Research

Nanofluids area (selection):

A. Minea, E. I. Chereches, Nanofluids for electrical applications, ISBN 978-0-443-15483-6, Elsevier, 2023.
A.A. Minea, A. Huminic, G. Huminic, Conjugate Heat and Mass Transfer in Nanofluids, Nanofluids and Mass Transfer, pagina 133-187, Editors: Mohammad Reza Rahimpour, Elsevier, 2022
G. Huminic, A. Huminic, A.A. Minea, Magnetic nanofluids and mass transfer mechanism, Nanofluids and Mass Transfer, pg. 189-215, Editors: Mohammad Reza Rahimpour, Elsevier, 2022
A. Minea, Numerical studies on nanoparticle stabilization in ionic liquid medium (IoNanofluids), 30 pages, ch. 5 in Joseph – Theoretical and Computational Approaches to Predicting Ionic Liquid Properties, Editors: Aswathy Joseph, Suresh Mathew, Academic Press Elsevier, ISBN: 9780128202807, 2020.
A. Minea, Barriers and challenges in hybrid nanofluids development and implementation, 27 pages, ch. 7 in Hybrid Nanofluids for Convection Heat Transfer, Ed. Hafiz Ali, Academic Press Elsevier, ISBN: 9780128192801, 2020.
A. Minea, S.M. Murshed, An insight of ionanofluids flow and heat transfer behavior for solar energy in Nanofluids and their Engineering Applications, ed. K.R.V. Subramanian, Tubati Nageswara Rao, Avinash Balakrishnan, Chapter 11, CRC press Taylor & Francis, ISBN 9781138605268 – CAT# K388492, 2019
A.A. Minea, Advances in Heat Transfer Fluids: from Numerical to Experimental Techniques (532 pag) Ed. A. A. Minea, CRC press Taylor & Francis, ISBN 9781498751858 – CAT# K27275, 2017.
AA Minea, EI Cherecheş, Experimental studies on thermal conductivity and heat transfer of 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ionic liquid and its nanocolloids, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer 154, 107406, 2024
E.I. Chereches, D. Bejan, A.A. Minea, Experimental on viscosity and isobaric heat capacity of [C4mim][BF4] ionic liquid with MWCNT nanoparticles, Journal of Molecular Liquids 391 (2023) 123214, 10.1016/j.molliq.2023.123214, IF = 6.633 (Q1).
E.I. Chereches, D. Bejan, A.A. Minea, Experimental study on viscosity and isobaric heat capacity of PEG 400 enhanced with TiO₂ nanoparticles, Alexandria Engineering Journal 81 (2023) 526-263, 10.1016/j.aej.2023.09.039, IF = 6.626 (Q1).
E.I. Cherecheş, D. Bejan, C. Ibanescu, M. Danu, A.A. Minea, Nanocolloids based on PEG 400 with MgO nanoparticles: experimental study on viscosity and specific heat, Thermal Science and Engineering Progress 43 (2023) 101985, 10.1016/j.tsep.2023.101985, IF = 4.56 (Q1).
E.I. Cherecheş, C. Ibanescu, M. Danu, A.A. Minea, Studies on rheological properties and isobaric heat capacity of ZnO – [C4mim][BF4] nanoparticle enhanced ionic liquid, Journal of Molecular Liquids, 121759 (2023), 10.1016/j.molliq.2023.121759, IF = 6.633.
