Gear Technology Design Unit

Staff Profile

Tom Reavie

Engineer

Background

Graduated from Newcastle University with a MEng in Mechanical Engineering in 2016.

Began work at the Design Unit (School of Engineering) in 08/2016.


Research

Currently completing a PhD part-time, working title: "A performance based geometric specification method for involute gears".  Supervisors Prof Brian Shaw and Dr Rob Frazer 

Teaching

Part of the lecturing team for MEC8029, Design for Mechanical Power Transmissions.

Publications

  • Articles

    • Przyklenk A, Reavie T, Stein M, Frazer R. Holistic evaluation of involute gear surfaces using 3D point cloud inversion. Engineering Research Express 2024, 6, 1. In Preparation.
    • Reavie T, Frazer R, Przyklenk A, Stein M. Characterisation and evaluation of the harmonic content of involute gear surface deviations. Engineering Research Express 2024, 6, 1. In Preparation.
    • Reavie T, Frazer RC, Shaw B. Filtering effects on involute gear form measurement. Measurement Science and Technologu 2023, 34, 045006.
    • Reavie T, Koulin G, Frazer R, Wilson S, Shaw BA. A method to quantify waviness measurement capability of a gear measurement machine. Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties 2018, 7(1), 015002.
    • Koulin G, Reavie T, Frazer R, Shaw BA. Economic method for helical gear flank surface characterisation. Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties 2017, 6(1), 015001.

  • Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)

    • Przyklenk A, Stein M, Reavie T, Frazer R. Holistic evaluation of involute gears. In: American Gear Manufacturers Association Fall Technical Meeting 2021. 2021, Rosemont, Illinois: AGMA.