Dr. Miguel Ángel Delgado Canto

       Professional Background

Academic Degree:

Graduated in Chemical Engineering at the University of Huelva in 2000 (1st Class)

PhD received at the University of Huelva in 2005.

Academic activity:

PhD Student in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Huelva. Financially supported by Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología (October 2002).

Research Activity:

Topics of interest:  Rheology, Processing of non-Newtonian Fluids, Lubricanting Greases.

Researcher in the Optimization of Lubricating Grease Processing from the Rheological and Microstructural point of view since 2001.

       Participation in Research Projects in the last 5 years

Optimización de las variables de procesado de grasas lubricantes en función de sus características reológicas y microestructurales
Programa Nacional de I+D+i, Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología (MCYT) 2001-2004
Activity: Researcher

Mejora de las propiedades reológicas de grasas lubricantes mediante aditivación con polímeros reciclados y funcionales
Programa Nacional de I+D+i, Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (MECD) 2004-2007
Activity: Researcher

       Publications in the last 5 years

Most relevant papers in the last 5 years:

M.A. Delgado, J.M. Franco, P.Partal, C. Gallegos, Experimental study of grease flow in pipelines: wall slip and air entrainment effects, Chem. Eng. Process, 44 (2005) 805-817.

J.M. Franco, M.A. Delgado, C. Valencia, M.C. Sánchez, C. Gallegos, Mixing rheometry for studying the manufacture of lubricating greases, Chem. Eng. Sci, 60 (2005) 2409-2418.

M.A. Delgado, J.M. Franco, C. Gallegos, F. Urquiola y R. Urchegui, Bombeo de grasas lubricantes a través de conducciones de sección circular, Ingeniería Química, 422 (2005) 150-164.

M.A. Delgado, M.C. Sánchez, C. Valencia, J.M. Franco, C. Gallegos, Relationship among microstructure, rheology and processing of a lithium lubricating grease, Chem. Eng. Res. Des, accepted (2005).

Reviews and Chapters of Books:

M.A. Delgado; J.M. Franco; P. Partal; C. Gallegos. Pumping flow of lubricating greases. Progress in rheology of biological and synthetic polymer systems. A.C. Diogo et al. (eds.),  377-383 (2004). IPB. Portugal              

M.A. Delgado; J.M. Franco; C. Valencia; M.C. Sánchez; C. Gallegos. Influence of composition and temperature on the rheology of lubricating greases. Progress in rheology of biological and synthetic polymer systems. A.C. Diogo et al. (eds.),  395-400 (2004). IPB. Portugal.

 

       Most relevant contributions to Conferences in the last 5 years

J.M. Franco, M.A. Delgado, C. Valencia, M.C. Sánchez, C. Gallegos, Effect of Processing Conditions on the Rheological Properties of Lubricating, Annual Meeting of the European Rheology Society, AERC 2003, Guimaraes (Portugal) 2003

M.A. Delgado, C. Valencia, J.M. Franco, M.C. Sánchez, C. Gallegos, Influence of Cooling Profile and Homogenization on the Processing of Lubricating 4th European Congress of Chemical Engineering, ECCE, Granada (Spain) 2003

J.M. Franco, M.A. Delgado, C. Valencia, M.C. Sánchez, C. Gallegos, Mixing rheometry for studying the manufacture of lubricating greases, 5th International Symposium on Mixing in the Industrial Processes, Sevilla (Spain) 2004

M.A. Delgado, J.M. Franco, P.Partal, C. Gallegos, Pumping flow of lubricating greases, IBEREO’04: Iberian Rheology Meeting, Beja (Portugal) 2004

M.A. Delgado, J.M. Franco, C. Valencia. M.C. Sanchez, C. Gallegos, Influence of composition and temperature on the rheology of lubricating greases, IBEREO’04: Iberian Rheology Meeting, Beja (Portugal) 2004
 

       Other interesting informations

 

- Professor at the University of Huelva for two courses (1999/2000 and 2001/2002).

-  Attendance to 8th European school on rheology: rheology for the process industries (30 h) held at Torremolinos, Spain (2002).

-  Member of the Organising Comittee of I Forum of Chemical Engineering (2001) and II Forum of Chemical Engineering (2002).

- Awards:

Cátedra CEPSA to research abroad, 2002

-  Invited Researcher in:

Labor für Maschinenelemente und Tribologie. Applied Science University of Hamburg (Germany) duration: 12 weeks (2003).

-  Collaboration with the Organising Committee of “ISMIP 5: 5th International Symposium on Mixing in Industrial Processes”, Seville (Spain), 1-4 June 2004.