Floriana Daniela Stoian
Associate Professor
"Politehnica" University
of Timisoara
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Thermal Machines, Technology and Transportation
Office: Bv. Mihai Viteazu 1, RO-300222, TIMISOARA,
ROMANIA
Telephone: + 40 (0)256 403671 Fax: + 40 (0)256 403700
Educational
background
Employment record
Research activity:
research topics, research projects, publications
Lectures
Educational
background
High School “Traian” , Drobeta Turnu Severin (graduation in
1984) – 2004 Reunion
Politehnica
University of Timisoara,
Faculty of Electrical Engineering,
Specialization:
Power Engineering (graduation in June 1989)
Diploma project: Steam generator for a Nuclear
Power Plant (CANDU type)
Scientific coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Zeno
Ardelean, Dr.-Eng.
Doctor in Technical Sciences (PhD.)
Field: Thermal
Engineering,
obtained at “Politehnica” University
of Timisoara
(November 17, 1997)
PhD Thesis: The
effects of the electric fields on the nucleate boiling heat transfer
Scientific coordinator: Professor
Corneliu Ungureanu
Employment record
1989 - 1991: Engineer,
The Iron & Steel Combined Works, Resitza, Romania
1991 –
present - POLITEHNICA University of Timisoara, Faculty of Mechanical
Engineering, Department of Thermal Machines & Transports
1991 - 1996: Assistant
1996 -2000: Lecturer
2000 - present: Associate Professor (Senior lecturer)
2002 - present: Researcher at National
Research Center for Engineering of Systems with Complex Fluids (NRCESFC - UPT)
Fellowships:
Ø January - November 1996: Fellowship for
Foreign Scientists (Research Assistant) awarded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) at University
of Tokyo, Institute of Industrial
Science, Japan
Host scientists: Professor I. TANASAWA and Professor
S. NISHIO)
Ø June - September 1998: Visiting Researcher at University of Pisa , Department of Energy Engineering
Host scientist: Professor W. GRASSI
Ø February 1999 - February 2000: Post - Doctoral Fellowship (Visiting Researcher) awarded by the Japan
Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) at Toyo University, Faculty of Engineering,
Heat and Mass Transfer Lab., Japan
Host scientist: Professor T. MAEKAWA
Ø August – October 2004: Senior
Scientist Fellowship awarded by the Italian
Council of Research (CNR) and NATO at University
of Pisa, Department of Energy Engineering
Host scientist: Professor W. GRASSI
Research
interests:
v Effects of External Fields (Electric Fields, Magnetic Fields)
on Heat Transfer Phenomena
v Magnetizable nanofluids
v Molecular Dynamics Simulations
v Power Plants
Research
projects (recent work)
1.
2001-2002: The study of phase transitions of a fluid
in an external force field (Research grant awarded by the National Research
Council for University Research - CNCSIS)
2.
2001-2002: Studies regarding the electrohydrodynamic
effects in thermal processes of phase change (part of a Research grant awarded
by the National Research Council for University Research - CNCSIS)
3.
2001-2004: Studies and researches regarding the
behaviour of magnetisable fluids with complex micro- and nano- structure, in
terestrial and microgravity conditions (Research grant awarded by the Romanian
Space Agency) – cooperation
with NRCESCF-UPT
4.
2005-2007: Researches regarding the use of
magnetizable nanofluids as thermal fluids (Research grant awarded by the
National Research Council for University Research - CNCSIS) – cooperation with NRCESCF-UPT
Publications are
available on request:
Lectures:
Power Plants
at Faculty of
Mechanical Engineering, Chair of Thermodynamics, Thermal Machines and Road
Vehicles
Technical
thermodynamics at Faculty of Mechanical
Engineering,
Last modified on September
30,2009
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