Disputas: Mahesh Ediriweera

Mahesh Ediriweera holder prøveforelesning og disputas for graden philosophiae doctor (ph.d) ved campus Porsgrunn 18. juni.

18 Jun

Praktisk informasjon

  • Dato: 18 juni 2021
  • Tid: kl. 09.00 - 15.00
  • Sted: Porsgrunn, Digitalt på Zoom
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    Program

    Kl 0900: Prøveforelesning «Modelling of wear (impact erosion, abrasion, etc.)»

    Kl 1130: Disputas. Mahesh Ediriweera forsvarer avhandlingen ««Impact erosion by solid particles in gas-particle flows».».

    Bedømmelseskomité

    • Førsteopponent: Førsteamanuensis Dingena Schott, TU Delft.
    • Andreopponent: Professor II Arild Saasen, Universitetet i Stavanger.
    • Tredjeopponent og administrator: Førsteamanuensis Håkon Viumdal, USN.

    Veiledere

    • Hovedveileder: Dr. Chandana Ratnayake, sjefsforsker SINTEF.
    • Biveiledere: Dr. Jana Chladek, SINTEF, og dr. Sivert Ose, REEL Norway AS.

     

     

Mahesh Ediriweera har til forsvar for graden philosophiae doctor (ph.d.) ved Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge, fakultet for teknologi, naturvitenskap og maritime fag, innlevert avhandling med tittelen «Impact erosion by solid particles in gas-particle flows».

Portrett av Mahesh Ediriweera

På grunn av koronasituasjonen gjennomføres prøveforelesningen og disputasen digitalt via Zoom 18. juni fra klokken 0900. Selve disputasen starter klokken 1130. 

Tema for prøveforelesning: «Modelling of wear (impact erosion, abrasion, etc.)»

Om avhandlingen

Pneumatic conveying is a well-known environmental friendly technology in powder transportation. Impact erosion by solid particles in industrial pneumatic conveying systems results in unplanned plant shutdowns and hazardous material leakages.

This study was aimed to overcome those challenges by reducing, controlling or predicting impact erosion in the pneumatic conveying systems of the industrial stakeholders through an experimental investigation. The study was conducted under the project of "Effective handling of bulk solids with focus on reduction of erosion and scale formation". The project was mainly funded by the Research Council of Norway together with Hydro Aluminium AS, GE Power Norway AS and Omya Hustadmarmor AS through the BIA program. Impact erosion is influenced by many variables, both surrounding conditions and the material properties.

The knowledge of influential variables related to industrial conditions can be utilized to control and predict the damage. The experiments were carried out at powder laboratory in SINTEF industries at Porsgrunn using a bench scale test rig. The materials were tested under the conditions as close as possible to the industrial environment. The development patterns of eroded profiles on the surface were identified accordance with the amount of transported particles. The significant influence of Impact angle, particle velocity, surface temperature and the particle size on erosion process were determined by a statistical model under multivariate conditions.

The approach suggested a systematic experimental procedure to address similar challenges of other particulate material handling processes. These findings will be utilized to reduce unplanned plant shutdowns while minimizing the particle contamination in the working environment.