Warnakulasuriya, Frank

Dr. Warnakulasuriya serves as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Marine Engineering Technology.  He joined TAMUG in August 2003.  Prior to working as a Senior Lecture at TAMUG, Dr. Warnakulasuriya has worked as a Design Engineer for major thermo-fluid equipment manufacturers for more than 10 years. After his doctorate, with parallel to his carrier at industries, he has worked nearly 3 years as a Visiting Lecturer for graduate, undergraduate & professional development programs with many universities and professional institutes.

Education 
Ph. D. (Mechanical Engineering), University of Illinois at Chicago, 1999.
M. S. (Mechanical Engineering), University of Illinois at Chicago, 1997.
B. Sc. (Mechanical Engineering), University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, 1987.

Research and Teaching Interest 
Dr Warnakulasuriya’s expertise lie in the areas of hydrodynamics and heat/mass transfers of drops, multi-phase flows and energy systems. In these areas, he has performed many mathematical, computational and experimental researches and modeling work for development of equipments. In addition, he has designed and patented rotating and thermo-fluid equipments, systems and their automations.

Dr. Wranakulasuriya’s teaching interests include thermo-fluid sciences, material engineering, kinematics and dynamics of solids, mechanical engineering design, mechatronics, controls and Automation. 

Publications
1.    “Drop Formation of Swirl-Jet Nozzles with High Viscous Solutions in Vacuum”, Frank Warnakulasuriya and W.M. Worek, Journal of Applied Energy (Pending)
2.     “Adiabatic Water Absorption Properties of Aqueous Absorbents”, Frank Warna- kulasuriya and W. M. Worek, Inter. Journal of Heat and Mass transfer (Pending)
3.    “Heat Transfer & Pressure Drop of H-V Solutions in Plate Heat Exchangers”, F. Warnakulasuriya & W.M. Worek, Jou. of Applied Thermal Engineering (Pending)