Grigore CICAN
The Faculty of Aerospace Engineering from “Politehnica” University of Bucharest
University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics
Grigore CICAN Personal information: 0763022185; grigore.cican@upb.ro; Romanian; 19.08.1985. Work experience: October 2014 - present: Lecturer in Faculty of Aerospace Engineering; Didactic activities, Research activities; University POLITENICA of Bucharest, Splaiul Independenţei 313, PC 060032, sector 6, Bucharest, ROMANIA; High Education. December 2014 – 2017: Senior Scientist; Research Activity; National Research and Development Institute for Gas Turbines COMOTI, 220 D Iuliu Maniu Bd., sector 6, cod 061126, OP 76, CP174 Bucharest, Romania; Acoustic research. October 2010 - February 2014: Doctoral Degree; Thesis “Contributions regarding noise attenuation of the jets gas nozzles using complex chevrons systems” scientific advisor: Professor V. Stanciu University POLITENICA of Bucharest Faculty of Aerospace Engineering; Doctoral Studies. October 2009- June 2011: Master Degree; Master in Aerospace Propulsion and Environmental Protection; University POLITENICA of Bucharest Faculty of Aerospace Engineering; Master Studies. October 2006- June 2010: Bachelor of Science; Plasma Physics, Spectroscopy and Physics of Lasers, Nuclear Physics, Physics of Solid, Electrical and Magnetism, Physics Quantum, Mechanics; Diploma "Plasma Propulsion"; University of Bucharest Faculty of Physics; Higher Education. October 2004- June 2009: Bachelor of Science; Mathematics, Gaz dynamics, Calculation and construction of turbo machines, piston engines, rocket propulsion, Airplane mechanics; Diploma "Liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen engine rocket in a single stage for suborbital flights"; University POLITENICA of Bucharest Faculty of Aerospace Engineering; Higher Education. Personal skills and competences: Language: Romanian; English: Understanding, Speaking & Writing. Good team working. Experience (including managerial experience) in management of national projects: • Internal Grant UPB: Studies and research on the reduction of jet noise aviation engines using the Chevrons, Project Manager, 2016-2017; • PN III Bridge Grant: Optimized sound absorbent structures for improved acoustic comfort inside helicopter passenger cabin – HeliAC, Project Manager, 2016-2018; • STAR Program: Advanced solar thermal propulsion system for increasing of satellite operational life-STRAUSS, Responsible project, UPB-CCAS, 2017-2019; • Team Leader of “Space Piranhas” Students Team- University POLITENICA of Bucharest Faculty of Aerospace Engineering , at The Aerospace Challenge 2016-2017, where they won the "The Airbus Safran Launchers". Technical and Scientific Competences • In Field of Acoustic: 2 national project, 1 course, 2 books, 8 published papers; • In Field of Spacecraft: 1 national project, 1 course, 2 books, 5 published papers; • In Field of Jet Engine: 3 courses, 4 books, 8 published papers. Strong Knowledge of software’s: • RPA - Racket propulsion analysis; • GasTurb; • ANSYS- CFX; • Solid Edge, CATIA V5; • Fortran NG; • Math CAD; • Microsoft Office. Titular of the courses: • Space propulsion systems; • Propulsion system technologies; • Elements of Gas Turbine Propulsion; • Introduction in aerospace engineering; • Transient Processes in Turbine Engines Driving License : Type B and C Annexes: Main Research Contributions ( books, published papers, conferences proceedings, projects) in work list. Data 20.02.2020 ANNEXE Published papers SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES Articles published in ISI journals and conferences ISI 1 Grigore CICAN, Valentin Plesu, Marius Deaconu, Adina TOMA Mihaela Cretu, Performances and emissions evaluation of a micro turbojet engine running on biodiesel blends, Journal of Energy Resources Technology-Accepted for publication, Q3; 2 Grigore CICAN, Adina TOMA, Cristian PUŞCAŞU, Razvan CATANA, Jet CAT P80 Thermal Analyses and Performance Assessment Using Different Fuels Types, Journal of Thermal Science Vol.27, No.4 (2018) 