Ioan Vlădea

Ioan Vlădea (24 October 1907, Râșnov, 24 November 1976, Timișoara) was a Romanian engineer from IAR Brașov, who developed the compressor of plane engine IAR 80. After World War II he served as professor at Polytechnic University of Timișoara.

He is considered the founder of Timișoara school of thermal engineering.

Early years and education He was born in Râșnov, as the only son among the five children of Ioan and Elena Vlădea, a poor peasant family.

He attended the Facultatea de Electromecanică of Universitatea Politehnica of Timișoara, and graduated in 1931. He had as professors Victor Vâlcovici, Valeriu Alaci, Plautius Andronescu, Pompiliu Nicolau, Victor Vlad and Marin Bănărescu. On 23 February 1931 received his engineering diploma titled Alimentarea cu energie electrică a orașului Brașov (Power supply of Brașov city), under the guidance of Dimitrie Leonida.

Then he gets a scholarship in aerodynamics, at „Technische Hochschule Aachen” from Aachen, he sustains dissertation under the guidance of Hermann Starke (1874–1960) titled Über den Einfluss des Rumpfes (Gondeln) auf einige aerodynamische Eigenschaften des Flügels ,

As recognition of merits, in 1970 he was awarded the title of Professor universitar emerit.

Engineering achievements Researches at IAR work Calculul de rezistență al elicelor aeriene, Efectul giroscopic asupra elicelor aeriene and Compresorul motorului de avion, awarded 1940 „Adamachi” prize Academiei Române and first prize of Cercul Aeronautic Român.

After 1951, : technical translation vol. 1 din Taschenbuch für den Maschinenbau by Heinrich Dubbel, 2000 entries to Lexiconul Tehnic Român, chapter „Căldura” from Manualul Inginerului (coord. Gheorghe Buzdugan) of 1956. does grant researches with Institutul de Studii și Proiectări Energetice (ISPE) and Institutul de Cercetări și Modernizări Energetice (ICEMENERG) in heat and mass transfer.

Results of inquiries in these fields were published in over 60 articles in Buletinul științific și tehnic IPT, Buletinul Institutului de Energetica al Academiei RSR, revistele Energetica, Brensthoff Wärme Kraft, Luft- und Kältetechnik, Energietechnik, Chemie Ingenieur Technik etc., in the textbook Instalații și utilaje termice.

Publications Compresorul motorului de avion, București: Editura Monitorul Official, 1940 Courses and textbooks: Termodinamica tehnică, vol. 1 curs, Timișoara, 1955, 450 p. Producerea și transmiterea căldurii, vol. 2 curs, Timișoara, 1957, 382 p. Bazele teoretice ale termotehnicii, vol. I, 1956 și vol. II, 1957, București: Editura Tehnică Medal Meritul Științific (1966), Title of Professor universitar emerit (1970).