Shara K Mohammed

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT SHARA K MOHAMMED

PhD: Gas and Oil Flow Fellow of the Advanced Higher Education Academy in the UK, FHEA Fluids and Thermal Engineering Research Group / The University of Nottingham Key skills:Image and signal processing using Matlab, LabVIEW, Two-phase flow tomography (ECT, WMS, and MPFS), Mathematical modelling of two phase flows, Chemical process engineering. Research summary My PhD research studied the characteristics of gas flow through large diameter columns with very high viscosity oils. I have used two large-scale columns of 240 and 290 mm in diameter and about 10 m in height and compared the results. I have applied high spatial and temporal resolution tomography techniques, including Electrical capacitance tomography and high-speed imaging. My PhD resulted in very impactful findings on the Multiphase flow, especially high viscosity flows. I have introduced the presence of Churn flow in viscous liquids for the first time in literature. I published my new finding in the international journal of multiphase flow in 2018. The paper explains the characteristics of the hydrodynamics of churn flow in high-viscosity oil and large-diameter columns. I published six papers in high-impact factors journals in five years in the same field besides three conference papers in addition to a book on Photovoltaic systems. Besides my project on high-viscosity oils, I have commissioned a new sensor manufactured by HZDR for the University of Nottingham. I have calibrated the (Multiple Probe Film Sensor, MPFS) and designed a rig (falling film rig) for the new sensor. The new sensor aims to measure the characteristics of falling film in large-diameter columns. I have lately published the results from the new sensor in the Chemical Engineering Research and Design Journal. Besides, I am a member o Fluid and Thermal Engineering Research Group/ University of Nottingham. In addition, I work as a volunteer reviewer in several journals in my field, such as the Journal of Petroleum Science and Technology, the Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics, Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics, and Chemical Engineering Communications. I also have experience in designing Photovoltaic systems to generate electricity from solar power. This was my master’s project at the College of Engineering, Salahaddin University.