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  1. Discussion of Polyethylene Glycol Mixtures and PEG + MWCNT Nanocolloids’ Behavior in Thermal Applications

    Article • Applied Sciences, September 2025, MDPI AG

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  2. Surfactants for heat exchange nanocolloids: Review of advantages, drawbacks, quantitative information and recommendations

    Article • Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, September 2025, Elsevier

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  3. Techniques for Transversal Skill Classification and Relevant Keyword Extraction from Job Advertisements

    Article • Information, February 2025, MDPI AG

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  4. A Comprehensive Numerical Analysis on the Thermo-hydraulic Performance of U-Bend Tube with Spherical Dimple of Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchanger Subjected to Uniform/Non-uniform Magnetic Fields

    Article • International Journal of Thermophysics, December 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  5. Effect of magnetic field locations on thermo-magnetic convection performance of Fe3O4/H2O ferrofluid flowing in a novel dimpled tube: An experimental study

    Article • Applied Thermal Engineering, May 2023, Elsevier

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  6. Experimental Study on Electrical Conductivity of Several [C4mim][BF4] Ionic-Liquid-Based Nanocolloids

    Article • Nanomaterials, March 2023, MDPI AG

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  7. Thermophysical Properties of Nanocolloids and Their Potential Applications

    Article • Nanomaterials, January 2023, MDPI AG

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  8. CFD ANALYSIS OF PEG 400 BASED NANOFLUIDS

    Article • International Journal of Modern Manufacturing Technologies, December 2022, Asociatia Profesionala in Tehnologii Moderne de Fabricatie

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  9. State of the art on the development of 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ionic liquid and its nanocolloids

    Article • Journal of Molecular Liquids, December 2022, Elsevier

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  10. Experimental and analytical investigation of the convective heat transfer potential of PEG 400 based nanocolloids with Al2O3 and ZnO nanoparticles

    Article • Heat and Mass Transfer, October 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  11. A Short Overview on Graphene-Based Nanofluids

    Article • International Journal of Thermophysics, September 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  12. PEG 400-Based phase change materials Nano-Enhanced with Alumina: An experimental approach

    Article • Alexandria Engineering Journal, September 2022, Elsevier

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  13. Experiments on thermal properties of ionic liquid enhanced with alumina nanoparticles for solar applications

    Article • Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, August 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  14. Heat Transfer Analysis of Nanocolloids Based on Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Dispersed in PEG 400

    Article • Nanomaterials, July 2022, MDPI AG

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  15. Effects of using nanofluid, applying a magnetic field, and placing turbulators in channels on the convective heat transfer: A comprehensive review

    Article • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, July 2022, Elsevier

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  16. Experimental studies on several properties of PEG 400 and MWCNT nano-enhanced PEG 400 fluids

    Article • Journal of Molecular Liquids, June 2022, Elsevier

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  17. Viscosity and isobaric heat capacity of PEG 400-based phase change materials nano-enhanced with ZnO nanoparticles

    Article • Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  18. Thermal conductivity of stabilized PEG 400 based nanofluids: An experimental approach

    Article • International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, January 2022, Elsevier

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  19. Experimental and computational determination of heat transfer, entropy generation and pressure drop under turbulent flow in a tube with fly ash-Cu hybrid nanofluid

    Article • International Journal of Thermal Sciences, September 2021, Elsevier

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  20. Ionanofluids natural convection heat transfer and entropy generation in a rectangular cavity: Viscosity influence

    Article • Journal of Molecular Liquids, September 2021, Elsevier

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  21. An Experimental Study on Electrical Conductivity of Several Oxide Nanoparticle Enhanced PEG 400 Fluid

    Article • International Journal of Thermophysics, May 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  22. Ionic Liquids-Based Nanocolloids—A Review of Progress and Prospects in Convective Heat Transfer Applications

    Article • Nanomaterials, April 2021, MDPI AG

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  23. Editor’s Preface for the Special Issue on Nanoparticle-Enhanced Ionic Liquids

    Article • International Journal of Thermophysics, March 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  24. State of the Art in PEG-Based Heat Transfer Fluids and Their Suspensions with Nanoparticles

    Article • Nanomaterials, January 2021, MDPI AG

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  25. Ionanofluids with [C2mim][CH3SO3] ionic liquid and alumina nanoparticles: An experimental study on viscosity, specific heat and electrical conductivity

    Article • Chemical Engineering Science, January 2021, Elsevier

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  26. Viscosity and isobaric specific heat capacity of alumina nanoparticle enhanced ionic liquids: An experimental approach

    Article • Journal of Molecular Liquids, November 2020, Elsevier

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  27. Nanoparticles in Ionic Liquids: Numerical Evaluation of Heat Transfer Behavior in Laminar Flow

    Article • Heat Transfer Engineering, September 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  28. Overview of Ionic Liquids as Candidates for New Heat Transfer Fluids

    Article • International Journal of Thermophysics, September 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  29. Effect of ball milling on the thermal conductivity and viscosity of Indian coal fly ash nanofluid

