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Mihai Mihaescu, PhD

Researcher, fluid dynamics and aeroacoustics specialist

Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering / Fluid Mechanics: 2005, Lund University

Biosketch:

Mihai is Researcher at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Department of Mechanics, Stockholm, Sweden. He holds a Ph.D. Degree (2005) in Fluid Mechanics from Lund University, Sweden, a M.Sc. Degree (2000) and a B.Sc. Degree (1999) from Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Romania. Prior to his appointment at KTH, he held a Research Assistant Professor faculty position at the School of Aerospace Systems, Gas Dynamics and Propulsion Laboratory, at the University of Cincinnati, USA. His research is focused on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modeling and Computational Aeroacoustics (CAA) including code/software development and optimization to address problems in various research areas like propulsion, external aerodynamics, flow separation control, noise suppression methods, fluid-structure interactions, and biofluid dynamics. His research experience was gained in projects involving partnerships with leading organizations in industry (i.e. General Electric-GE Aviation, GE Global Research, Boeing, Halliburton, GKN Aerospace) and medical sciences (i.e. University of Cincinnati-Medical Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital-Medical Center, Karolinska Hospital-Solna, Stanford University School of Medicine). Also, he has been teaching at both undergraduate and graduate levels in the fields of Mechanical Engineering, Fluid Mechanics, and Aeroacoustics. Dr. Mihaescu is a member of the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and of the Acoustic Society of America (ASA). He is referee for AIAA Journal, Journal of Applied Acoustics, Journal of Biomechanics, Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Journal of Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics, and American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) Journal of Biomechanical Engineering.

http://www.researcherid.com/rid/F-5650-2010

Curriculum Vitae

Research Interests:

Turbulence modeling
Large Eddy Simulation (LES)
Computational and experimental aeroacoustics
Jet noise prediction and suppression
Flow Control
External aerodynamics
Fluid-structure interaction modeling
Biofluid dynamics

Professional Experience Record:

2011 - Present	Researcher, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), School of Engineering Sciences, Department of Mechanics, Stockholm, Sweden.
2009 - 2011	Research Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati, School of Aerospace Systems, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
2007 - 2009	Research Associate, University of Cincinnati, School of Aerospace Systems, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
2005 - 2007	Post-Doctoral Scholar, University of Cincinnati, School of Aerospace Systems, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
2001 - 2005	Graduate Research Assistant, Lund University, Department of Energy Sciences, Division of Fluid Mechanics, Lund, Sweden.
1999 - 2001	Teaching Assistant, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Automotive Engineering, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Teaching Experience:

2013	Teacher; Mechanics (SG1109) - KTH Mekanik
2010, 2011	Instructor; Spring Quarter, Graduate Course: Aeroacoustics (20 AEEM 765), School of Aerospace Systems, University of Cincinnati, USA.
2007	Invited lecturer (2 lectures); Graduate Course: Experimental Methods in Fluid Mechanics (20 AEEM 661), School of Aerospace Systems, University of Cincinnati, USA.
2000 - 2001	Teaching Assistant; Undergraduate Course: Control and suppression of chemical and noise pollutants for automobiles, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Honors and Awards:

2013	Vetenskapsrådet Grant (VR 621-2012-4256), Sweden.
2012	The Göran Gustafsson Young Scientist Award (UU/KTH), Sweden.
2011	Erik Petersohns Minne, travel grant, KTH, Sweden.
2010	Faculty Development Council (FDC) Collaborative Grant, University of Cincinnati, USA.
2010	University Research Council Faculty Research Fellowship, University of Cincinnati, USA.
2009	FDC Individual Award for Professional Development, University of Cincinnati, USA.
2007	1^st place poster award (out of 240) at the Annual ASPO Meeting, San Diego - CA, USA.
2006	Marie Curie-European Atelier for Engineering and Computational Sciences (EUA4X) Fellowship by von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Belgium.
2001 - 2003	Stipendium - Lund University, Lund Institute of Technology, Sweden.
1996 - 1999	The "Ion Tiriac" Award by Inter Auto S.R.L. Cluj-Napoca (Mercedes-Benz Co.), Romania.
1994 - 1999	Merit Based State Fellowship, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Professional Affiliations:

