research and development team
Dr Rajab Sharief
B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., PGCE
 Principal
Engineering Scientist: Lionstar Corp. Ltd.
Worked in industry for 8years and in the academic for 16 years Obtained
academic qualifications, BEng, PGCE, MSc and PhD
His major areas of interest & expertise are in aerosols, spay
cooling, cyclone dust separator and heat transfer. He gained more than
20 publications and patents
Expertise with aerosol can sprays (deodorant, hair spray, polish,
freshener sprays, insectside, electrostatic products and other domestic
sprays), designs and innovation of actuators for reduced VOC and compress
gas products for major companies using Master-sizer Instruments for
particle size measurements and using high digital camera and videos
to visualise and analyses the internal designs and flow passage
He worked for UMIST for nine years with Aeronautical and Mechanical
Eng Dept, in the spray atomization section and one year in Salford
University During his time he was: Responsible for R&D projects
for industrial clients, particularly in the area of novel aerosol nozzle
designs, expertise in a wide range of experimental engineering techniques,
in particular advanced laser techniques for diagnosing the structures
of sprays, considerable experience in dealing directly with the industrial
clients, to ensure progress of the project to their satisfaction, dealing
directly with major companies who are cooperating with the clients,
carrying out and contributing to several research projects for the
EPSRC, British Steel, Davy International, Lechler, Glaxo-Wellcome,
British Nuclear Fuel Liquids and Zeneca Agrochemicals. Coordinate,
direct and assist with the day to day running of Research Council grant
funded, industry sponsored, postgraduate and undergraduate research
projects. Overall research management, planning and measurement programmes
roles covering the various spray research topics.
Also a lecturer, Prepare, teach and assess in the general area of
engineering on a wide range of Further & Higher Education courses
his expertise in: Thermo-Fluids, Aerodynamics, Gas Turbines, Heat Transfer & Combustion
and Plant and Process Systems.
His other areas of experience are:
- Undertaking a research program for 3 years on High Spray Cooling
of very Hot Metal Surfaces, with a grant from the EPSRC and with
collaboration from British Steel plc, Davy International and Lechler
(Germany). providing advice and assistance in his areas of expertise
to other members of the staff as required, considerable expertise
in phase Doppler Anemometry (PDA) and Computational.
- British Nuclear Fuel Liquids project; using (high speed visual
images) to establish whether Quintolubric Hydraulic Fluid represents
a significant explosive or flammability hazard if escaping in the
form or a spray or aerosol in a plant room.
- Agricultural sprays, Astra- Zeneca Agrochemical; (droplet sizes
and spray deposition for, using modern light diffraction, PDA and
video measurement methods. Measurements of collection efficiency
for two post sizes, central nozzle position, different flow rates
and photomicrography of collected droplets on deposition surface
in pots.
- Glaxo Wellcome; Medical Sprays; Experimental PDA measurements and
analysis of pressurised metered dose inhaler mouth piece confinement
chamber design.
- Blue Circle & EEC; three years project to design a new version
of horizontal cyclone pre-heater tower for use in the cement industry.
The conventional unit is of vertical construction. A significant
amount of computer modelling using finite difference methods was
undertaken. During this period he supervised three technicians implementing
the practical elements of change to configuration of the test rigs.
Hassan M. Y. Abduljalil
PhD, MSc, BSc
 Senior
Research Scientist: Lionstar Corp. Ltd.
He has been working on multiphase flow research and spraying systems
for more than 8 years with Manchester and Salford Universities and
since May 2005 with Lionstar Corp. Ltd. Most of his work has concentrated
on compressed gas atomizers to produce Environment-friendly spray quality
matching those using VOC and other propellants for several applications
ranging from household aerosols, oils, polish, paints to medical sprays.
He has developed few key new innovations in spray technology where
some of these lead to global patents. While working with the universities
he was involving in several academic and industrial projects.
In addition to his outstanding research experience he has proven leadership
and management skills demonstrated while acting as a lab manger at
Manchester University and research project coordinator at Salford University.
He has a very good experience in using Computational Fluid Dynamics
and Finite Element codes with excellent communication and presentation
skills backed by MS Office proficiency. He has a number of publications
in his area of interest.
Gary Eales
 PhD,
BEng, AMIMechE
He graduated from the University of Manchester Institute of Science
and Technology with a BEng in Mechanical Engineering in 1997. He worked
as a Building Services Design Engineer in Liverpool for 1 year. He
returned to University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology,
graduated with a PhD in ThermoFluids Engineering concerning Medical
Device Design in 2003. He has worked on various Post. Doc. projects
at the university involving atomization on industrial and domestic
scales.
Roy Hughes
 BSc.
BA, MSc. MPRI
He worked for a blue chip company for twenty five years in their R&D
and Process Technology Division. During his time there he gained the
above qualifications; in Material Science, Design and Innovation, Physical
Measurement Techniques & Instrumentation followed by the professional
award for work in the area of polymers.
His areas of expertise are materials, plastics, chemical engineering,
mechanical engineering, project planning and management, explosives
and fluid mechanics. He spent the latter years of his career trouble
shooting plant problems, offering fast track solutions e.g. F16 fighter
canopies in acrylic for the gulf war. His other areas of experience
area HSE and safety, First Aider, VDU safety, Quality Assessor, Quality
Trainer and Hazard Study. [Hazop]. He has also held the posts of IT
Manager [division] and IT Security Manager reporting to the ICI board.
He worked for CVL at the University of Manchester working with NTS,
- polymer atomization, Tekgenuity- medical infusion pump, SES – Stirling
engine, combined heat and power unit, QEF – quick erecting structural
joints and AIMS – automated linear motor machine.
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