- Faculty of Engineering
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Senior Lecturer Grade I
CV
Contact information
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
University of Moratuwa
Moratuwa
10400
Teaching and Administrative Activities
Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics -Undergraduate -2019
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning -Undergraduate -2019
Heat Transfer -Undergraduate -2019
Basic Engineering Thermodynamics -Undergraduate -2018
Energy Conservation -Undergraduate -2017
Thermodynamics of Heat Engines and Work Transfer Devices -Undergraduate -2019
Heat Transfer Applications -Postgraduate -2019
Air Conditioning and Ventilation -Postgraduate -2019
Energy and Controls -Postgraduate -2019
Project on Building Services -Postgraduate -2019
Acoustics and Visual Comfort -Undergraduate -2019
Building Energy -Postgraduate -2019
Overall Program Coordinator -MSc/PG Diploma in Building Services Engineering, UoM, SL (2015 To date)
Undergraduate Mentoring coordinator -Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, UoM, SL (2015 To date)
Training Coordinator, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering - Undergraduate Training Coordinator (2019 To date)
Student Counsellor - A student counsellor of the University of Moratuwa (2019 To date)
Semester 5 and 6 Coordinator -Semester 5 and 6 Coordinator of the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, UoM, SL (2019 To 2022)
Research Activities
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
Thermodynamics
Building Services
Energy Conservation
PhD
PMhil
MSc
Final Year Under Graduate Projects
Energy Recovery from Thermal Systems
Energy Management of Internal Combustion Engines
Lighting and Visual Comfort
Thermal Energy Storages and Phase Change Materials
Thermo-electric generation and Thermo-acoustic generation systems
Education and Professional Affiliations
Bachelor's, University of Moratuwa ,2007 Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
PhD, Loughborough University ,2012 Dept. of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering (Thermal Energy Management in Internal Combustion Engines)
IMechE(2019 To date)
Career
· Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Position - Senior Lecturer (Permanent) - Involving Teaching, Research and Outreach Programs
Duration - April 2014 – Present
· Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Position - Senior Lecturer (Contract) - Involving Teaching, Research and Outreach Programs
Duration - April 2013 – March 2014
· Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering, Loughborough University, UK
Position - Research Associate in Experimental Thermodynamics
Duration - November 2011 – March 2013
· Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering, Loughborough University, UK
Position - Research Associate in Experimental Thermodynamics
Duration - January 2010 - October 2010
· Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering, Loughborough University, UK
Position - Teacher (Temporary) - Involving Teaching, Practical Coordination
Duration - February 2009 – November 2011
· Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Position - Lecturer (Temporary) - Involving Teaching, Research and Outreach Programs
Duration - November 2007 – December 2008
· Loadstar (pvt) Ltd, Midigama, Sri Lanka.
Position - Trainee Engineer
Duration - February 2006 – July 2006
Honours and Awards
Scholarship to pursue the PhD in the Dept. of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering, Loughborough University, UK (Received 2008)
SRC Capital Grant (Received 2016)
Publications*
SVIRV Serasinghe and ID Nissanka,".Analysis of Passive Solar Design and Thermal Mass Optimization to Reduce Cooling Energy Demand of Existing Building.",Springer Nature Singapore,2022
HMDP Herath, MDA Wickramasinghe, AMCK Polgolla, RACP Ranasinghe, MA Wijewardane,".CFD-Based Analysis of Heat Exchanging Performance of Rotary Thermal Wheels - Sustainability in Energy and Buildings 2020.",Springer - Singapore,2021
Manthilake, M.M.I.D, Wijewardane, M.A. Rangana, R. ,".Effect of the Window Design Features on Natural Ventilation.",Springer ,2021
MA Wijewardane KUC Punchihewa, AADI Abeynayake, TS Weerasinghe, Shantha Amarasinghe, JAGS Jayasekara,".Applicability of Eco-friendly Solar Adsorption Refrigeration Systems to reduce the energy consumption in industrial refrigeration applications.",2023 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon),Colombo, Sri Lanka,2023,225-230
AG Sama Jeewakanthi, RACP Ranasinghe, MA Wijewardane,".Use of Under Floor Air Distribution (UFAD) System for Energy Saving Assessment.",2023 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon),Colombo, Sri Lanka,2023,373-378
MDAWickramasinghe, MMID Manthilake, MA Wijewardane, RACP Ranasinghe,". Computational Analysis on the Influence of Design Parameters and Ambient Conditions on Performance of Single Stage Traveling Wave Thermoacoustic Generator.",2023 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon),Colombo, Sri Lanka,2023,288-291
Rathnayake, R.M.S.A., Bandara, A., Sandaruwan, L., Ranasinghe, R.A.C.P. ,".An Analytical Approach For Designing Turbo Expanders For Organic Rankine Cycle.",MERCon 2022, Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference - 8th International Multidisciplinary Engineering Research Conference, Colombo, Sri Lanka,Sri Lanka,2022,1-6
