Romanian Naval Academy

Teaching Assistant

  • Taught Fluid Mechanics, Strength of materials and Naval Architecture
  • Research activity in the field of structural mechanics, fluid dynamics and acoustics

Flow over a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) [CFX]:

International research projects:

Mai 2009 – Mai 2011 Romanian – Norwegian Maritime Project (RoNoMar), Grant gained in the „Norwegian Cooperation Programs for Economic Growth and Sustainable Development in Bulgaria and Romania”, Contract no. 2747321, (project value 4.700.000 EURO, from which 1.625.180 EURO subcontract ANMB , with 85% financed by Norwegian Government through „Innovation Norway” and 15% co-finance) ADL - "Advanced Distributed Learning" subcontract in the international project "Norwegian and Romanian Maritime Project - RoNoMar" Main activities: development of an IT platform for distance learning based on the long life learning principle http://adl.anmb.ro/ http://www.anmb.ro/ro/files/cercetare/granturi.html

Mai 2009 – Mai 2011 MUNROM - "Measurements of the underwater background noise on the Romanian continental platform of the Black Sea and the impact on the ecosystem with economical implications" subcontract in the international project "Norwegian and Romanian Maritime Project - RoNoMar" Main activities: measure and record underwater ambient and artificial noise using Bruel&Kjaer equipment; analyzing the recorded signals using dedicated software (Pulse 12 and MatLab: FFT, DWT, STFT); http://www.ronomar.eu/ http://www.anmb.ro/ro/files/cercetare/granturi.html

National research projects:

Mai 2009 onwards "Technological platform for the construction of underwater unmanned robots TOYROV", PNCDI II, The "Priority domains partnerships" program, contract nr. 12116/01.10.2008, (project value 2.000.000 RON)

Main activities: designing a underwater vehicle using a SolidWorks, the flow simulation around the body (CFD), construction, laboratory tests http://www.anmb.ro/ro/files/cercetare/granturi.html

January - December 2009 "Naval inflatable targets made on textile material", The national plan of research and development, position 106/2006, Ministry of National Defense

Main activities: designing using a SolidWorks, construction, product flotation and stability tests, creating presentation products (CorelDraw) displayed at the Research Saloon from Constanta 2010.
http://www.anmb.ro/ro/files/cercetare/granturi_arhiva.html

Mai 2006 - December 2008 "Designing of a joint surface and naval system for fast intervention in case of natural disasters MIXTRA", contract no. X2C35/2006 part of the program AMTRANS-CEEX

Main activities: designing the hull of a boat using SolidWorks, simulation of load and flow around the hull using FEA software, creating presentation products (CorelDraw) displayed at the Research Saloon from Bucharest 2008 and Research Saloon from Constanta 2010 http://www.anmb.ro/ro/files/cercetare/mixtra.html

Published papers

  • Chițac, V., Pricop, M., Popa, A., Gheorghe, F., Pazara, T., Measurements of Underwater Noise Produced by Merchant Ships on the Romanian Black Sea Coast, MUNROM Workshop, Measurements of the Underwater Background Noise on the Romanian Continental Platform of the Black Sea and the Impact on the Ecosystem with Economical Implications, member in the organizing committee, Naval Academy Mircea cel Batran, 22nd of June, 2011

  • Pricop, M., Chițac, V., Gheorghe, F., Pricop, C., Atodiresei D., Underwater Noise Produced by Merchant Ships on the Romanian Black Sea Coast, Jubilee scientific conference dedicated to the 130th anniversary of the foundation of the Naval Academy (1881-2011), Nicola Yonkov Vaptsarov Naval Academy, Varna, Bugaria, 18-19 May, 2011

  • Chițac, V., Pazara, T., Pricop, M., Oncica, V., Gheorghe, F., Pricop, C., Measures for Reducing the Effects of Noise on the Personnel Working in the Machine Compartment Onboard Training Ships “Mircea”, Jubilee scientific conference dedicated to the 130th anniversary of the foundation of the Naval Academy (1881-2011), Nicola Yonkov Vaptsarov Naval Academy, Varna, Bugaria, 18-19 May, 2011

  • Pricop, M., Gheorghe, F., Pazara T., Simulation of static and dynamic behavior of the wave energy collector in real sea, Petroleum and Gas University Bulletin, Ploieşti, Techniques Series, Vol. LXIII, No 1/2011, ISSN 1224-8495, pag.147-154, indexed B+

  • Pricop, M., Chitac, V., Pazara, T., Gheorghe, F., The analysis of ship's hull structure using vibration measurements at sea, Petroleum and Gas University Bulletin, Ploieşti, Techniques Series, Vol. LXIII, No 1/2011, ISSN 1224-8495, pag.155-164, indexed B+

  • Chitac, V., Pricop, M., Atodiresei, D., Gheorghe, F., Ristea, M., Bautu, A., Pricop C., Sound Parameters Identification for the Bottlenose Dolphins from N-W Black Sea, Using Time-Frequency Analysis, Published in Proceedings of WSEAS - ADVANCED in ENVIRONMENTAL and GEOLOGICAL SCIENCE and ENGINEERING, CONSTANTZA MARITIME UNIVERSITY, Constanta, Romania, Sept 3-5, 2010

  • Pricop M., Chitac V., Gheorghe F., Pazara T. , Oncica V., Atodiresei D., Pricop C., Underwater Radiated Noise of Ships’ Machinery in Shallow Water, Publ. in Proceedings of WSEAS - ADVANCED MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING, QUALITY AND PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, CONSTANTZA MARITIME UNIVERSITY, Constanta, Romania, Sept 3-5, 2010

  • Pazara, T., Pricop, M., Pricop, C., Gheorghe, F., Analysis of the vibrations produced in the machine compartment onboard training ship "Mircea", ACTA TECHNICA NAPOCENSIS SCIENTIFIC BULLETIN OF THE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CLUJ – NAPOCA, Series: Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, 53, vol. II, July 2010, pag.143-148, ISSN 1221-5872. - indexed B+

  • Pricop, M., Gheorghe, F., Oncica, V., Pazara, T., Dimensioning the wave energy collector structure under pulsating wave loads, ACTA TECHNICA NAPOCENSIS SCIENTIFIC BULLETIN OF THE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CLUJ – NAPOCA, Series: Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, 53, vol. II, July 2010, pag.153-158, ISSN 1221-5872. - indexed B+

Published papers engineering national magazines:

  • Pricop, M., Oncica, V., Gheorghe, F., Properties and strength of materials. Mechanical engineering laboratory (RONOMAR), REZMAT Conference, „Lower Danube” University, Galati, 13 Mai, 2011

  • Pricop, M., Gheorghe, F., Oncica, V., Computation of breaking wave loads and FEM modeling of a pneumatic wave energy catcher, The 21st International Conference NAV-MAR-EDU 2009, “Mircea cel Batran” Naval Academy, Constanta, 12-14 November, 2009, p.559-569, ISSN 1843-6749, indexed B

  • Pricop, M., Oncica, V., Chiţac, V., Gheorghe, F., Design, construction and operation of an inflatable naval target, The 21st International Conference NAV-MAR-EDU 2009, “Mircea cel Batran” Naval Academy, Constanta, 12-14 November, 2009, p.614-618, ISSN 1843-6749, indexed B