E Gürsoy, M Gürdal, HK Pazarlıoğlu, A Dağdeviren, M Tekir, K Arslan, Engin Gedik, Alina Adriana Minea, Hüseyin Kurt, Effect of Magnetic Field Locations on Thermo-magnetic Convection Performance of Fe3O4/H2O Ferrofluid Flowing in a Novel Dimpled Tube: An Experimental Study, Applied Thermal Engineering, 120305, 2023
AA Minea, EI Cherecheş, State of the art on the development of 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ionic liquid and its nanocolloids, Journal of Molecular Liquids, 120691, 2022
PK Kanti, EI Chereches, AA Minea, KV Sharma, Experiments on thermal properties of ionic liquid enhanced with alumina nanoparticles for solar applications, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 1-12, 2022
M Gürdal, K Arslan, E Gedik, AA Minea. Effects of using nanofluid, applying a magnetic field, and placing turbulators in channels on the convective heat transfer: A comprehensive review, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 162, 112453, 2022
M Cherecheş, D. Bejan,, EI Chereches, AA Minea, Experimental studies on several properties of PEG 400 and MWCNT nano-enhanced PEG 400 fluids, Journal of Molecular Liquids, 119049, 2022
M Chereches, A Vardaru, G Huminic, I Chereches, AA Minea, A Huminic, Thermal conductivity of stabilized PEG 400 based nanofluids: An experimental approach, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 130, 105793, 2022
W. M. El-Maghlany, A. A. Minea, Ionanofluids natural convection heat transfer and entropy generation in a rectangular cavity: viscosity influence, Molecular Liquids, 116651, 2021
E.I. Cherecheş, J.I. Prado, C. Ibanescu, M. Danu, A.A. Minea, L. Lugo, Viscosity and isobaric heat capacity of alumina Nanoparticle Enhanced Ionic Liquids: an experimental approach, Journal of Molecular Liquids, 114020 (2020), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2020.114020.
E I Chereches, A A Minea, K.V. Sharma, A complex evaluation of [C 2 mim][CH 3 SO 3 ]–alumina nanoparticle enhanced ionic liquids internal laminar flow, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 154 (2020) 119674.
Minea, B. Buonomo, J. Burggraf, D. Ercole, K. R. Karpaiya, A. Di Pasqua, G. Sekrani, J. Steffens, J. Tibaut, N. Wichmann, P. Farber, A. Huminic, G. Huminic, R. Mahu, O. Manca, C. Oprea, S. Poncet, J. Ravnik, , NanoRound: A benchmark study on the numerical approach in nanofluids’ simulation, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 108 (2019) 104292
EI Cherecheş, JI Prado, M Cherecheş, AA Minea, L. Lugo, Experimental study on thermophysical properties of alumina nanoparticle enhanced ionic liquids, Journal of Molecular Liquids 291 (2019) 111332
Moldoveanu, G.M., Minea, A.A., Specific heat experimental tests of simple and hybrid oxide-water nanofluids: Proposing new correlation, Journal of Molecular Liquids 279 (2019) 299-305
A. Minea, P. Estelle, Numerical study on CNT nanofluids behavior in laminar pipe flow, Journal of Molecular Liquids, 271 (2018) 281-289
Moldoveanu, G.M., Huminic, G., Minea, A.A., Huminic, A., Experimental study on thermal conductivity of stabilized Al2 O3 and SiO2 nanofluids and their hybrid, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 127 (2018) 450-457
Minea, A.A., Murshed, S.M.S., A review on development of ionic liquid based nanofluids and their heat transfer behavior, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 91 (2018) 584-599
G.M. Moldoveanu, C Ibanescu, M. Danu, A.A. Minea, Viscosity estimation of Al2O3, SiO2 nanofluids and their hybrid: An experimental study, Journal of Molecular Liquids, 253 (2018) 188-196
A. Minea, W. M. El-Maghlany, Influence of hybrid nanofluids on the performance of parabolic trough collectors in solar thermal systems: recent findings and numerical comparison, Renewable energy, 120 (2018) 350-364.