389-393, Q3, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11630-018-1026-z, WOS: 000438132200010; 3 Marius Deaconu, Grigore Cican, Turbojet Test Cell and Noise Impact Assessment in the Vicinity of Romanian Research and Development Institute for Gas Turbines COMOTI, Acoustic Australia Vol. 46, Issue 2 (2018) pages 249-257, Q4, Doi: 10.1007/s40857-018-0134-y, WOS:00044252800007; 4 Ionuț-Florian POPA, Anna-Maria Theodora ANDREESCU, Dan IFRIM, Radu MIHALACHE, Dragoș MIHAI, Grigore Cican, Finite Element Modeling and Performance Optimization of an Ion Thruster depending on the nature of the propellant CEAS Space Journal (2018), https://doi.org/10.1007/s12567-018-0218-4 ; 5 Razvan Catana, Grigore Cican, Gabriel Dediu, Gas Turbine Engine Starting Applicated on TV2-117 Turboshaft, Engineering Technology & Applied Science Research Vol. 7, No. 5, 2017, 2005-2009, WOS: 000416761100019; 6 Grigore Cican, Marius Deaconu, Florin Frunzulica, JetCat P80 Noise Experimental and Numerical Evaluation, 16TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF NUMERICAL ANALYSIS AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS, ICNAAM 2017, Salonic, Greece, WOS:000445105400292; 7 Grigore Cican, Marius Deaconu, Adina Toma, Adrian Gruzea, Micro Turbo Engine JetCAT P80 Acoustic Evaluation, Acoustic and vibration of mechanical structures (AVMS 2017), Timisoara WOS: 000437313600016; 8 Edmond Maican, Erol Murad, Grigore Cican, Iulian-Claudiu Duţu, ANALYSIS OF A TOP LIT UPDRAFT GASIFICATION SYSTEM DESIGNED FOR GREENHOUSES AND HOTHOUSES, 16th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2016, Croatia, WOS: 3 91348600014; 9 Cican Grigore, Crunteanu Daniel-Eugeniu, Aerodynamic noise control study of nozzles with triangular chevrons, International Conference on Cyber Systems in the fields of Aerospace, Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Systems, Biomechanics, Bio mechatronics, Neurorehabilitation and Human motricitiess, OPTIROB-2014 the 10th edition, 25–27 Octombrie 2013, Bucuresti, Romania, Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland, Applied Mechanics and Materials Vol. 436 (2013) pp 25-31, WOS: 000262860100107; 10 R. Catana, G. Cican, C. Predoiu, V. Silivestru, R. Rugescu, Numerical proof of calorimetter chemical freezing, 20th, International Symposium on Intelligent Manufacturing and Automation, DAAAM, 25-28 noiembrie 2008, Viena, Austria, WOS: 000332261000004; Articles published in BDI journals and conferences BDI 1 Toma A., Deaconu M., Dragasanu L., Cican G., Overview of the First Romanian Social Surveys on Aircraft Noise Annoyance, Scientific Journal TURBO, vol. V (2018), no. 1 pp.28-33, ISSN: 2559-608X , ISSN-L: 1454-2897; 2 Marius Deacon, Grigore Cican, Laurentiu Cristea, Luminita Dragasanu, Analysis of high porosity mpp using different methods, U.P.B. Sci. Bull., Series D, Vol. 80, Iss. 3, 2018, ISSN 1454-2358; 3 Grigore Cican, Alexandru Mitrache, Rocket solid propellant alternative based on ammonium dinitramide, INCAS BULLETIN, Volume 9, Issue 1/ 2017, pp. 17 – 24, ISSN 2066 – 820, https://doi.org/10.13111/2066-8201.2017.9.1.2 ; 4 Grigore Cican, Ionut Popa, Optimizing ideal ion propulsion systems depending on the nature of the propellant, INCAS BULLETIN, Volume 8, Issue 4/ 2016, pp. 93 – 103, ISSN 2066 – 8201,http://dx.doi.org/10.13111/2066-8201.2016.8.4.8 ; 5 Razvan Catana, Grigore Cican, Global Study of the Performance of a Propeller with a Variable Pitch and a Variable Diameter, International Conference on Cyber Systems in the fields of Aerospace, Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Systems, Biomechanics, Bio mechatronics, Neurorehabilitation and Human motricitiess, OPTIROB-2016 the 12th edition, 29 iunie-2 iulie 2016, Constanta, Romania, Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland, Applied Mechanics and Materials, Vol. 841. 