Vesa Saikko
Senior Scientist
Senior Scientist
T212 Department of Energy and Mechanical Engineering
Full researcher profile
https://research.aalto.fi/...
Email
vesa.saikko@aalto.fi
Phone number
+358503551757
Research groups
- Mechatronics, Senior Scientist
Publications
Marine Thruster Lip Seals : A Comparative Study of Frictional Behavior and a Condition-Based Monitoring Approach
Omar Morad, Raine Viitala, Vesa Saikko
2026
Journal of Tribology
Behavior of marine thruster lip seals under typical operating conditions
Omar Morad, Raine Viitala, Vesa Saikko
2025
Tribology International
Statistical analysis of VEXLPE wear against alumina produced by a new 200-station, multidirectional pin-on-disk device
Vesa Saikko
2024
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine
Performance characterization of marine lip seals : Contact temperature and frictional torque
Omar Morad, Vesa Saikko, Raine Viitala
2023
Wear
Effect of Component Position and Inward–Outward Rotation on the Wear of Different Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylenes in an Orbital Bearing Type Hip Joint Simulator
Vesa Saikko
2023
Tribology Transactions
Effect of Sliding Velocity on UHMWPE and VEXLPE Friction Against CoCr in Multidirectional, Serum Lubricated Conditions
Vesa Saikko, Omar Morad, Raine Viitala
2023
Journal of Tribology: Transactions of the ASME
VEXLPE friction studied with a multidirectional hip joint simulator using contact temperature control
Vesa Saikko
2023
Tribology International
Analysis of wear produced by a 100-station wear test device for UHMWPE with different contact pressures
Vesa Saikko
2022
Tribology International
Effect of temperature on UHMWPE and VEXLPE friction and wear against CoCr in noncyclic tests
Vesa Saikko, Omar Morad, Raine Viitala
2022
Wear
Modification of a Simplified Hip Joint Simulator Into an ISO 14242-1 Compliant Design and a Comparison of Wear Test Results
Vesa Saikko, Omar Morad, Raine Viitala
2022
Journal of Tribology: Transactions of the ASME