S. Akilu, A. T. Baheta, A. A. Minea, K.V. Sharma, Rheology and thermal conductivity of non-porous silica (SiO2) in viscous glycerol and ethylene glycol based nanofluids, International Communications in Heat And Mass Transfer, 88 (2017) 245-253
A.A. Minea, Challenges in hybrid nanofluids behavior in turbulent flow: Recent research and numerical comparison, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 71 (2017) 426–434

Thermal analysis area (selection)::

N.-M. LOHAN, B. Pricop, L. G. Bujoreanu, Tehnici avansate de analiză termică. Îndrumar de laborator. Ed. Performantica, ISBN 978-606-685-736-9, (2020)
L. G. Bujoreanu, N. M. Lohan, B. Pricop; N. Cimpoeşu, Thermal memory degradation in a Cu-Zn-Al shape memory alloy during thermal cycling with free air cooling, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 20, 3, pp. 468-475, (2011)
B. Pricop, U. Soyler, N. M. Lohan, B. Ozkal, L.G. Bujoreanu, D. Chicet, C. Munteanu, Thermal behavior of mechanically alloyed powders used for producing an Fe-Mn-Si-Cr-Ni shape memory alloy, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 21, pp. 2407-2416, (2012)
N. M. Lohan, L. G. Bujoreanu, C. Baciu, Influence of temperature variation rate on calorimetric response during heating and on martensite structure obtained after subsequent cooling of a Cu-Zn-Al shape memory alloy, Micro & Nano Letters, 7, 6, pp. 540–543, (2012)
N. M. Lohan, L. G. Bujoreanu, C. Baciu, Influence of temperature variation rate on calorimetric response during heating and on martensite structure obtained after subsequent cooling of a Cu-Zn-Al shape memory alloy, Micro & Nano Letters, 7, 6, Page 540-543, (2012)
G. Vitel, M.Suru, A. Parachiv, N. M. Lohan, B. Pricop, M. Baciu, L.G. Bujoreanu, Structural effects of training cycles in shape memory actuators for temperature control, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 28, Issue: 1, 79-84, (2012), (Q2)
D. Nedelcu, C. Ciuofu, N. M. Lohan, Microindentation and differential scanning calorimetry of “liquid wood”, Composites Part B: Engineering 55, Page 11-15, (2014), IF: 13.1 (Q1)
M. Lohan, M.-G. Suru, B. Pricop, and L.-Gh. Bujoreanu, Cooling rate effects on the structure and transformation behavior of Cu-Zn-Al shape memory alloys, International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials, 21, 11, Page 1109-1114, (2014) IF: 4.8, (Q1)
D. Nedelcu, N.M. Lohan, I. Volf, R.I. Comăneci, Thermal behaviour and stability of the Arboform (R) LV3 nature liquid wood, Composites Part. B, 103, Page 84-89, (2016) IF: 13.1 (Q1)
N.M.Lohan, P. Bogdan, B. Lucian, L. G. Bujoreanu, Using DSC for the detection of diffusion-controlled phenomena in Cu-based shape memory alloys, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 131, 1, Page 215-244, (2018) IF: 4.4 (Q1)
S-N. Mazurchevici, J.G. Motas, M. Diaconu, G. Lisa, N.M. Lohan, M. Glod, D. Nedelcu, Nanocomposite Biopolymer Arboblend V2 Nature AgNPs, Polymers, 13, 17, (2021) IF: 5 (Q1)
Pricop, B.; Sava, Ș.D.; Lohan, N.-M.; Bujoreanu, L.-G. DMA Investigation of the Factors Influencing the Glass Transition in 3D Printed Specimens of Shape Memory Recycled PET. Polymers, 14, 11, (2022) IF: 5 (Q1)
Sava, Ș.-D.; Lohan, N.-M.; Pricop, B.; Popa, M.; Cimpoeșu, N.; Comăneci, R.-I.; Bujoreanu, L.-G. On the Thermomechanical Behavior of 3D-Printed Specimens of Shape Memory R-PETG. Polymers, Volume 15, Issue 10, (2023) IF: 5 (Q1) Sava, S.D., Pricop, B., Comaneci, RI., Cimpoesu, N., Popa, M., Lohan, NM., Bujoreanu, LG., Variations in the Thermomechanical and Structural Properties during the Cooling of Shape-Memory R-PETG, Polymers, 16, 14, (2024), IF: 5 (Q1)