• Manufacturing process and performance evaluation of thermal insulation coatings 

  Ranasinghe CSK [Thesis-Abstract]

  Manufacturing organizations are using a considerable amount of energy for their daily manufacturing operations and more than 60% of their total energy use is for thermal applications. Therefore, systems that use thermal ...
• Investigation of tooltip temperature and surface roughness in turning of AISI 1045 steel with coconut oil-based hybrid nanofluid under MQL technology 

  Abeweera, VN [Thesis-Abstract]

  Over the past few years, positive changes have occurred in the manufacturing industry and many other fields as a direct result of current breakthroughs in nanotechnology. The integration of nano-sized solid lubricants into ...
• Analysis of yarn parameters influencing the knittability of thermoplastic polyurethane yarns 

  Atapattu DM [Thesis-Abstract]

  Knittability specially in synthetic yarns such as polyester and nylon is an essential index of the performance in ensuring the proper conversion of yarn to a knitted fabric. This can be affected by various conditions of ...
• Investigation on thermal behavior of NITINOL based actuating elements for biomedical applications 

  Perera HSL [Thesis-Full-text]

  In modern material world, important consideration is given to the group of fascinating materials called shape memory materials (SMMs) which respond quickly to a definite change of heat, light and chemical. The shape memory ...
• Performance evaluation of white coconut oil based metal working fluid 

  Wickramasinghe KC [Thesis-Full-text]

  Metal Working Fluids (MWFs) play a significant role in metal machining operations and vastly used in aerospace, automotive and marine industries to produce high tech components. The main purpose of using MWF during cutting ...
• Location planning tool for biomass boilers 

  Jeewakaratna SYR [Thesis-Full-text]

  Steam boilers constitute an important part of a production facility. Though traditionally, fossil fuel has been used predominantly in steam boilers, the environmental impacts of using fossil fuel and the higher economics ...
• Detection of defects on warp knitted fabric surfaces 

  Wijesingha, HRDR [Thesis-Full-text]

  This thesis is concerned with the development of a novel learning algorithm based method for detection of defects on patterned, textured surfaces of warp knitted fabric surfaces using neural networks. The acquired images ...
• Development of a prosthetic hand for power grasping applications 

  Herath, HMCM [Thesis-Full-text]

  The human hand is an is an exceptionally significant part of the human body with a very complex biological system having bones, joints, and muscles, to provide many degrees of freedom. Among all the grasp patterns of hand, ...
• Effect of air and chilled emulsion minimum quality lubrication (ACEMQL) in machining hard to cut metals 

  Senevirathne, SWMAI [Thesis-Full-text]

  Effect of Air and Chilled Emulsion Minimum Quantity Lubrication in Machining Hard to Cut Metals A novel approach of cutting fluid application was developed and its performance in machining hard to cut metalswas investigated. ...
• Devolopment of a mechanical dryer for drying coco peat to use growing media 

  Adikari, AJL [Thesis-Full-text]

  Coir peat which is a by-product of extracting fibre from coconut husk is considered an excellent growing media in horticulture industry. The basic features of coco peat is having good water holding capacity, ability to ...
• Design and development of a fixture for Kelly bar mounting 

  Perera, PFS [Thesis-Full-text]

  The Kelly bar is a bulky, long and heavy device that is used in piling. The Kelly bar surface is not smooth and contains ribs and grooves. The Drilling process makes many damages to the Kelly bar. These damages are required ...
• A Study on the applicability of centrifuge filtration for production of ayurvedic arishta and asava 

  Chandrasekara KDMA [Thesis-Abstract]

  Arishta and Asava are kind of herbal wines which are manufactured by natural alcoholic fermentation process, and used in the countries where traditional Ayurveda or indigenous medical systems are established. Fermentation ...
• Improving the performance of the formal milk supply chain using a life cycle approach 

  Bandara BMNWK. [Thesis-Full-text]

  In Sri Lanka, approximately 54.2 percent of the entire milk available for 2015 came from the formal milk supply chain and the rest was directed informally and consumed at home. The performance of supply chains in sustainability, ...
• A Genetic algorithm approach for solving a dynamic job shop scheduling problem 

  Kurera PBC [Thesis-Full-text]

  Job Shop Scheduling Problem (JSSP) is a non-deterministic, polynomial-time (NP) hard combinatorial optimization problem. It is one of the most common problems in manufacturing due to its widespread application and the ...
• Experiment and simulation based selection of oscillating buoys for rack & pinion power take-off wave energy converters 

  Hikkaduwa HGS [Thesis-Full-text]

  Wave Energy Converters (WECs) are explored on finding solutions to the energy sector as a renewable energy source for electricity and trying to convert the immense power available with ocean waves in the most efficient ...
• Development of a queuing simulation model for train passengers 

  Wimalarathne, KKS [Thesis-Full-text]

  Sri Lanka Railway (SLR) is currently having a schedule with uneven time intervals between trains. It reduces the popularity of the railway system and as a result new passengers hesitate to join the system. Hence, this ...
• A Study of semen parameters in welders and non-welders in the Sri Lanka navy 

  Nanayakkara, NSMDK [Thesis-Full-text]

  Introduction: Welding is a metal joining process widely used in fabrication industry worldwide. Welding emissions are known to cause adverse effects on male reproductive system. The degree of hazard depends on the composition, ...
• Development of an anthropometric database to determine school furniture dimensions for grade six students 

  Meedeniya, KL [Thesis-Full-text]

  Anthropometry of school children is essential for decide the dimensions of furniture. However, no students‟ anthropometric studies have been carried out in Sri Lanka after 1979. Thus Sri Lanka depends on anthropometric ...
• Development of a decision support tool to determine the state of train wagons in Sri Lanka railways 

  Keerthirathne, CU [Thesis-Full-text]

  Different countries use different models to condemn railway wagons once they reach the end of their service life. However, in Sri Lanka, such transparent method is not being used. The method currently practiced mainly ...
• Development a cinnamon bark peeling equipment 

  Ranaweera, KS [Thesis-Abstract]

  The Cinnamon Industry has been in Sri Lanka for hundreds of years and the product is commonly known as Ceylon Cinnamon. Sri Lanka is the dominant supplier in the world cinnamon market from the past due to its special taste ...

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