    Article • Heat Transfer, July 2020, Wiley

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  30. Experimental evaluation of electrical conductivity of ionanofluids based on water–[C2mim][CH3SO3] ionic liquids mixtures and alumina nanoparticles

    Article • Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  31. A complex evaluation of [C2mim][CH3SO3]– alumina nanoparticle enhanced ionic liquids internal laminar flow

    Article • International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, June 2020, Elsevier

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  32. Fire Properties of Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene Enhanced with Organic Montmorillonite and Exolit Fire Retardant

    Article • Applied Sciences, December 2019, MDPI AG

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  33. A Review on Electrical Conductivity of Nanoparticle-Enhanced Fluids

    Article • Nanomaterials, November 2019, MDPI AG

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  34. NanoRound: A benchmark study on the numerical approach in nanofluids' simulation

    Article • International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, November 2019, Elsevier

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  35. Experimental study on thermophysical properties of alumina nanoparticle enhanced ionic liquids

    Article • Journal of Molecular Liquids, October 2019, Elsevier

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  36. Electrical Conductivity of New Nanoparticle Enhanced Fluids: An Experimental Study

    Article • Nanomaterials, August 2019, MDPI AG

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  37. A numerical approach in the assessment of a new class of fluids performance in laminar flow

    Article • IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering, August 2019, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  38. Pumping power and heat transfer efficiency evaluation on Al2O3, TiO2 and SiO2 single and hybrid water-based nanofluids for energy application

    Article • Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, June 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  39. Specific heat experimental tests of simple and hybrid oxide-water nanofluids: Proposing new correlation

    Article • Journal of Molecular Liquids, April 2019, Elsevier

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  40. A study on specific heat of nanoparticle enhanced fluids

    Article • IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering, March 2019, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  41. THE EFFECT OF MONTMORILLONITE CLAY AND FIRE RETARDANTS ON THE HEAT OF COMBUSTION OF RECYCLED ACRYLONITRILE-BUTADIENE STYRENE

    Article • Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, January 2019, OAIMDD - EcoZone Publishing House

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  42. Al2O3/TiO2 hybrid nanofluids thermal conductivity

    Article • Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, December 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  43. Numerical study on CNT nanofluids behavior in laminar pipe flow

    Article • Journal of Molecular Liquids, December 2018, Elsevier

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  44. Experimental study on thermal conductivity of stabilized Al2O3 and SiO2 nanofluids and their hybrid

    Article • International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, December 2018, Elsevier

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  45. Overview of Hybrid Nanofluids Development and Benefits

    Article • Journal of Engineering Thermophysics, October 2018, Pleiades Publishing Ltd

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  46. A review on development of ionic liquid based nanofluids and their heat transfer behavior

    Article • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, August 2018, Elsevier

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  47. Novel empirical correlation for ionanofluid PEC inside tube subjected to heat flux with application to solar energy

    Article • Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, June 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  48. Influence of hybrid nanofluids on the performance of parabolic trough collectors in solar thermal systems: Recent findings and numerical comparison

    Article • Renewable Energy, May 2018, Elsevier

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  49. Viscosity estimation of Al2O3, SiO2 nanofluids and their hybrid: An experimental study

    Article • Journal of Molecular Liquids, March 2018, Elsevier

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  50. A numerical approach in describing ionanofluids behavior in laminar and turbulent flow

    Article • Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics, February 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  51. Experimental study on viscosity of stabilized Al 2 O 3 , TiO 2 nanofluids and their hybrid

    Article • Thermochimica Acta, January 2018, Elsevier

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  52. Properties of glycerol and ethylene glycol mixture based SiO 2 -CuO/C hybrid nanofluid for enhanced solar energy transport

    Article • Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, December 2017, Elsevier

    Suleiman Akilu, Prof Alina Adriana Minea, Dr. Viswanatha Sharma Korada

  53. Natural convection heat transfer utilizing ionic nanofluids with temperature-dependent thermophysical properties

    Article • Chemical Engineering Science, December 2017, Elsevier

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  54. Rheology and thermal conductivity of non-porous silica (SiO 2 ) in viscous glycerol and ethylene glycol based nanofluids

    Article • International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, November 2017, Elsevier

    Suleiman Akilu, Prof Alina Adriana Minea, Dr. Viswanatha Sharma Korada

  55. A numerical study on ZnO based nanofluids behavior on natural convection

    Article • International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, November 2017, Elsevier

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  56. Thermal Conductivity Enhancement by Adding Nanoparticles to Ionic Liquids

    Article • Solid State Phenomena, August 2017, Trans Tech Publications

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  57. Challenges in hybrid nanofluids behavior in turbulent flow: Recent research and numerical comparison

    Article • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, May 2017, Elsevier

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  58. Studies on Al2O3, CuO, and TiO2 water-based nanofluids: A comparative approach in laminar and turbulent flow

    Article • Journal of Engineering Thermophysics, April 2017, Pleiades Publishing Ltd

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  59. Advances in New Heat Transfer Fluids

    Article • March 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  60. Analytical Technique for Estimating the Termophysical Properties of Hybrid Nanofluids

