Nanocolloids with surfactants: insight into advantages and drawbacks G. Tofan, A.C. Ţugui, E.I.Chereches, B. Pricop, E. Turcanu, M. Lohan, A.A. Minea The 8th Micro/Nanoscale Heat & Mass Transfer International Conference (MNHMT2027), January 9-11, 2027, Napoli, Italy.
Insights into surfactant influence on TiO2 water nanocolloids G.C. Tofan, M. Lohan, A.A Minea HMT-PM 2026: The Second International Conference on Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media: Fundamentals and Applications (HMT-PM 2026); co-sponsored by ICHMT, October 19-23, 2026, Praga, Czech Republic
Surfactants for nanocolloids stability – an experimental approach G. C. Tofan, C. A. Tugui, E. I. Chereches, B. Pricop, A. A. Minea 17th International Conference on Thermal Engineering: Theory and Applications, June 22-24, 2026, Valetta, Malta
Experimental insights into surfactant advantages and drawbacks on nanocolloids for heat transfer applications GC Tofan, CA Tugui, D Bejan, B Pricop, AA Minea 3rd International Conference on Engineering Manufacture (EM2026) Porto (FEUP), Portugal, 7-8 May 2026
Nanocolloids as Heat Transfer Fluids: Advantages, Limitations, and Protocol Considerations AA Minea 11th World Congress on Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer, Paris, France, April 2026
Nanocolloids with surfactants: An in-depth investigation. G.C. Tofan, M. Lohan, B. Pricop, A.C. Tugui, N. Cojocariu, A.A Minea International Scientific Conference “Theoretical and Applied Problems of Convective Heat and Mass Transfer”, December 16 to 18, 2025, National Research Tomsk State University, Russia
Surfactants for stable nanocolloids: an experimental approach G. Tofan, C.A. Tugui, E.I. Cherecheş, D. Bejan, B. Pricop, and A.A. Minea Conferința Internațională EmergeMAT Ediția a 8-a, Tehnologii emergente în ingineria materialelor 6-7 octombrie 2025 https://imnr.ro/wp/conferinta-internationala-emergemat-editia-a-8-a/
An experimental study on the influence of different new surfactants on nanocolloids properties G. Tofan, C.A. Tugui, E.I. Cherecheş, D. Bejan, B. Pricop, A.A. Minea Emerging Materials Global Network (EMGN) 2025, 1-3 September 2025, Istanbul, Turkey https://2025.emgn-meeting.org/
PEG based nanocolloids for heat transfer applications: a study on heat transfer enhancement in laminar flow G. C. Tofan, N. Cojocariu, C. A.Tugui, B. Pricop, M. N. Lohan, E. I. Chereches, D. Bejan, A. A. Minea 4th Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry Conference and 10th V4 Thermoanalytical Conference, 24-27 June 2025, Budapest, Hungary https://akcongress.com/jtacc/
Surfactant influence on high loaded nanofluids: a study on thermal effusivity G. C. Tofan, C. A. Tugui, N. Cojocariu, E. I. Cherecheş, D. Bejan, B. Pricop, A. A. Minea International Conference on Applied Sciences, ICAS 2025, 29.05. – 31.05.2025, Hunedoara – Romania https://icas.fih.upt.ro/
Nanocolloids Based on Polyethylene Glycol Mixtures for Heat Transfer Applications: a Combined Experimental and Numerical Study N. Cojocariu, C.A. Tugui, E.I. Cherecheş, D. Bejan, B. Pricop, A.A. Minea HPC 2025 – 11th Heat Powered Cycles Conference, 25-28 May 2025, Lisbon, Portugal https://hpc2025.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/
Low molecular mass polyethilene glycol mixtures for heat transfer applications N. Cojocariu, PhD supervisor: A. A. Minea International Conference of the Doctoral School, 14-16 May 2025, Iaşi, România https://conferinta-csd.tuiasi.ro/
Surfactants employed for nanofluids stabilization: recent research and trends G. C. Tofan, PhD supervisor: A. A. Minea International Conference of the Doctoral School, 14-16 May 2025, Iaşi, România https://conferinta-csd.tuiasi.ro/
Discussion on polyethylene glycols mixtures and PEG + MWCNT nanocolloids behaviour in thermal applications A A Minea, E I Cherecheş, C A Ţugui, G C Tofan Computational Civil Engineering 2025, 7-9 May 2025, Iaşi, România https://www.cce.ci.tuiasi.ro/
Articles in journals
Experimental Investigation of Surfactant Addition Influence on the Properties of Titanium Oxide Water Nanofluid G.C. Tofan, C.A. Ţugui, L. Atanase, D. Bejan, AA Minea International Journal of Thermophysics 47, 72, 2026 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10765-026-03747-1
