| Academic
qualifications |
PhD in Fluid Mechanics (since November 1996). |
| Fields of
specialisation |
Fluid Mechanics, Aero/Hydroelasticity, Aerodynamics |
| Professional
experience |
- 2001-> Professor in the
same Department.
- 1998- 2001, Associate Professor
in the same Department.
- 1992-1998, Lecturer, Dept. of Thermo & Fluid
Mechanics, University of Brasov.
- 1990-1992, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Thermo
& Fluid Mechanics, University of Brasov.
- 1982-1989 Engineer with the Company of Aircrafts,
Brasov: 2 years with technological duties, 5
years in the Helicopter Design Department. During
this period, the following experience was
acquired: design and maintenance of helicopter
control chains, design of helicopter composite
rotor blades, aerodynamics and performance of
aircrafts, flight testing, member in a team
having as task the design of a helicopter flight
simulator.
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| Education |
Education
- Faculty of Aircraft, Politehnica
University of Bucharest (1977 – 1982).
- Faculty of Mathematics, University of Bucharest
(1986 – 1992).
Secondary education
- High school in the city of Pitesti, Romania
(1972– 1976).
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| Research interests |
- Fluid Mechanics : Viscous Fluid Flows,
Hydrodynamic Stability, Turbulence modelling.
- Convection Processes in Viscous Fluids and Porous
Media – free and mixed convection, boundary
layer, thermal and dynamic stability, full
equations numerical simulation. Joint
works with Prof Ioan POP (Cluj Napoca,
Romania), Dr Andrew REES
(Bath, UK), Dr. Eugen MAGYARI
(Switzerland) and Prof Leiv STORESLETTEN
(Kristiansand, Norway).
- Aero/Hydroelasticity : Aeroelasticity of
Aircraft, Flows in ducts with flexible walls.
- Boundary layer control: The special interest is
on the boundary layer control by means of
compliant surfaces. In this respect, the list of
papers highlights my research which was initiated
in my doctoral thesis, entitled :
"Contributions to the study of the
interaction between fluid flows and compliant
structures" (degree awarded in 1996. The main contributions were in
the study of boundary layer flows stability over
various types of compliant walls. On the other
hand, some new numerical models for the behaviour
of flexible/compliant airfoils in inviscid fluid
flows were elaborated and tested.
- Aerodynamics : The method of fundamental
solutions as applied to viscous incompressible
flows in the presence of 2D and 3D airfoils.
Numerical methods in airfoil and wing theory.
- The experience acquired up-to-date is on the
modelling and numerical simulation (with FEM) of the
blood flow in the human carotid artery bifurcation
under anatomically realistic condition. Some information may be found here.
- More recently, the cerebral hemodynamics at the
level of Willis circle was studied by numerical means.
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