2012 - Present	Member: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
2009 - Present	Member: The Acoustical Society of America (ASA)
2005 - Present	Member: American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

Professional / Community Service Activities:

2011 - 2013	Member, National Council for Titles Diplomas and Certificates (CNATDCU), Committee for Aerospace Engineering, Automotive, and Transport, Romania.
2012	Session Chair, The 15^th International Conference on Modeling Fluid Flow (CMFF12), Sept 4-7, Budapest, Hungary.
2011	Judge, 2011 Science and Engineering EXPO at University of Cincinnati, March 12, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
2010	Session Chair, The Third International Conference on Jets, Wakes, and Separated Flows, Sept 27-30, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Referee for:	American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Journal, Journal of Applied Acoustics, Journal of Biomechanics, Journal of Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics.

On-going Research:

Jan 2013 -

Vetenskapsrådet Grant (VR 621-2012-4256)

Multi-physics investigation of unsteady cyclic internal flow in order to assess airway function: developing of a non-intrusive diagnosis tool. (Mihaescu as PI)

Jan 2012 -

Within Competence Center for Gas Exchange (CCGex):

Coordinator of the “Compressor Off-Design Operation Project” and of the computational efforts on method assessment and flow characterization within manifolds associated to internal combustion engines. (Partners: Volvo Cars, Volvo GTT, Scania)

Jun 2011 -

SIGMUND Project:

Flow control technologies in supersonic jets for improving performance. (Mihaescu as Co-Investigator) (Partners: GKN Aerospace, Chalmers, University of Cincinnati, FMV)

Completed Research:

Sep 2005 - May 2011	General Electric Aviation Jet Noise Predictions and Reduction. Investigations of present and new concepts for jet noise suppression; shape optimization of nozzles & flow mixing devices. (Research team member)
Oct 2010 - May 2011	Halliburton Company & University of Cincinnati Sand Control Frac Pack Simulation Research. Critical components within the Frac system are evaluated using a combination of CFD and small scale testing. (Mihaescu as Co-Investigator until May 2011)
Sep 2010 - May 2011	NIH Grant: 1R01HL105206-01 Dynamic Computational Modeling of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Down Syndrome. (Mihaescu as Co-Investigator until May 2011) (Partners: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, UC, and UC - Medical Center)
Jul 2010 - Aug 2010	University of Cincinnati (UC) Research Council (URC) Research Grant Develop fluid-structure interaction modeling capabilities for simulating airway collapsibility in patients with obstructive airway disorders. (Mihaescu as PI)
May 2010 - Jul 2010	Faculty Development Council at UC Collaborative Grant Goals: enhance clinical knowledge in the field of obstructive airway disorders and voice biomechanics; familiarize the team with the latest techniques and most practical procedures for assessing the credibility of scientific computing simulations. (Mihaescu as PI)
Jan 2010	Faculty Development Council at UC Individual Grant Advancing research in airway flow modeling by considering the airflow - airway wall interaction; applications to obstructive airway disorders. Funding used to participate to the AIAA “Fluid-structure interaction” professional development course and to the 48^th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Conference. (Mihaescu as PI)
Dec 2009 - May 2011	NIH Grant: 1R01DC009435-01A2 Clinical significance of flow structures for normal and abnormal voice production. The project considers developing laryngeal computational models for analyzing the intra-glottal airflow using the LES approach. (Mihaescu as Co-Investigator until May 2011) (Partner: UC - Medical Center)
Apr 2009 - Mar 2010	General Electric - Global Research Center Investigations of the effects of vortex generators on deflagration-to-detonation transition length. (Research team member)
Jun 2009 - May 2010	URC Interdisciplinary Grant Nasal airflow modeling as a guiding tool for optimizing treatment plans in patients with nasal obstructions. (Mihaescu as Co-Investigator) (Partner: UC - Medical Center)
Apr 2008 - Mar 2009	The Boeing Company Investigation into Turret Flow Separation and Shock Waves Control Using Pulsed Detonation Actuation - Aerodynamic shape optimization of various turret models in transonic flows. Coordinate and perform CFD studies to analyze different methods to control turret flow separation and the associated shocks. (Research team member)
Feb 2008 - Jan 2009	URC Interdisciplinary Grant Quantifying the upper airway flow characteristics in Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA): Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications. Develop a technique based on computational modeling, able to predict presence of OSA and response to treatment. (Mihaescu as Co-Investigator) (Partners: UC - Medical Center; Cincinnati Children’s Hospital)
Apr 2001 - Apr 2005	Swedish Energy Agency - STEM Develop, implement, and validate CAA techniques based on LES and Acoustic Analogies. Perform aeroacoustics simulations of turbulent non-isothermal single and dual-stream free and bounded jets to address the jet-noise issue. Carry out simulations of flow and acoustics related with wind-turbines and gas-turbine combustors.