Experimental study on SDBS surfactant effect on titanium oxide water nanofluid properties G.C. Tofan, B. Pricop, C.A. Ţugui, A.A. Minea Alexandria Engineering Journal 141, 132-137, 2026 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aej.2026.03.019
Polyethylene Glycol Nanocolloids as Advanced Phase Change Materials for Sustainable Energy: Experimental Data on Viscosity, Density, and Isobaric Heat Capacity C.A. Ţugui, N. Cojocariu, B. Pricop, D. Bejan, A.A. Minea Polymers 18 (6), 673, 2026 https://doi.org/10.3390/polym18060673
Experimental Insights into Influence of Surfactants on Thermophysical Properties of a Titanium Oxide Water Nanofluid G.C. Tofan, B. Pricop, C.A. Ţugui, A.A. Minea Applied Sciences 16 (4), 1890, 2026 doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/app16041890
Peg based nanocolloids for heat transfer applications: a study on heat transfer enhancement in laminar flow G.C. Tofan, N. Cojocariu, A.C. Ţugui, B. Pricop, M.N. Lohan, E.I. Cherecheş, D. Bejan, A.A. Minea Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2026, Springer doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-025-15203
PEG 200/400 mixture and metallic/oxide nanoparticles nanocolloids: Experimental evaluation of thermophysical properties N. Cojocariu, C. Tugui, E.I. Chereches, A.A. Minea Journal of Energy Storage 141 (A) (2026) 119129 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2025.119129
Experimental analysis of the thermophysical properties of polyethylene glycol with MgO nanoparticles: Insights into thermal analysis, density, viscosity and isobaric heat capacity N. Cojocariu, A.C. Ţugui, B. Pricop, D. Bejan, E.I. Cherecheş, A.A. Minea Thermal Science and Engineering Progress (2025) 104450, Elsevier doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2025.104450
A complex investigation of electrical conductivity and pH of polyethylene glycol nanocolloids N Cojocariu, EI Chereches, D Bejan, AA Minea Journal of Molecular Liquids (2025) 128880 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2025.128880
Experimental Studies on Developing Novel Nanocolloids Based on PEG Mixtures and Different Nanoparticles: Insights into Thermal Conductivity and Effusivity N. Cojocariu, E.I. Cherecheş, D. Bejan, B. Pricop, A.A. Minea International Journal of Thermophysics (2025) doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10765-025-03665-8
Discussion of Polyethylene Glycol Mixtures and PEG + MWCNT Nanocolloids’ Behavior in Thermal Applications A.A. Minea, E. I. Chereches, C. A. Tugui, G. C. Tofan Applied Sciences 15 (2025) 9898 doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/app15189898
Studies on several mixtures of PEG based phase change materials for heat transfer Applications: An experimental approach D. Bejan, N. Cojocariu, E.I. Cherecheş, A.A. Minea Journal of Molecular Liquids, 429 (2025) 127652 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2025.127652
Nanocolloids Based on PEG Mixtures with Several Nanoparticles: Experimental Study on Viscosity, Thermal Conductivity, Density and Isobaric Heat Capacity N. Cojocariu, C.A. Ţugui, E.I. Cherecheş, A.A. Minea International Journal of Thermophysics 46 (10) (2025), 1-21 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10765-025-03621-6
Surfactants for heat exchange nanocolloids: Review of advantages, drawbacks, quantitative information and recommendations A.A. Minea Thermal Science and Engineering Progress 65 (2025) 103983 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2025.103983
Patent applications
Events
Workshop – New heat transfer fluids - opportunities and applications Organizational details: Date: October 30, 2025, time slot: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Venue: onsite, T2 amphitheater, RECTORAT building, ground floor Registration link: https://forms.gle/yh8XZwy45mPf73vQ6 Announcement (pdf) Poster presentation (pdf) Photos from the event (pdf)
Grant proposals
Title: AI-Assisted Approaches in Physics and Engineering Toward Sustainable Thermal Energy Use Main proposer: prof.univ.dr.ing. Alina Adriana MINEA Main Proposer Institution: Universitatea Tehnica Gheorghe Asachi Din Iasi - COST Full Member Acronym: AI4HEAT Proposal Reference: OC-2025-1-28651
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