2016, Pp 298-302, ISSN: 1662-7482, https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.841.298 ; 6 Grigore Cican, Optimizing a space mission using ion propulsion, Review of the Aire Force Academy, Vol XIII No 3(30)/ 2015, pp 89-94, (online), ISSN: 2069-4733, DOI: 10.19062/1842-9238.2015.13.3.15; 7 Catana Razvan-Marius, Cican Grigore, Study of Air Excess in Relation with Engine Parameters for a Generalized Reaction Based on JET-A Fue, International Conference on Cyber Systems in the fields of Aerospace, Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Systems, Biomechanics, Bio mechatronics, Neurorehabilitation and Human motricitiess, OPTIROB-2015 the 11th edition, 24–27 Iunie 2015, Mangalia, Romania, Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland, Applied Mechanics and Materials, Vol. 772 (2015) pp 395-400, doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.772.395 ; 8 Razvan Catana, Grigore Cican, Detailed Gas Dynamic Study of Performances for Two Types Turbofan Configurations, Proceedings of the 26th DAAAM International Symposium, Zadar, Croatia, 2015, Published by DAAAM International, Vienna, Austria, pp.0166-0172, ISBN 978-3-902734-07-5, ISSN 1726-9679, DOI:10.2507/26th.daaam.proceedings.023; 9 Cican Grigore, Crunteanu Daniel-Eugeniu, El Azzioui Mohamed Yassir, Performances Study of Liquid Rocket Engine, International Conference on Cyber Systems in the fields of Aerospace, Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Systems, Biomechanics, Bio mechatronics, Neurorehabilitation and Human motricitiess, OPTIROB-2014 the 10th edition, 26–29 Iunie 2014, Mangalia, Romania, Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland, Applied Mechanics and Materials Vol. 555 (2014) pp 84-90, doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.555.84 ; 10 Catana Razvan-Marius, Cican Grigore, A Global Study of the Performances of a New Turbofan Configuration, International Conference on Cyber Systems in the fields of Aerospace, Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Systems, Biomechanics, Bio mechatronics, Neurorehabilitation and Human motricitiess, OPTIROB-2014 the 10th edition, 26–29 Iunie 2014, Mangalia, Romania, Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland, Applied Mechanics and Materials Vol. 555 (2014) pp 78-83, doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.555.78 ; 11 Grigore CICAN, Virgil STANCIU, Daniel-Eugeniu CRUNTEANU, Acoustic control study of turbofan nozzles with triangular chevrons, INCAS BULLETIN, Volume 6, Issue 1/2014, pp 13-20 ISSN 2066-8201, http://dx.doi.org/10.13111/2066-8201.2014.6.1.2 ; 12 Grigore CICAN, Virgil STANCIU, Daniel CRUNTEANU, Analytical and numerical study of the nozzle jet, U.P.B. Sci. Bull., Series D, Vol. 76, Iss. 1, 2014, ISSN 1454-2358; 13 Grigore CICAN, Daniel-Eugeniu CRUNTEANU, Acoustic investigation on nozzles with different types of six lobed chevrons, INCAS BULLETIN, Volume 5, Issue 4/2013, pp 15-23 ISSN 2066-8201, http://dx.doi.org/10.13111/2066-8201.2013.5.4.2. Articles presented at conferences 1 Constantin Sandu, Dan Brasoveanu, Raluca Voicu, Marius Deaconu, Grigore Cican, Felix Zavodnic, European Personal Aero-Transportation. Using of the Double-Flutter Flight Principle for Manufacturing of Personal Flying-Cars by European Aircraft and Car Maufacturers, Presented at CEAS 2015, Delft Olanda. BOOKS 1 Grigore Cican, Propulsion Systems-Electric Propulsion, Publisher Printech, Bucharest, 2018, pp 297, ISBN 978-606-23-0863-6; 2 Grigore Cican, Virgil Stanciu, Aviation propulsion systems-technologies - university course, Publisher Printech, Bucharest, 2017, pp 270, ISBN 978-606-23-0767-7; 3 Grigore Cican, Marius Brebenel, Transient Processes in Turbomotors Laboratory Guidance, Publisher Printech, Bucharest, 2076, pp 124, ISBN 978-606-23-0766-0; 4 Grigore Cican, Valentin Silivestru, Virgil Stanciu, Razvan Catana, Fundamentals of Gas Turbine Engine Starting, Processes and Experiments, Publisher Printech, Bucharest, 2016, pp 172, ISBN 978-606-23-0683-0 ; 5 Grigore Cican, Virgil Stanciu, PERFORMANCE SIMULATION OF TURBO ENGINEIN FORTRAN, Publisher Printech, Bucharest, 2015, pp 419, ISBN 978-606-23-0310-5 6 Grigore Cican, Virgil Stanciu, Sisteme de propulsie si corectie spatiala - aplicatii, Publisher Printech, Bucharest, 2015, pp 150, ISBN 978-606-23-0469-0.