- 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.
https://www.ichmt.org/mnhmt-2027 - Nanocolloids: Experimental Insights and AI Integration
A.A. Minea
7th International Conference on Fluid Flow and Thermal Science (ICFFTS 2026), London, United Kingdom – October 28 – 30, 2026
https://icffts.com/speakers.html - Surfactants for TiO2 nanocolloids: a combined numerical and experimental approach
G. C. Tofan, C. A. Tugui, E. I. Cherecheş, B. Pricop, A.A. Minea
EMGN – 2nd Emerging Materials Global Network 2026, 26-27 October 2026, Marrakech, Morocco
https://2026.emgn-meeting.org - 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
https://hmt-pm2026.fs.cvut.cz/ - 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
https://www.ictea.ca/author-area - Experimental results on electrical conductivity and pH of several nanocolloids with polyethylene glycol as a base fluid
N. Cojocariu, PhD supervisor: A. A. Minea
International Conference of the Doctoral School, 14-16 May 2025, Iaşi, România
https://conferinta-csd.tuiasi.ro/ - Experimental investigation of the influence of adding surfactants on the properties of water-based titanium oxide nanofluid
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/ - 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
https://www.engeduconferences.com/EM2026/ - 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
https://2026.mhmtcongress.com/ - 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, 13-15 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, 13-15 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/
- Numerical analysis of surfactant influence on heat transfer behavior of a TiO2 nanocolloid in laminar flow
G. C. Tofan; C. A. Ţugui; A. A. Minea; E. Țurcanu; E. I. Chereches
ChemEngineering 10 (75) 2026
doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/chemengineering10060075 - Surfactant effect on titanium oxide water nanofluid thermophysical properties: experimental investigation of density, thermal conductivity and viscosity
G. Tofan, B. Pricop, A. C. Ţugui, E. I. Chereches, A. A. Minea
Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2026
doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-026-15687-x - Computational Analysis in Laminar Flow of Several Nanocolloids with PEG 200 and MgO/MWCNTs Nanoparticles
AA Minea, CA Tugui, GC Tofan, EI Chereches
Materials 19 (8), 1617, 2026
doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/ma19081617 - 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
doi: 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
doi: 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
doi: 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 APPROACH ON THERMAL DIFFUSIVITY OF A PEG NANOFLUID
N. Cojocariu, A.A. Minea
Buletinul Institutului Politehnic din Iaşi, Materials science and engineering section, 71 (75) (4) 9-21, 2025
https://sim.tuiasi.ro/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/EXPERIMENTAL-APPROACH-ON-THERMAL-DIFFUSIVITY-OF-A-PEG-NANOFLUID.pdf - 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
Cerere de brevet nr. A 00272 / 06.05.2026
Procedeu implementat pe calculator pentru determinarea proprietăților nanocoloidelor lichide pe bază de polietilen glicol sau mixturi ale acestora cu metode de inteligență artificială
Autori: Minea Alina Adriana, Florin Leon
Înregistrare ORDA drepturi de autor opera scrisă nr. 1799 / 22.04.2026
Procedeu implementat pe calculator pentru determinarea proprietăților nanocoloidelor lichide pe bază de polietilen glicol sau mixturi ale acestora cu metode de inteligență artificială
Autori: Minea Alina Adriana, Florin Leon
- 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)
- 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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