{"id":177,"date":"2019-07-09T11:35:52","date_gmt":"2019-07-09T06:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/physics\/cid\/?page_id=177"},"modified":"2023-04-20T02:32:15","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T21:02:15","slug":"sameera-viraj","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/physics\/cid\/sameera-viraj\/","title":{"rendered":"Sameera Viraj"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mr. M P Sameera Viraj<\/h2>\n[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Researcher\/ Visiting Scholar
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Centre for Instrument Development,
\nDepartment of Physics,
\nUniversity of Colombo,
\nColombo 03,
\nSri Lanka.<\/p>\n

Email: mpsviraj@phys.cmb.ac.lk[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1606967474913{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column]

Academic & Professional Qualifications<\/h3>\n
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  • \n\t\t\t\tMPhil<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t2022<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Master of Philosophy (Engineering Physics)<\/p>\n\t\t\t

    Department of Physics, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t

  • \n\t\t\t\tB.Sc.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t2015<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics<\/p>\n\t\t\t

    University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t

  • \n\t\t\t\tGrad. IP (SL)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t2016<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Graduate Member<\/p>\n\t\t\t

    Institute of Physics, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner]

    Research Interests<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]
    • Embeded systems<\/li>
    • Electronic Instrumentation <\/li>
    • Robotics<\/li>
    • Renewable energy<\/li>
    • Thermal energy storage<\/li>
    • Solar thermal energy harnessing<\/li><\/ul>

      Teaching<\/h2>\n[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner]
      • Computer Applications, Electronics, Embedded systems, Data acquisition and Instrumentation<\/li>
      • Final Projects<\/li><\/ul>

        Publications<\/h3>\n
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        • \n\t\t\t\t<\/i>  <\/strong>\n\t\t\t\tJournal articles<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
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          • Kumara P.D.C, Viraj M.P.S<\/strong>, Suraweera S.K.K, Jayaweera H.H.E, Muzathik A.M and Ariyaratne T. R. (June 2021).
            \n\u201cPerformance analysis of two condenser models used for solar energy-assisted water distillation\u201d.
            \nJournal of Modeling Earth Systems and Environment.<\/li>\n
          • Kumara P.D.C, Viraj M.P.S<\/strong>, Suraweera S.K.K, Jayaweera H.H.E, Muzathik A.M and Ariyaratne T. R. (2023 – Manuscript Submitted).
            \n“The first parabolic trough solar thermal energy harnessing plant in Sri Lanka: Used for water desalination”.
            \nJournal of Renewable Energy and Environment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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            • \n\t\t\t\t<\/i>  <\/strong>\n\t\t\t\tConference - Full text<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
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              • Kumara P.D.C, Viraj M.P.S<\/strong>, Suraweera S.K.K, Jayaweera H.H.E, Muzathik A.M and Ariyaratne T. R. (2018).
                \n\u201cSolar thermal energy harnessing using a parabolic trough concentrator\u201d. 3rd<\/sup> International conference on Advances in Computing and technology (ICACT 2018), Colombo, 2018\/07<\/li>\n
              • Kumara P.D.C, Viraj M.P.S<\/strong>, Suraweera S.K.K, Jayaweera H.H.E, Muzathik A.M and Ariyaratne T.R (2017).
                \n“Mechanical design and flow simulation of a steam generator for parabolic trough solar
                \nthermal energy harnessing plant”.
                \n17th<\/sup> International Conference on Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions (ICTer 2017). Colombo, 2017\/09.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                • \n\t\t\t\t<\/i>  <\/strong>\n\t\t\t\tConference - Abstracts<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
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                  • Viraj M.P.S<\/strong>, Perera H.E, Kumara P.D.C and Jayaweera H.H.E (2020).
                    \n\u201cImplementation of a wireless distributed node-based system for monitoring, controlling and data logging of a Parabolic Trough Concentrator\u201d.
                    \nInternational Conference in Applied and Pure Sciences 2020 (ICAPS) – University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.<\/li>\n
                  • Viraj M.P.S<\/strong>, Kumara P.D.C, Jayaweera H.H.E and Ariyaratne T. R. (2018).
                    \n\u201cConstruction and evaluation of a thermal energy storage system designed for a concentrating solar thermal energy plant\u201d.
                    \nResearch Symposium 2018 \u2013 University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.<\/li>\n
                  • Viraj M.P.S<\/strong>, Kumara P.D.C, Jayaweera H.H.E and Ariyaratne T.R (2016). \u201cFeasibility study on constructing a heat battery for parabolic trough solar thermal energy plant\u201d.
                    \nResearch Symposium 2016 \u2013 University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.<\/li>\n
                  • Kumara P.D.C, Viraj M.P.S<\/strong>, Jayaweera H.H.E, Muzathik A.M and Ariyaratne T.R (2016).
                    \n\u201cExperimental investigation of the temperature dependency of the thermal conductivity of glass wool used in a steam generator\u201d.
                    \nResearch Symposium 2016 \u2013 University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.<\/li>\n
                  • Viraj M.P.S<\/strong>, Suraweera S.K.K, Kumara P.D.C, Pattividana A.N, Jayaweera H.H.E and Ariyaratne T.R (2015).
                    \n\u201cControlling of a Parabolic Trough Concentrator (PTC) for tracking sun by implementing sun algorithm on a microcontroller\u201d.
                    \nResearch Symposium 2015 \u2013 University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.<\/li>\n
                  • Suraweera S.K.K, Kumara P.D.C, Viraj M.P.S<\/strong>, Jayaweera H.H.E and Ariyaratne T.R (2015).
                    \n\u201cOptical technique for evaluating the slope errors of reflective parabolic trough\u201d.
                    \nResearch Symposium 2015 \u2013 University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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