillermo Zapata Tamayo - Sustainable lubrication for future transmissions - Micropitting performance of glycerol-based lubricants
• 2021 - MSc thesis - Robert Näslund - Koncept study of high performance actuatur for rotating and linear motion on hooklift trailers
• 2021 - MSc thesis - Isak Johansson - Transmission and mount for gearbox testrig
• 2020 - MSc thesis - Viktor Risberg - Optimization of hydraulic quick release couplings
• 2020 - MSc thesis - Emil Muhrman - Design of machine adaptor CR300-400
• 2020 - MSc thesis - Erik Östensson - Optimization and protection of gear selector and testing of gear system
• 2019 - MSc thesis - Marko Tošić - Model of thermal EHL based on Navier-Stokes equations - Effects of asperities and extreme loads
• 2019 - MSc thesis - Frida Persson - Alternative Braking System for Tracked Vehicles
• 2019 - MSc thesis - Pontus Johansson - New piston ring solution for Stirling engines
• 2019 - BSc thesis - Joachim Jakobsson - Industrialisering av övervakningskoncept för DOC
• 2018 - MSc thesis - David Nordin - Design & Evaluation of carbon fibre bus body
• 2018 - MSc thesis - Emil Lantto - Integrated brake in hydraulic motor for winch applications
• 2018 - MSc thesis - Filip Larsson & Jonas Dalgren - Development of an on-demand front wheel drive for Scania trucks
• 2017 - MSc thesis - Jonathan Hägglund & Tony Häggström - Pneumatic turbocharger support system
• 2012 - MSc thesis - Jesper Berglund - Design of a power loss model for vehicle drivetrains
• 2011 - MSc thesis - Samuel Andersson & Patrik Nilsson - Development of a power-circulating test rig

Granted funding

Project leader

• 2023-03-31, 4 800 000 SEK, Swedish Energy Agency, FFI - Mitigation of parasitic stray currents in heavy duty electrical vehicles for improved reliability and efficiency (2023-201943)
• 2022-11-30, 555 000 SEK, Swedish Energy Agency, Electromobility - Stray currents in electric drivetrains (2022-203372)
• 2020-11, 630 000 SEK, Kempe Foundation, Post-Doc grant, Characterisation of water based lubricants for electric vehicles (SMK-2043)
• 2019-10, 1 890 000 SEK, LTU lab Fund, grant for purchasing lab equipment (LTU-3300-2019)
• 2019-03, 1 890 000 SEK, Kempe Foundation, grant for purchasing lab equipment (JCK-1907)
• 2018-01 to 2021-12: 2 800 000 SEK, Swedish Research Council, Startup grant, Mechanisms for very low friction in lubricated contacts (2017-04914)
• 2017-01 to 2017-12: 150 000 SEK, Bolidens foundation for research and education at LTU, Environmentally adapted lubricants for mining machinery (2016-00020)
• 2015-01 to 2018-05: 3 000 000 SEK, Norrbottens Research Council, Friction reduction in machine components by thermal insulation (NoFo14-210)

Co-applicant

• 2022-11, 293 710 EUR, EU-Marie Curie - Patron
• 2022-09, 2 000 000 SEK, LTU Lab Fund, grant for purchasing lab equipment (LTU-3109-2022)
• 2022-09, 5 000 000 SEK, Kempe Foundation, grant for purchasing lab equipment (JCSMK22-0102)
• 2021-09, 800 000 SEK, LTU Lab Fund, grant for purchasing lab equipment (2758-2021)
  2021-01, 1 300 000 SEK, Kempe Foundation, grant for purchasing lab equipment (JCK-2106)
• 2019-10 to 2022-09, 663 972 EUR, Interreg Nord, Region Norrbotten, Ice Proof Arctic - Innovations for Ice and Snow Risk management (NYPS 20202472)
• 2019-10 to 2022-09, 1 019 646 SEK, Region Norrbotten, Ice Proof Arctic - Innovations for Ice and Snow Risk management
  2018-11, 495 000 SEK, Vinnova, A first step towards new self-powered vibration sensors (2018-04274)
• 2018-03, 1 450 000 SEK, LTU lab fund, grant for purchasing lab equipment (3956-2017)
• 2017-11, 1 450 000 SEK, Kempe Foundation, grant for purchasing lab equipment (SMK-1734)
• 2017-12 to 2021-10: 4 200 000 SEK, Swedish Energy Agency, Wear resistant multifunctional coatings for wind turbines in cold climates (2017008200)
• 2017-11 to 2020-12: 3 800 000 SEK, Swedish Energy Agency, New piston ring solution in stirling engines for electricity production from the sun (2017-004849)

Additional information

Invited speaker

• “Exploring water-soluble lubricants – a way towards sustainable lubrication”, Lubricants Sustainability Forum External link., Berlin, Germany, 29-30th November, 2023
• "Inspiration from nature and future technological solutions" External link., House of Science, Luleå, Sweden, 2016.
• "On the effect of DLC coating on full film EHL friction",TriboDays, Luleå, Sweden, 2013.
• "Friction in Elastohydrodynamically Lubricated Contacts - The influence of speed and slide to roll ratio". TriboDays, Trollhättan, Sweden, 2011

Expert reviewer

• Professional reviewer for Czech Science Foundation
• Peer-reviewer for 23 international journals External link.

Editor of Scientific Journals

• Member of the Editorial board of Tribology - Materials, Surfaces & Interfaces External link.
• Associate Editor for the Proceedings of the IMechE Part J – Journal of Engineering Tribology External link. (2019-)
• Guest editor for Lubricants Special Issue External link. entitled Elastohydrodynamic (EHD) Lubrication