D E D I C A T I O N THIS THESIS IS DEDICATED TO MY LOVING PARENTS AND TEACHERS D.M.S.P BANDARA EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF RICE FLOUR MILLING MACHINERY FOR THEIR PERFORMANCE by D.M.S.P Bandara Supervised by UBWAKV iiliWENSIT'.' JJF MSRAFJWA, SKI LANKA M O R A T U W A Supervisor, Dr. U.P Kahangamage. Senior Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Moratuwa. Date:...:. This thesis was submitted to the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Moratuwa in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Engineering in Manufacturing Systems Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Moratuwa Sri Lanka o July2006 J University of Moratuwa 87888 87888 DECLARATION This Dissertation paper contains no material which has been accepted for the award of any other degree or diploma in any University or equivalent institution in Sri Lanka or abroad, and that to the best of my knowledge and belief, contains no material previously published or written by any other person, except where due reference is made in the text of this Dissertation. I carried out the work described in this Dissertation under the supervision of Dr. U.P Kahangamage Signature Name of Student/ j D.M.S.P Bandara RegistrationNo : 02/9632 Date : oS. 0