Mugur Balan

About Mugur Balan

Mugur Balan, With an exceptional h-index of 15 and a recent h-index of 12 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Universitatea Technica din Cluj-Napoca, specializes in the field of Thermal Engineering, Renewable Energy, Refrigeration, Solar Energy.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

The impact of cogeneration plant and a storage tank in a district heating system

Comparative assessment of high efficiency flat solar thermal collectors’ performances

Simulation of a Solar Lithium Bromide-Water Absorption Cooling System in Oujda City of Northeast Morocco

Analytical modelling of food storage cooling with solar ammonia-water absorption system, powered by parabolic trough collectors. Method

Modelling of solar assisted district heating system with seasonal storage tank by two mathematical methods and with two climatic data as input

Exergoeconomic analysis of a mechanical compression refrigeration unit run by an ORC

Preliminary sizing of solar district heating systems with seasonal water thermal storage

Analytical modeling and validation of the thermal behavior of seasonal storage tanks for solar district heating

Mugur Balan Information

University

Position

; Romania

Citations(all)

788

Citations(since 2020)

483

Cited By

475

hIndex(all)

15

hIndex(since 2020)

12

i10Index(all)

21

i10Index(since 2020)

14

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Universitatea Technica din Cluj-Napoca

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Mugur Balan Skills & Research Interests

Thermal Engineering

Renewable Energy

Refrigeration

Solar Energy

Top articles of Mugur Balan

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

The impact of cogeneration plant and a storage tank in a district heating system

IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering

DP Hiris

MC Dudescu

A Pocola

MC Balan

2023/9/1

Comparative assessment of high efficiency flat solar thermal collectors’ performances

IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering

Mihaela Ciocan

Alexandru Serban

Alexandru Dobrovicescu

Daniel P Hiris

Mircea C Dudescu

...

2023/9/1

Simulation of a Solar Lithium Bromide-Water Absorption Cooling System in Oujda City of Northeast Morocco

Applied Solar Energy

Sara El Hassani

Tarik Kousksou

Mugur Balan

Soufiane Derfoufi

Mohammed Amine Moussaoui

...

2023/6

Analytical modelling of food storage cooling with solar ammonia-water absorption system, powered by parabolic trough collectors. Method

MethodsX

Octavian G Pop

Alexandru Dobrovicescu

Alexandru Serban

Mihaela Ciocan

Anass Zaaoumi

...

2023/1/1

Modelling of solar assisted district heating system with seasonal storage tank by two mathematical methods and with two climatic data as input

Energy

Daniel P Hiris

Octavian G Pop

Alexandru Dobrovicescu

Mircea C Dudescu

Mugur C Balan

2023/12/1

Exergoeconomic analysis of a mechanical compression refrigeration unit run by an ORC

Entropy

Daniel Taban

Valentin Apostol

Lavinia Grosu

Mugur C Balan

Horatiu Pop

...

2023/11/10

Preliminary sizing of solar district heating systems with seasonal water thermal storage

Heliyon

PD Hiris

GO Pop

MC Balan

2022

Analytical modeling and validation of the thermal behavior of seasonal storage tanks for solar district heating

Energy Reports

PD Hiris

GO Pop

MC Balan

2022

Exergetic Analysis of a Cryogenic Air Separation Unit

Entropy

S Bucsa

A Serban

MC Balan

C Ionita

G Nastase

...

2022

A numerical analysis on the performance of DHW storage tanks with immersed PCM cylinders

Applied Thermal Engineering

Octavian G Pop

Mugur C Balan

2021/10/1

Estimation of the energy production of a parabolic trough solar thermal power plant using analytical and artificial neural networks models

Renewable Energy

Anass Zaaoumi

Abdellah Bah

Mihaela Ciocan

Patrick Sebastian

Mugur C Balan

...

2021/6/1

Evolution of renewable energy consumption in the European countries

IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science

CE Stoenoiu

MC Balan

FM Serban

C Cristea

2021

Performances of solar thermal collectors in different climatic conditions

Environmental and Human Impact of Buildings: An Energetics Perspective

Octavian G Pop

Ancuta M Magurean

Adrian G Pocola

Mihaela Ciocan

Anass Zaaoumi

...

2021

Newness touches conventional history: the research of the photovoltaic technology on a wooden church heritage building

IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering

Diţoiu Nina-Cristina

Mihaela Ioana Maria Agachi

Mugur Balan

2020/12/1

Numerical modelling of PCMs encapsulated in spherical shells using inverse enthalpy-temperature functions

IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering

OG Pop

CA Iuga

L Fechete Tutunaru

F Domnita

MC Balan

2020/6/1

Experimental Investigation of the Solidification and Melting Processes of PCMs

Octavian G Pop

Cristina A Iuga

Lucian Fechete Tutunaru

Mugur C Balan

2020/5/21

Simple modeling of the solar seasonal thermal storage behavior

Paul Daniel Hiris

Florin Bode

Octavian Gabriel Pop

Mugur Ciprian Balan

2020

See List of Professors in Mugur Balan University(Universitatea Technica din Cluj-Napoca)

Co-Authors

H-index: 50
Mircea Diudea

Mircea Diudea

Universitatea Babes-Bolyai

H-index: 34
Sorana D. BOLBOACĂ

Sorana D. BOLBOACĂ

Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Iuliu Hatieganu

H-index: 21
Corneliu Balan

Corneliu Balan

Universitatea Politehnica din Bucuresti

H-index: 21
Dorin Petreus

Dorin Petreus

Universitatea Technica din Cluj-Napoca

H-index: 16
Florin Bode

Florin Bode

Universitatea Technica din Cluj-Napoca

H-index: 11
Ion V. Ion

Ion V. Ion

Universitatea Dunarea de Jos din Galati

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