Peer-Reviewed Publications:

Mihaescu M., Semlitsch B., Fuchs L., Gutmark E.J., Airframe Installation Effects on the Jet Exhausting a Coaxial Nozzle System of a Gas Turbine Engine. ASME Paper, GT2012-69631, 2012.
Mihaescu M., Semlitsch B., Fuchs L., Gutmark E.J., Assessment of Turbulence Models for Predicting Coaxial Jets relevant to turbofan Engines. In the Proc. Of The 15^th International Conference on Fluid Flow Technologies (CMFF'12), J. Vad (Ed.), Vol. II, ISBN 978-963-08-4587, pp. 716-723, 2012.
Mihaescu M., Mylavarapu G., Gutmark E.J., Powell N., Large Eddy Simulation of the pharyngeal airflow associated with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome at pre and post-surgical treatment. Journal of Biomechanics, 44(12), pp. 2221-2228, 2011.
Powell N., Mihaescu M., Mylavarapu G., Weaver E.M., Guilleminault C., Gutmark E.J., Patterns in pharyngeal airflow associated with sleep-disordered breathing. Sleep Medicine, 12(10), pp. 966-974, 2011.
Munday D., Mihaescu M., Gutmark E.J., Experimental and Numerical Study of Jets from Elliptic Nozzles with Conic Plug. AIAA Journal 49(3), pp. 554-564, 2011.
Mihaescu M., Khosla S.M., Murugappan S., Gutmark E.J., Unsteady Laryngeal Airflow Simulations of the Intra-glottal Vortical Structures. Journal of Acoustical Society of America 127(1), pp.435-444, 2010.
Sawnani H., Murugappan S., Gutmark E.J., Donnelly L.F., Amin, R., Mylavarapu G., Mihaescu M., Khosla S.M., Kalra M., Influence of Gender on Pharyngeal Airway Length in Obese Adolescents. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 119, pp. 842-847, 2010.
Mylavarapu G., Murugappan S., Mihaescu M., Kalra M., Khosla S.M., Gutmark E.J., Validation of Computational Fluid Dynamics Methodology used for Human Upper Airway Flow Simulations. Journal of Biomechanics, 42(10), pp. 1553-1559, 2009.
Mihaescu M., Gutmark E.J., Murugappan S., Elluru R.G., Cohen A., Willging J.P., Modeling Flow in a Compromised Pediatric Airway Breathing Air and Heliox. The Laryngoscope 118(12), pp. 2205-2211, 2008.
Mihaescu M., Murugappan S., Kalra M., Khosla S.M., Gutmark E.J., Large Eddy Simulation and Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes Modeling of Flow in a Realistic Pharyngeal Airway Model; an Investigation of Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Journal of Biomechanics 41(10), pp. 2279-2288, 2008.
Mihaescu M., Murugappan S., Gutmark E.J., Khosla S.M., Donnelly L.F., Kalra M., Computational fluid dynamics analysis of upper airway reconstructed from Magnetic Resonance Imaging data. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 117, pp. 303-309, 2008.
