Dr. Stefan Moldovan
Assistant Professor
Rayen School of Engineering
Moser Hall 2535
phone: (330) 941-1733
Bio
Dr. Stefan Moldovan has over 20 years of experience in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Modeling. He also has extensive experimental testing experience in heat transfer, wind tunnel testing, flow visualization, and others.
Dr. Moldovan has done work on multi-physics problems in the fields of aerospace, heat transfer, crystal growth reactors, combustion chambers, wind turbines, rotating machinery, flow measurements, and others.
Research Interests
Current research interests are in the fields of hypersonics, combustion, renewable energy, wind tunnel testing, and computational modeling.
Teaching Interests
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Heat Transfer, Fluid Dynamics, Senior Design
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
- Alsairafi A., Moldovan S., Numerical and Experimental Investigation of the Manufacturing Process of Ball Bearings Focusing on Enhancing the Aesthetics of the Outer Surface, IMECE 2018, Novermber 2018, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Moldovan, S., Balasoiu, A., Braun, M., Experimental Investigation of a Compliant 3-Layer Padded Finger Seal, 65th Annual Meeting & Exhibition STLE 2010, May 2010, Las Vegas, Nevada
- Moldovan, S., Braun, M., Balasoiu, A., A Navier-Stokes-Thermal Parametric Study of a Six-Pocket Hydrostatic Journal Bearing, 64th Annual Meeting & Exhibition STLE 2009, May 2009, Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
- Balasoiu, A., Braun, M., Moldovan, S., Thermal Effects in a Porous Bearing with Liquid Metal Lubricant Self Circulation, 64th Annual Meeting & Exhibition STLE 2009, May 2009, Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
- Moldovan, S., Balasoiu, A., Braun, M., A Parametric Study of a Six-Pocket Hydrostatic Journal Bearing, 63rd Annual Meeting & Exhibition STLE 2008, May 2008, Cleveland, Ohio
- Balasoiu, A., Moldovan, S., Braun, M., Pressure and Temperature Characteristics for a Porous Self-Circulating Hydrodynamic Bearing Lubricated with Water and Liquid Gallium, 63rd Annual Meeting & Exhibition STLE 2008, May 2008, Cleveland, Ohio
- Balasoiu, A., Braun, M., Moldovan, S., Pressure Characteristics and Flow Patterns for a Porous Self-Circulating Hydrodynamic Bearing, STLE/ASME International Joint Tribology Conference IJTC2008, 71231, October 20-22 2008, Miami, Florida
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
- Moldovan S. I., Balasoiu A. M., Braun M., Experimental investigation of natural convection flow in a laterally heated vertical cylindrical enclosure, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 139: 205-212, 2019
- Lyda K.R., Moldovan S., Choo K., Influence of mixing and diffusion on moisture content of maize in a feed mill wet bin, Biosystems Engineering 178: 102-108, 2018
- Kuraan, A., Moldovan, S., Choo, K., Heat Transfer and Hydrodynamics of Free Water Jet Impingement at Low Nozzle-to-plate Spacings, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2017
- Moldovan, S., Braun, M., Balasoiu, A., A Three-Dimensional Parametric Study and Numerical/Experimental Flow Visualization of a Six-Pocket Hydrostatic Journal Bearing, Tribology Transactions 56: 1-26, 2013
- Balasoiu, A., Braun, M., Moldovan, S., A Parametric Study of a Porous Self-Circulating Hydrodynamic Bearing, Tribology International 61: 176-193, 2013
- Xing C., Horvat F., Moldovan S., Braun M., Experimental Investigation of the Development of Cavitation in a Squeeze Film Damper, IJTC2010-41144: 137-139
- Balasoiu, A.M., Moldovan, S.I., Braun, M.J., Management of Thermal Effects for a Porous Self-Circulating Hydrodynamic Bearing, World Tribology Congress 2009 - Proceedings
- Braun, M., Moldovan, S., Balasoiu, A., A Parametric Study of the Dynamics of a Six-Pocket Hydrostatic Journal Bearing, IJTC2008-71222: 387-389
- Balasoiu, A.M., Braun, M.J., Moldovan, S.I., Pressure Characteristics and Flow Patterns for a Porous Self-Circulating Hydrodynamic Bearing, IJTC2008-71231, 391-393
PATENT
United States Patent No. 8,453,665 B2 - Self-Acting Self-Circulating Fluid System without External Pressure Source and use in Bearing System.