Cristian-Ioan LEAHU
Lecturer Dr. Eng.
Department of Automotive and Transport Engineering
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Contact:
Politehniciii st., no. 1, Brașov România
Building N
Phone: +40(268) 413 000, int 173
E-mail: leahu.cristian@unitbv.ro
Research interests:
- internal combustion engine
- electric and hybrid vehicle propulsion systems
- energy recovery
Publications (selection):
- Stanescu, R.C., Soica, A., & Leahu, C.I. (2025). Influence of biodiesel from used cooking oil and sunflower oil on engine efficiency and emission profiles. Energies, 18(3), 583. doi:10.3390/en18030583
- Leahu, C.I., Radu, S., Tarulescu, S., & Tarulescu, R. (2019). Usage of Electric Motors/Generators for Engines Supercharging in Order to Increase the Efficiency of Exhaust Gas Energy Recovery. In: Burnete, N., Varga, B. (eds) Proceedings of the 4th International Congress of Automotive and Transport Engineering (AMMA 2018), Springer, Cham
- Leahu, C.I., Tarulescu, S., & Tarulescu, R. (2018). The exhaust gas temperature control through an adequate thermal management of the engine. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 444 (7), 072016.doi:10.1088/1757-899X/444/7/072016
- Leahu, C.I., & Tarulescu, S. (2016). The influence of thermal regime on gasoline direct injection engine performance and emissions. IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 147, 012127. doi:10.1088/1757-899X/147/1/012127
- Leahu, C.I. (2015). Improvement of exhaust gas pressure’s utilization for compressing the intake air in diesel engine’s cylinders. International Journal of Automotive Technology, 16(6), 913-921. doi:10.1007/s12239-015-0093-3