Mihaescu M., Murugappan S., Gutmark E.J., Donnelly L.F., Kalra M., Computational Modeling of Upper Airway before Adenotonsillectomy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea. The Laryngoscope 118(2), pp. 360-362, 2008.
Mihaescu M., Gutmark E.J., Fuchs L., Computational Aeroacoustics of the Coaxial Flow Exhaust System of a Gas Turbine Engine. ASME Paper, GT2007-28193, ISBN: 0-7918-4795-0, Vol. 6, pp. 1531-1539, 2007.
Szasz R.Z., Mihaescu M., Fuchs L., Parallel Computation of the Flow- and Acoustics Fields in a Gas Turbine Combustion Chamber. Deane, A. et al. (Eds.), Parallel Computational Fluid Dynamics - Theory and Applications, ISBN 978-0-444-52206-1, pp. 445-452, 2006.
Szasz R.Z., Mihaescu M., Fuchs L., Computation of the Acoustic Field in an Annular Gas Turbine Combustion Chamber Using a Hybrid Approach. ASME Paper, GT2006-90024, ISBN: 0-7918-4241-X, Vol. 6, pp. 1615-1624, 2006.
Mihaescu M., Szasz R.Z., Fuchs L., Gutmark E.J., Flow and Noise Investigations of a Separate Flow Exhaust System. ASME Paper, GT2005-68164, ISBN: 0-7918-4730-6, Vol. 6, pp. 1221-1229, 2005.
Duwig C., Gherman B.G., Mihaescu M., Salewski M., Fuchs L., Numerical Study of Thermo-acoustic Waves Generation by a Swirling Flame Using a New Approach Based on LES. ASME Paper, GT2005-68136, ISBN: 0-7918-4725-X, Vol. 2, pp. 67-75, 2005.
Mihaescu M., Computational Aeroacoustics Based on Large Eddy Simulation and Acoustic Analogies. Lund University, Printed by KFS AB, Lund, Sweden, ISBN 91-628-6443-2, 215 pages, 2005.
Mihaescu M., Fuchs L., Sound Generated by an Unsteady Flow Field, Using a Hybrid Method. In: Modeling Fluid Flow-The State of the Art. J. Vad, T. Lajos and R. Schilling (Eds.), ISBN 3-540-22031-3, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York, pp. 169-178, 2004.
Mihaescu M., Szasz R.Z., Fuchs L., Noise Computation of a Turbo-Engine Jet Exhaust Based on LES and Lighthill's Acoustic Analogy. ASME Paper, GT2004-53580, ISBN: 0-7918-4170-7, Vol. 5, pp. 1723-1731, 2004.
Moroianu D., Mihaescu M., Fuchs L., Numerical Computation of the Acoustical Field around Wind-Turbines. Proceedings of The Tenth International Congress on Sound and Vibration, A. Nilsson and H. Boden (Eds.), Vol. 3, The International Institute of Acoustics and Vibrations (IIAV), pp. 1489-1496, 2003.
Mihaescu M., Szasz R.Z., Fuchs L., Modeling of the Acoustical Field Due to a Jet Engine with Ground Effect. Proceedings of The Tenth International Congress on Sound and Vibration, A. Nilsson and H. Boden (Eds.), Vol. 2, The International Institute of Acoustics and Vibrations (IIAV), pp. 677-684, 2003.
Mihaescu M., Szasz R.Z., Fuchs L., LES for Turbulent Mixing in Isothermal and Non-Isothermal Round Jets. In: Fluid Flow Technologies, T. Lajos and J. Vad (Eds.), Vol. 1, pp. 349-356, 2003.

