Associate professor, PhD at Dunarea de Jos University of Galati

Expertise fields: bFriction stir welding/processing, TIG Assisted FSW, modelling and simulation of heat transfer, stress and strains in welded joints performed by fusion and pressure welding, modelling and simulation of multi-arc/multi-wire submerged arc welding

International documentary stages/ other training programmes:
Master degree in Manufacturing Process Optimization using Numerical Methods

Research management skills:
He coordinates the activity of the Laboratory for Modelling and Simulation of Mechatronic Systems. He is member of the Romanian Welding Society and of the Romanian Society of Robotics.

Relevant publications in the project domain:
1. Birsan D., Scutelnicu E., Modelling of Thermo-Mechanical Effects Generated By Friction Spot Stir Welding Process, The Annals of Dunarea de Jos University of Galati, Fascicle XII, Welding Equipment and Technology, Year XXV, 2014, ISSN 1221 4639, pp. 29-34
2. Birsan D., Scutelnicu E., Investigation of Heat Transfer on Pipeline Steel Joint Performed by Tandem Submerged Arc Welding Process using Finite Element Movement Techniques, Proceedings of International Conference on Innovative Trends In Multidisciplinary Academic Research ITMAR-2014, Istanbul-Turkey, 20-21 Oct. 2014, pp. 312-318

Proposed Topics in Project: Process modeling, PLM