    Article • Advanced Materials Research, February 2017, Trans Tech Publications

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  61. Hybrid nanofluids based on Al 2 O 3 , TiO 2 and SiO 2 : Numerical evaluation of different approaches

    Article • International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, January 2017, Elsevier

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  62. Field-Synergy and Figure-of-Merit Analysis of Two Oxide–Water-Based Nanofluids' Flow in Heated Tubes

    Article • Heat Transfer Engineering, July 2016, Taylor & Francis

    professor Oronzio Manca, Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  63. A study on Brinkman number variation on water based nanofluid heat transfer in partially heated tubes

    Article • Mechanics Research Communications, April 2016, Elsevier

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  64. Comparative study of turbulent heat transfer of nanofluids

    Article • Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, November 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  65. A Study on Nanocomposites Behavior at Heating

    Article • Applied Mechanics and Materials, November 2015, Trans Tech Publications

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  66. A Study on Uncertainties in Estimations of Thermal Conductivity of Alumina Nanofluids

    Article • Applied Mechanics and Materials, November 2015, Trans Tech Publications

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  67. Theoretical Considerations on Fibre Reinforced Composites Thermal Conductivity Uncertainties

    Article • Advanced Materials Research, October 2015, Trans Tech Publications

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  68. Studies on few Water Based Nanofluids Behavior at Heating

    Article • Advanced Materials Research, October 2015, Trans Tech Publications

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  69. Numerical studies on heat transfer enhancement and synergy analysis on few metal oxide water based nanofluids

    Article • International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, October 2015, Elsevier

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  70. Numerical studies on heat transfer enhancement in different closed enclosures heated symmetrically

    Article • Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, March 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  71. Numerical Simulation of Nanoparticles Concentration Effect on Forced Convection in a Tube With Nanofluids

    Article • Heat Transfer Engineering, February 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  72. A review on analytical techniques for natural convection investigation in a heated closed enclosure: Case study

    Article • Thermal Science, January 2015, National Library of Serbia

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  73. Simulation of Nanofluids Turbulent Forced Convection at High Reynolds Number: A Comparison Study of Thermophysical Properties Influence on Heat Transfer Enhancement

    Article • Flow Turbulence and Combustion, November 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  74. Improvement of Properties of Aluminum Bronze CuAl7Mn3 by Heat Treatments

    Article • Applied Mechanics and Materials, October 2014, Trans Tech Publications

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  75. Uncertainties in modeling thermal conductivity of laminar forced convection heat transfer with water alumina nanofluids

    Article • International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, January 2014, Elsevier

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  76. An Analysis of the Electricity Sector in Romania

    Article • Energy Sources Part B Economics Planning and Policy, September 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Sergio Nardini, professor Oronzio Manca, Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  77. Influence of Microtube Heating Geometry on Behavior of an Alumina Nanofluid at Low Reynolds Numbers

    Article • Applied Mechanics and Materials, August 2013, Trans Tech Publications

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea, professor Oronzio Manca

  78. Productivity and technology

    Article • July 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  79. Effect of microtube length on heat transfer enhancement of an water/Al2O3 nanofluid at high Reynolds numbers

    Article • International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, July 2013, Elsevier

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  80. Electrical and Rheological Behavior Of Stabilized Al2O3 Nanofluids

    Article • Current Nanoscience, February 2013, Bentham Science Publishers

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  81. Electrical and Rheological Behavior Of Stabilized Al2O3 Nanofluids

    Article • Current Nanoscience, January 2013, Bentham Science Publishers

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  82. Experimental studies on radiation heat transfer enhancement on a standard muffle furnace

    Article • Thermal Science, January 2013, National Library of Serbia

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea, professor Oronzio Manca

  83. Advances in Industrial Heat Transfer

    Article • October 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  84. Investigations on electrical conductivity of stabilized water based Al2O3 nanofluids

    Article • Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, July 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  85. A comparison study on experimental heat transfer enhancement on different furnaces enclosures

    Article • Heat and Mass Transfer, June 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  86. Analysis and forecasting of nonresidential electricity consumption in Romania

    Article • Applied Energy, November 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Sergio Nardini, Prof Alina Adriana Minea, professor Oronzio Manca

  87. Numerical simulation and experimental validation of heat transfer enhancement on a loaded heat treatment furnace

    Article • Journal of Engineering Thermophysics, September 2010, Pleiades Publishing Ltd

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  88. An Experimental Method to Decrease Heating Time in a Commercial Furnace

    Article • Experimental Heat Transfer, June 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  89. Simulation of heat transfer processes in an unconventional furnace

    Article • Journal of Engineering Thermophysics, February 2010, Pleiades Publishing Ltd

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  90. Experimental and theoretical investigation of stress variation in AlCu4Mg1 aluminum alloy

    Article • Surface Engineering and Applied Electrochemistry, August 2008, Allerton Press

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea

  91. Saving energy through improving convection in a muffle furnace

    Article • Thermal Science, January 2008, National Library of Serbia

    Prof Alina Adriana Minea