Conference Papers and Presentations:

Prahl-Wittberg L., van Wyk S., Mihaescu M., Fuchs L., Gutmark E.J., Backeljauw P., Gutmark-Little I., The Impact of Aortic Arch Geometry on Flow Characteristics., AIAA paper, AIAA 2013-1110, 51^st AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition, Dallas, TX, January 2013.
Mihaescu M., Semlitsch B., Fuchs L., Gutmark E.J., Airframe Installation Effects on the Jet Exhausting a Coaxial Nozzle System of a Gas Turbine Engine. ASME Paper, GT2012-69631, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 2012.
Mihaescu M., Semlitsch B., Fuchs L., Gutmark E.J., Assessment of Turbulence Models for Predicting Coaxial Jets relevant to turbofan Engines. The 15^th International Conference on Fluid Flow Technologies (CMFF'12), Budapest, Hungary, September 4-7, 2012.
Mihaescu M., Kastner J.F., Gutmark E.J., Tertiary Flow Effects on a Co-axial Ducted Jet., AIAA Paper, AIAA-2012-0064 (14 pages), 50^th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Nashville, TN, 9-12 January 2012.
Malla B., Mihaescu M., Kastner J.F., Gutmark E.J., Proper Orthogonal Decomposition on LES and PIV Data Sets from a Mach 0.9 Jet., AIAA Paper, AIAA-2012-1228 (9 pages), 50^th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Nashville, TN, 9-12 January 2012.
Mihaescu M. and Gutmark E.J., Simulations of Co-axial Ducted Jets with and without Tertiary Flow Effect. 36^th Annual Dayton-Cincinnati Aerospace Sciences Symposium, DCASS-2011, Dayton, OH, March 2011.
Malla B., Mihaescu M., Kastner J.F., Gutmark E.J., Computational and Experimental Characterization of a High-subsonic Jet Exhausting a Conical Nozzle with a Center-Body. 36^th Annual Dayton-Cincinnati Aerospace Sciences Symposium, DCASS-2011, Dayton, OH, March 2011.
Mylavarapu G., Mihaescu M., Gutmark E.J., Engineering Analysis of Human Upper Respiratory System. 2011 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting, Washington DC, February 2011.
Mihaescu M., Heeb N., Gutmark E.J., Wojno J.P., The Effects of Pylon Installation on the Flow Exhausting a Bypass Turbofan Engine Model. Int. Conf. on Jets, Wakes and Separated Flows, ICJWSF-2010, Cincinnati, OH, September 2010.
Mihaescu M., Mylavarapu G., de Luzan C., Gutmark E.J., Powell N.B., Large Eddy Simulation for Estimating Flow Instabilities Associated with Obstructive Sleep Apnea in a Pharyngeal Airway. Int. Conf. on Jets, Wakes and Separated Flows, ICJWSF-2010, Cincinnati, OH, September 2010.
Stoddard W.A., Mihaescu M., Gutmark E.J., Computational Analysis of Flow and Mixing Process Associated with Vortex Generators. Int. Conf. on Jets, Wakes and Separated Flows, ICJWSF-2010, Cincinnati, OH, September 2010.
Mylavarapu G., Mihaescu M., Gutmark E.J., Fuchs L., Papatziamos G., Virtual Surgery: a Computational Engineering Approach to a Medical Problem. Int. Conf. on Jets, Wakes and Separated Flows, ICJWSF-2010, Cincinnati, OH, September 2010.
Stoddard W.A., Mihaescu M., Gutmark E.J., Simulations of Detonations Based Cycles in Tubes with Multiple Openings. AIAA Paper, AIAA 2010-6745 (10 pages), ISBN-13: 978-1-60086-747-7, 46^th AIAA / ASME / SAE / ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Nashville, TN, July 2010.
Mylavarapu G., Mihaescu M., Gutmark E.J., Murugappan S., Zimmer L., Seiden A., Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling of Nasal Airflow to understand Drug Delivery Process. AIAA Paper, AIAA 2010-4735 (12 pages), ISBN-13: 978-1-60086-745-3, 40^th Fluid Dynamics Conference and Exhibit, Chicago, IL, June 2010.