• Semasinghe, S.V.I.R.V., Nissanka, N.A.I.D.,".Establishing the Relationship between Indoor and Outdoor Temperature of an Existing Office Building Using Hybrid Data Driven Models.",MERCon 2022, Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference - 8th International Multidisciplinary Engineering Research Conference, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2022,Sri Lanka,2022,1-6
Herath, H.M.D.P., Ranasinghe, R.A.C.P. Wijewardane, M.A. ,".Analysis of Heat Exchanging Performance of Rotary Thermal Wheels.",2022 ASHRAE Winter Conference (American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers),USA,2022,p444-452
S.M.C. Prageeth Senanayake,".Benchmarking Energy And Water Consumption Of Supermarkets In Sri Lanka.",2022 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon),Colombo, Sri Lanka,2022,1-6
D. Mahela Wanigasooriya; H. M. Lakshan T. Bandara; Yasiru Indeewara Wijayasiri,".Energy Efficiency Enhancement of Container Boxes Converted as Living Spaces (Convertainers).",2022 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon),Colombo, Sri Lanka,2022,1-6
D.M. Charuni M.K. Dasanayake; Chamila V.L. Jayasinghe,".Estimation of embedded energy of some selected vegetables in the vegetable value chain, Sri Lanka.",2022 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon),Colombo, Sri Lanka,2022,1-6
H. M. P. Dinuka Herath; R.A. Chathura P. Ranasinghe,".Reducing the Excess Energy Consumption on Higher Ventilation Flowrates to Control the CO2 Levels of the Central Air Conditioning Systems in Polluted Urban Areas by CO2 Capturing.",2022 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon),Colombo, Sri Lanka,2022,1-6
Virantha, I. Wijewardane M.A. ,".Determine the Optimum Operating Conditions for Black Pepper Drying in a Cabinet Type Tray Dryer to Minimize the Total Drying Energy.",2021 IEEE Asia-Pacific Conference on Computer Science and Data Engineering (CSDE),Australia,2021,1-6
Serasinghe, S.V.I.R.V., Nissanka, N.A.I.D. Wijewardane, M.A. ,".Forecast the future cooling energy demand increment of existing buildings due to climate change in tropical regions using data driven models.",AGU 2021 - Fall Meeting,USA,2021,
Serasinghe, S.V.I.R.V., Wijewardane, M.A. Nissanka, N.A.I.D. ,".Forecasting the future cooling energy demand patterns for existing office buildings in tropical regions.",CIBSE (Charted Institute of Building Services Engineers) ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers) Technical Symposium 2021 ,London, United Kingdom,2021,
Polgolla, A.M.C.K., Herath, H.M.D.P., Wickramasinghe, M.D.A., Ranasinghe, R.A.C.P. Wijewardane, M.A,".‘Forecasting the future cooling energy demand patterns for existing office buildings in tropical regions’.",CIBSE (Charted Institute of Building Services Engineers) ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers) Technical Symposium 2021 ,London, United Kingdom,2021,
Herath, H.M.D.P., Wijewaedane, M.A. Ranasinghe, R.A.C.P. ,".Numerical model-based prediction of performance of single stage traveling wave thermo-acoustic engines.",6th International Conference on Advances on Clean Energy Research, ICACER 2021,,Barcelona, Spain,2021,
Perera, W.A.N.G., Jayasinghe, S.B.R.S.M, Weerarathne G.K.S.K., Ranasinghe, R.A.C.P. Wijewardane, M.A.,".Analysis of Two Chamber Medical Waste Incinerator.",National Engineering Research Symposium, NERS 2020.,Colombo, Sri Lanka,2020,
Pasan Henadeera, Nalaka Samaraweera, Chathura Ranasinghe, Anusha Wijewardane,".Surface and constriction engineering of nanoparticle based structures towards ultra-low thermal conductivity as prospective thermoelectric materials.",Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering,27/1,2023
• Henadeera, P.B., Samaraweera, N., Ranasinghe, R.A.C.P. ,".Surface and Constriction Engineering of Nanoparticle Based Structures Towards Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance’.",Journal of Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering,Volume 27, 2023 - Issue 1,2022
Henadeera, P.B., Samaraweera, N., Ranasinghe, R.A.C.P. Wijewardane, M.A,".Ultra-low Thermal Conductivity of Nanoparticle Chains: A Novel Nanoparticle Based Structure for Thermoelectric Applications.",Journal of Applied Physics,Vol. 130/ Issue. 6,2021
Herath, H.M.D.P., Wijewaedane, M.A. Ranasinghe, R.A.C.P. ,".Numerical model-based prediction of performance of single stage traveling wave thermo-acoustic engines.",Journal of Energy Reports,Vol. 7 / Supplement 3,2021
Wijewardane M.A.,".Phasing-down the HFC Refrigerants in Sri Lanka: From Montreal Protocol to Kigali Amendment.",Digital SLEN, The Official E-News Letter of the Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka,Issue 55,2021
Herath, H.M.D.P., Wijewaedane, M.A., Ranasinghe, R.A.C.P. Jayasekera, J.G.A.S. ,".Working Fluid Selection of Organic Rankine Cycles.",Journal of Energy Reports,6,2020
Herath, H.M.D.P., Wickramasinghe, M.D.A., Polgolla, A.M.C.K., Jayasena, A.S., Ranasinghe, R.A.C.P. Wijewardane, M.A. ,".Applicability of Rotary Thermal Wheels to Hot and Humid Climates.",Journal of Energy Reports,6,2020
Hewawasam, L.S., Jayasena, A.S, Afnan, M.M.M., Ranasinghe, R.A.C.P. Wijewardane, M.A. ,".Waste Heat Recovery from Thermo-Electric Generators (TEGs).",Journal of Energy Reports,6,2020
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