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Alexandru Cernei

- UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICA DE CONSTRUCTII BUCURESTI

Researcher | PhD student

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EU-CONEXUS ENABLES - Promoting excellence through innovative eco-systems Call name: P 5.8 - SP 5.8.1 - Premiere Orizont Europa - Instituții - Competiția 2023
PN-IV-P8-8.1-PRE-HE-ORG-2023-0161 2024 - 2026

Role in this project:

Coordinating institution: UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICA DE CONSTRUCTII BUCURESTI

Project partners: UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICA DE CONSTRUCTII BUCURESTI (RO)

Affiliation:

Project website: http://www.cambi.ro/engine

Abstract:

The project aims to strengthen the institutional capacity of the Technical University of Construction Bucharest through support activities, directly complementary to the projects funded by the European Commission: EU-CONEXUS ENABLES, WeGenerate, DivAirCity, ReGreeneration, and nZEB Ready, among others. The EU-CONEXUS ENABLES project (HORIZON-WIDERA-2023-ACCESS-03), which UTCB coordinates, promotes scientific cooperation among the members of the EU-CONEXUS European University, for long-term solutions to the challenges of smart urban sustainability, based on digitalization. The HE WeGenerate project aims at the development of sustainable and inclusive urban regeneration, with long-term effects in local communities and beyond, involving close collaboration with city administrations, citizens, local communities. The H2020 DivAirCity project addresses the urban dimension on a large scale, while the H2020 nZEB Ready project develops skills in the field of energy efficiency, targeting the transfer of knowledge to technical communities. It is worth mentioning that UTCB is also a partner and coordinator of a digitalization-based project, in the National Competence Center and Solutions for the Development of Climate Neutral and Smart Cities (NetZeRoCities) funded through the PNRR.

Innovative seating system to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission on board of commercial aircrafts Call name: P 2 - SP 2.1 - Proiect experimental - demonstrativ
PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-2021-2265 2022 - 2024

Role in this project:

Coordinating institution: UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICA DE CONSTRUCTII BUCURESTI

Project partners: UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICA DE CONSTRUCTII BUCURESTI (RO); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE AEROSPATIALA "ELIE CARAFOLI" - I.N.C.A.S. BUCURESTI (RO); UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICA DIN CLUJ - NAPOCA (RO)

Affiliation:

Project website: http://www.cambi.ro/safe

Abstract:

Întreaga omenire a fost perturbată de extinderea pandemiei de COVID 19 de la o țară la altă utilizând căile de comunicație ale lumii moderne. In timp ce statisticile indică aproximativ 220 milioane persoane infectate pe glob, IATA a înregistrat o scădere a veniturilor anuale globale din transportul de pasageri de aproximativ 126 miliarde euro precum și alte pierderi indirecte legate de aspectele economice și sociale grav afectate de virus.

Proiectul SAFE își propune o abordare cuprinzătoare în acest sens pentru a putea răspunde noilor cerințe în ceea ce privește asigurarea un microclimat îmbunătățit al pasagerilor la bordul aeronavelor comerciale în scopul reducerii semnificative a transmiterii aeriene a virușilor de tip SARS sau similari. Pentru a atinge acest obiectiv, ne propunem să investigăm o combinație de strategii diferite de ventilație personalizată de protecție (PPV) utilizând mijloace de protecție precum ecrane, hote sau cabine. Conceptul SAFE folosește avantajele dispozitivelor clasice de ventilare personală care asigură o curgere cu impuls redus pentru a crea în jurul capului pasagerului un curent de aer protector. Vom explora comportamentul și interacțiunea fluxurilor menționate mai sus cu panașul termic al corpului uman. De asemenea vom testa aceste fenomene și atunci când jetul provenit de la al doilea difuzor este umidificat și vom analiza efectul combinat obținut prin cuplarea sistemului de ventilare personalizată.

Innovative high induction air diffusers for improved indoor environmental quality in vehicles Call name: P 2 - SP 2.1 - Proiect experimental - demonstrativ
PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-2021-0559 2022 - 2024

Role in this project:

Coordinating institution: UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICA DE CONSTRUCTII BUCURESTI

Project partners: UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICA DE CONSTRUCTII BUCURESTI (RO); RENAULT TECHNOLOGIE ROUMANIE SRL (RO)

Affiliation:

Project website: http://cambi.utcb.ro/researchprojects/innovent

Abstract:

The scope of current project will be to develop an innovative passive high mixing system of air diffusers implemented in a disassembled Dacia Duster or Sandero dashboard in order to proof its functionality both in terms of improved comfort and reducing the ventilation airflow. The project is starting from concept (TRL2) and the result will be a prototype working in laboratory environment (TRL4). The proposal of the innovative designs of air vents for the present studies was based on the previous findings of the members of the TUCEB research team that have a long interest in this field. The general objective of the current project will be to implement an innovative system of high induction mixing air diffusers in a functional Dacia Duster or Dacia Sandero prototype dashboard model. The specific objectives of the current project are: 1. Developing a high induction air diffuser system ready to be integrated in a Dacia Duster or Dacia Sandero; 2. Performing nonintrusive experimental measurements of the airflow after the high induction air diffuser 3. Verification and validation of the numerical simulations for the high induction air diffuser; 4. Complex numerical models of the airflow inside a vehicle for different configurations of high induction air diffusers; 5. Validation of the innovative air diffuser prototype system using a thermal manikin, ComfortSense equipment and with human subjects.

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