Mylavarapu G., Mihaescu M., Murugappan S., Gutmark E.J., Donnelly L.F., Simulation of Flow and Structural Dynamics in Human Upper Airways. ASME 2010 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Naples, FL, June 2010.
Powell N.B., Guilleminault C., Mylavarapu G., Mihaescu M., Murugappan S., Gutmark E.J., Airway and Airflow Characteristics in OSAS. 16^th Annual Advances in Diagnostics and Treatment of Sleep Apnea and Snoring, San Francisco, CA, February 2010.
Mylavarapu G., Mihaescu M., Murugappan S., Gutmark E.J., Powell N.B., Evaluation of CPAP treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea using Computational Fluid Dynamics. 35^th Annual Dayton-Cincinnati Aerospace Science Symposium, Dayton, OH, March 2010.
Mylavarapu G., Mihaescu M., Gutmark E.J., Murugappan S., Kalra M., Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis in Human Upper Airways to Understand Sleep Apnea. AIAA Paper, AIAA 2010-1264 (9 pages), ISBN-13: 978-1-60086-739-2, 48^th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition, Orlando, FL, January 2010.
Mihaescu M., Munday D., Gutmark E.J., Large Eddy Simulation for Turbulent Mixing in Elliptic Jets with Round Center-body. AIAA Paper, AIAA 2009-0079 (12 pages), ISBN-13: 978-1-56347-969-4, 47^th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition, Orlando, FL, January 2009.
Mihaescu M., Gutmark E.J., Elluru R.G., Willging J.P., Large Eddy Simulation of the Flow in a Pediatric Airway with Subglottic Stenosis. AIAA Paper, AIAA 2009-0775 (11 pages), ISBN-13: 978-1-56347-969-4, 47^th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition, Orlando, FL, January 2009.
Mylavarapu G., Mihaescu M., Gutmark E.J., Murugappan S., Prahl L., Fuchs L., Papatziamos G., Importance of Paranasal Sinuses in Computational Modeling of Nasal Airflow. AIAA Paper, AIAA 2009-0772 (10 pages), ISBN-13: 978-1-56347-969-4, 47^th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition, Orlando, FL, January 2009.
Mihaescu M., Khosla S.M., Gutmark E.J., Unsteady laryngeal airflow simulations: An analysis of the generated intraglottal vortical structures. 156^th Meeting Acoustical Society of America, Miami, FL, November 2008, Abstract in J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 124, No. 4, pp. 2579, 2008.
Mihaescu M., Gutmark E.J., Numerical Simulations of Jets Exhausting from Elliptic Nozzles without and with Conic Plug. Int. Conf. on Jets, Wakes and Separated Flows, ICJWSF-2008, Berlin, September 16-19, 2008.
Mylavarapu G., Murugappan S., Mihaescu M., Gutmark E.J., Kalra M., Effect of Increased Airway Length on Airway Collapsibility: CFD Analysis. Presented at SLEEP Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, 2008.
Mihaescu M., Murugappan S., Gutmark E.J., Khosla S., Kalra M., LES and RANS computational simulations of upper airway flow in OSA. American Thoracic Society International Conference - ATS 2008, Toronto, Canada, 2008.
Gutmark E.J., Mihaescu M., Murugappan S., Elluru R., Khosla S., Kalra M., Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Upper Airway Disorders in Children. 2008 Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Meeting, Hawaii, Honolulu, Publication 5854.2, 2008.
Mihaescu M., Murugappan S., Gutmark E.J., Donnelly L.F., Kalra M., Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Upper Airway Reconstructed from MR Imaging Data. SLEEP Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, Abstract in “Journal of Sleep and Sleep Disorders Research”, ISSN 0161-8105, Vol. 30, A201, 2007.
