PUBLICATIONS

  • Ranathunga AS, Perera MSA, Ranjith PG, Zhang XG (2017). Super-critical carbon dioxide flow behaviour in low rank coal: A meso-scale experimental study. Journal of CO2 Utilization, 20, 1-13.
  • Ranathunga AS, Perera MSA, Ranjith PG, Rathnaweera TD, Zhang XG (2017). Effect of coal rank on CO2 adsorption induced coal matrix swelling with different CO2 properties and reservoir depths. Energ Fuel, 31, 5297–5305.
  • Ranathunga AS, Perera MSA, Ranjith PG, Wei CH (2017). An experimental investigation of applicability of CO2 enhanced coal bed methane recovery technique to low rank coal. Fuel, 189, 391-399.
  • Ranathunga AS, Perera MSA, Ranjith PG, De Silva GPD (2017). A macro-scale view of the influence of effective stress on carbon dioxide flow behaviour in coal: An experimental study, Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources, 3, 13-28.
  • Zhang XG, Ranjith PG, Perera MS, Ranathunga AS, Haque A (2016). Gas Transportation and Enhanced Coalbed Methane Recovery Processes in Deep Coal Seams: A Review. Energ Fuel 30, 8832-8849.
  • Perera MSA, Ranjith PG, Rathnaweera TD, Ranathunga AS, Koay A, Choi X (2016). A Review of CO2-Enhanced Oil Recovery with a Simulated Sensitivity Analysis. Energies 9, 481.
  • Ranathunga AS, Perera MSA, Ranjith PG, Ju Y, Vishal V, De Silva PNK (2015). A macro-scale experimental study of sub and supercritical CO2 flow behaviour in Victorian brown coal. Fuel 158: 864-873.
  • Perera MSA, Ranjith PG, Ranathunga AS, Koay A, Zhao J, Choi S (2015). Optimization of enhanced coal-bed methane recovery using numerical simulation. Journal of Geophysics and Engineering 12, 90.
  • Ranathunga AS, Perera MSA, Ranjith PG (2014). Deep coal seams as a greener energy source: a review. Journal of Geophysics and Engineering, 11,1-17.
  • Ranathunga AS, Perera MSA, Ranjith PG. De Silva GPD (2016). A macro scale overview on coal mass permeability alterations occur upon CO2 injection into Australian low rank coal, International conference on Geo-mechanics, Geo-energy and Geo-resources (IC3G 2016), Melbourne, Australia, Paper ID - 92.
  • Ranathunga AS, Perera MSA, Ranjith PG, Haque RT (2016). An experimental study on behaviour of reconstituted low rank coal under different fluid saturations, ISRM International Symposium and EUROCK 2016, Cappadocia, Turkey, Paper ID – 166.
  • Ranathunga AS, Perera MSA, Ranjith PG (2015). CO2 sequestration in deep unmineable coal seams: A numerical study, International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering (ICGE 2015), Colombo, Sri Lanka, Paper ID -168.
  • Ranathunga AS, Perera MSA, Ranjith PG (2014). An Experimental Study to Investigate Temperature Effect on Permeability of Victorian Brown Coal during CO2 Sequestration, ISRM International Symposium and 8th Asian Rock Mechanics Symposium (ARMS8), Sapporo, Japan, Paper ID - ARMS8_PO-82.
  • Ranathunga AS (2015), Supercritical Carbon Dioxide flow behaviour in low rank coal: A meso-scale experimental study, 6th Civil Engineering Postgraduate Conference, Monash University, Australia, November 2015.
  • Ranathunga AS (2013), Investigation of Long-term Safe Storage of Carbon Dioxide in Coal Seams with Enhanced Methane Recovery, 4th Civil Engineering Postgraduate Conference, Monash University, Australia, November 2013.