Head of the Department
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E-mail: iuatt@ou.ac.lk NULL
Dr. Iresha Atthanayake’s research interests lie in the general area of fluid mechanics, rotational fluids and molecular communication. She is a senior lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. She graduated from University of Peradeniya- Sri Lanka in 2003 and she has completed her MPhil at University of Moratuwa in 2013. She obtained her PhD from the University of Warwick in the UK. Dr Atthanayake has 16 years of teaching experience and currently she teaches DMX3401 – Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, DMX5206 – Fluid Mechanics, and DMX6304 Computational Fluid Mechanics for undergraduate students.
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Areas of Specialization:Fluid Dynamics, Fluid Machinery, Particle Image velocimetry(PIV), Molecular Communication
Research interests:Rotating flows, Swirling jets, Water turbines, Molecular communication
Affiliations:NULL
Programme Coordination:Master of Energy Management – Programme academic coordinator – 2020, 2021
Course Coordination:DMX3401 (Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics), DMM5206 (Fluid Mechanics), DMX6204 (Computational Fluid Dynamics)
Awards:University research awards – 2021
University research awards – 2022
Researches:
Publications:
Formation–breakdown cycle of turbulent jets in a rotating fluid
Analytical study on flow through a Pelton turbine bucket using boundary layer theory
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.362.9417&rep=rep1&type=pdf
Experimental molecular communications in obstacle rich fluids
https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3233216
Dynamic variability of axisymmetric, round jet in a rotating reference frame
Behaviour of an axi-symmetric jet in the rotating reference frame
https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.759703
Effect of blade friction on performance of Micro-Hydro pelton turbines: mathematical modeling and experimental verification
http://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/handle/123/10664
Pulsation of an axisymmetric jet in the presence of background rotation
Mathematical Model for the Effect of Blade Friction on the Performance of Pelton Turbine
https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ijfms/4/4/4_4_396/_article/-char/ja/