Mihaescu M., Gutmark E.J., Khosla S., Scherer R., Laryngeal Airflow Modeling; an Investigation based on Computational Aeroacoustics. 153^rd Meeting Acoustical Society of America, Salt Lake City, UT, Abstract in J. Acoust. Soc. Am., ISSN 0001-4966, Vol. 121, No. 5, Pt. 2, 2007.
Mihaescu M., Elluru R., Murugappan S., Khosla S., Gutmark E.J., Willging J.P., Modeling Flow in the Compromised Pediatric Airway during Inhalation and Exhalation of Heliox. Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings / American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology Conference, San Diego, CA, 2007.
Mihaescu M., Elluru R.G., Willging J.P., Khosla S., Murugappan S., Gutmark E.J., An Analysis of the Effect of Subglottic Stenosis on Airflow Dynamics utilizing Computer Modeling. Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings / American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology Conference, San Diego, CA, 2007.
Mihaescu M., Gutmark E.J., Modeling of the Flow and Acoustical Field due to a Single Jet with Chevrons. AIAA Paper, AIAA 2007-5757 (9 pages), ISBN-13: 978-1-56347-886-4, 43^rdAIAA / ASME / SAE / ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Cincinnati, OH, July 2007.
Rask O., Harrison S., Munday D., Harris C., Mihaescu M., Gutmark E.J., Jet Aircraft Propulsion Noise Reduction Research at University of Cincinnati. AIAA Paper, AIAA 2007-5631 (16 pages), ISBN-13: 978-1-56347-886-4, 43^rdAIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Cincinnati, OH, July 2007.
Mihaescu M., Harris C., Gutmark E.J., Fuchs L., Flow and Acoustics Characteristics of Chevron Nozzles in Coaxial Jets – LES and Acoustic Analogy Investigation. AIAA Paper, AIAA 2007-3609 (9 pages), ISBN-13: 978-1-56347-896-3, 13^th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference (28^th AIAA Aeroacoustics Conference), Rome, Italy, May 2007.
Mihaescu M., Gutmark E.J., Fuchs L., Computational Aeroacoustics of the Coaxial Flow Exhaust System of a Gas Turbine Engine. ASME Paper, GT2007-28193, ISBN: 0-7918-4795-0, Vol. 6, pp. 1531-1539, Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2007, Palais des Congres, Montreal, Canada, May 2007.
Mihaescu M., Gutmark E.J., Khosla S., Scherer R., Fuchs L., Flow and Acoustics Simulations Based on LES and an Acoustic Analogy; an Application to Laryngeal Airflow. AIAA Paper, AIAA 2007-0919 (13 pages), ISBN-13: 978-1-56347-890-1, 45^th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, NV, January 2007.
Mihaescu M., Gutmark E.J., Szasz R.Z., Fuchs L., Martens S., Computational Aeroacoustics of a Separate Flow Exhaust System with Eccentric Inner Nozzle. AIAA Paper, AIAA 2007-0013 (12 pages), ISBN-13: 978-1-56347-890-1, 45^th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, NV, January 2007.
Murugappan S., Mihaescu M., DiMicco R.G., Gutmark E.J., Landmann A., Treiber D., Anderson B., Flow-field, Acoustic and Structural Interaction behind a Ramped Step. AIAA Paper, AIAA 2007-1325 (18 pages), ISBN-13: 978-1-56347-890-1, 45^th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, NV, January 2007.
Mihaescu M., Gutmark E.J., Szasz R.Z., Fuchs L., Flow and Acoustics of a Coaxial Nozzle: a Sensitivity Study to the Inlet Boundary Conditions. AIAA Paper, AIAA 2006-0619 (19 pages), ISBN-13: 978-1-56347-807-9, 44^th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, NV, January 2006.
