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CAREER SUMMARY
Served as academic member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Moratuwa from 1984 to 2019. At present serving as Head of Department of Mechanical Engineering/ Senior Lecturer Higher Grade on contract basis at SLIIT
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- B.Sc. Engineering (Mech), University of Moratuwa
- Ph.D. (Naval Arch) University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND MEMBERSHIP
Research Interests
- Thermodynamics systems
- Control Engineering
- Hull design for small vessels and Stability
Memberships
- Member, Institute of Engineers, Srilanka
- Charted Engineer -IESL
- Fellow, The Institue of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology , UK
- Charted Marine Engineer - IMarest
Research Clusters
Thermal Engineering
Thermal Engineering Research unit deal weight thermal energy storage and utilization effectively. Further research on use of renewable energy for local engineering application. Heat and mass transfer studies are carried out on simulation basis to implement innovative heating and cooling technologies and their application engineering processes involve heat transfer.
PUBLICATIONS
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Refrigeration system for Sri Lankan fishing boats
W.K.Wimalsiri, DAW Weerakoon, NMC Weerasinghe, MJP Fernando, “Engineering Research Unit”
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Knowledge Based Software for Loading and Stability of Ships
W.K.Wimalsiri, “Engineering Research Unit”
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Ro-Ro Cargo Ship Design and IMO Subdivision Regulations
W.K.Wimalsiri, (RINA Safety and Vulnerability Way Ahead)