Mihaescu M., Gutmark E.J., Szasz R.Z., Fuchs L., Martens S., Computational Aeroacoustics of a Separate Flow Exhaust System with Eccentric Inner Nozzle. AIAA Paper, AIAA 2007-0013 (12 pages), ISBN-13: 978-1-56347-890-1, 44^th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, NV, January 2006.
Szasz R.Z., Mihaescu M., Fuchs L., Computation of the Acoustic Field in an Annular Gas Turbine Combustion Chamber Using a Hybrid Approach. ASME Paper, GT2006-90024, ISBN: 0-7918-4241-X, Vol. 6, pp. 1615-1624, Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2006, Barcelona, Spain, May 2006.
Mihaescu M., Szasz R.Z., Fuchs L., Gutmark E.J., Coaxial Jet Noise Prediction: Grid Resolution Effect on the Numerical Solution. AIAA Paper, AIAA 2005-3087 (10 pages), ISBN-13: 978-1-56347-730-0, 11^th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, Monterey, CA, May 2005.
Mihaescu M., Szasz R.Z., Fuchs L., Gutmark E.J., Flow and Noise Investigations of a Separate Flow Exhaust System. ASME Paper, GT2005-68164, ISBN: 0-7918-4730-6, Vol. 6, pp. 1221-1229, Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2005, Reno-Tahoe, NV, June 2005.
Duwig C., Gherman B.G., Mihaescu M., Salewski M., Fuchs L., Numerical Study of Thermo-acoustic Waves Generation by a Swirling Flame Using a New Approach Based on LES. ASME Paper, GT2005-68136, ISBN: 0-7918-4725-X, Vol. 2, pp. 67-75, Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2005, Reno-Tahoe, NV, June 2005.
Mihaescu M., Szasz R.Z., Fuchs L., Gutmark E.J., Numerical Investigations of the Acoustics of a Coaxial Nozzle. AIAA Paper, AIAA 2005-0420 (10 pages), ISBN-13: 978-1-56347-757-7, 43^rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, NV, January 2005.
Mihaescu M., Szasz R.Z., Fuchs L., Noise Computation of a Turbo-Engine Jet Exhaust Based on LES and Lighthill's Acoustic Analogy. ASME Paper, GT2004-53580, ISBN: 0-7918-4170-7, Vol. 5, pp. 1723-1731, Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2004, Vienna, Austria, June 2004.
Mihaescu M., Fuchs L., Evaluation of the Sound Generated by an Unsteady Flow Field using a hybrid method. Proceedings of The 12^th International Conference on Fluid Flow Technologies, CMFF’03, Lajos T. and Vad J.(Eds.), Vol. 1, pp. 465-471, Budapest, Hungary, September 2003.
Mihaescu M., Szasz R.Z., Fuchs L., LES for Turbulent Mixing in Isothermal and Non-Isothermal Round Jets. Proceedings of The 12^th International Conference on Fluid Flow Technologies, CMFF’03, Lajos T. and Vad J.(Eds.), Vol. 1, pp. 349-356, Budapest, Hungary, September 2003.
Moroianu D., Mihaescu M., Fuchs L., Numerical Computation of the Acoustical Field around Wind-Turbines. Proceedings of The 10^th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Nilsson A. and Boden H. (Eds.), Vol. 3, pp. 1484-1496, Stockholm, Sweden, July 2003.
Mihaescu M., Szasz R.Z., Fuchs L., Modeling of the Acoustical Field due to a Jet Engine with Ground Effect. Proceedings of The 10^th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Nilsson A. and Boden H. (Eds.), Vol. 2, pp. 677-684, Stockholm, Sweden, July 2003.
Mihaescu M., Burnete N., Bataga N., The Effect of Thermal and Mechanical Loads on Piston and Piston Rings for an Internal Combustion Engine. Proceedings of AMMA 2002, Cluj-Napoca, Ed. UT Press, Vol. 2, ISBN 973-8335-60-4, pp. 137-142, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, October 2002.

By Mihai Mihaescu, mihai@mech.kth.se