Browsing Research Publications by Year "1998"

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  • Fort uniflow system before and after 
    Wijeyesekera, DS [Article-Full-text]
    Transportation being a facility which concerns every person in a country has to be considered by focussing on safety, convenience, economy and security. The relevance importance of each of these factors or its combinations ...
  • Future prospects for a new industry 
    Perera, N [Conference-Abstract]
    Textile Industry in a global context is looking at new fibres, new applications, new developments in the New Millenium. This Sri Lankan industry hitherto is only consolidating its garment industry which in year 2005 will ...
  • Infrared passive counting system for vehicular traffic 
    Dayawansa, IJ [Article-Full-text]
    Vehicular traffic flow is controlled by the use of signal lights. The signal lights change according to a predetermined time sequence, which is estimated by considering traffic flow data. Traffic flow data consists of ...
  • Investigation of the use of water by the textile industry in Sri Lanka-part 1 
    De Silva, NGH [Conference-Full-text]
    The textile sector is one of the high water consuming operations among all industries. Studies on water use by their respective textile industries have been conducted by many countries such as USA, India and Great Britain. ...
  • Investigation of wave reflection from coastal structures 
    Hettiarachchi, SSL; Mirihagalla, PD [Conference-Full-text]
    Wave reflections at and within a coastal harbour may make a significant contribution to wave disturbance in the harbour. Reflected waves may lead to danger to vessels navigating close to structures and may cause mooring ...
  • Investigation of wave reflection from coastal structures. 
    Hettiarachchi, SSL; Mirihagalla, PD [Conference-Full-text]
    Wave reflections at and within a coastal harbour may make a significant contribution to wave disturbance in the harbour. Reflected waves may lead to danger to vessels navigating close to structures and may cause mooring ...
  • Low cost packed bed tower scrubbers for gas cleaning and air pollution control 
    Amarasinghe, BMWPK [SRC-Report]
    This is the report submitted to the Senate Research Committee of the University of Moratuwa on the project 'Low Cost Packed Bed Tower Scrubbers for Gas Cleaning and Air Pollution Control'. Cleaning of gases is an ...
  • Measurement of ocean wave height using a capacitance-based liquid level sensor 
    Watugala, GK; Dilhara, WA; Perera, NGDI; Ariyathilake, KKKC; Perera, SCR [Conference-Abstract]
    A digital liquid level measuring gauge has been designed, constructed and laboratory tested. The prototype gauge is specially made for ocean wave height measurement, but the underlined principle can be extended to level ...
  • Modified clay as a filler in rubber compounding 
    Gunapala, PY; Sivasundaram, M [Conference-Full-text]
    Elastomer formulations have changed continuously in order to achieve optimum cost-performance characteristics. The surface modification of low cost mineral fillers had an impact on the rubber industry, because ii made ...
  • Positive environmental management via waste minimization in a textile washing facility. 
    Wijayapala, S; De Silva, NGH [Conference-Full-text]
    Existing and developing national environment protection regulations have made it mandatory for all industries to establish a treatment system for wastewater to bring down all toxic, hazardous and offensive components to ...
  • Pricing of electricity from renewable energy sources in Sri Lanka 
    Wijayatunga, PDC [Conference-Full-text]
    This paper examines the area of purchase pricing of electricity generation from renewable energy sources with emphasis on micro/mini-hydro and wind turbine plants. It also presents an overview of different types of new and ...
  • Proceedings of the Annual Symposium 1998 (Pre Text) 
    Hettiarachchi, P [Conference-Abstract]
  • Recommendations for water data planning and co-ordination in Sri Lanka 
    Wijesekera, NTS [Conference-Abstract]
  • Survey of potential sites for installation of hydraulic ram pumps 
    Wickramasuriya, S.S. [Article-Full-text]
    The overall objective of the project was to identify a few sites, selected from one or more districts which would be suitable for the installation of a ram pump system. In August 1993 a workshop was held at the University ...
  • Timing design for signalisation of roundabout : final report 
    Kumarage, AS; Bandara, JMSJ [Article-Full-text]
    This project was commenced in order to examine the viability of signalising roundabouts, where capacity has been exceede. It was held that successful signalisation, with roundabout would be entail a significant saving ...
  • Use of reinforced brickwork for crack free loadbearing construction 
    Jayasinghe, MTR; Maharachchi, DPK [Conference-Full-text]
    Brickwork is usually used for single storey construction in Sri Lanka. It can also be used for loadbearing two storey construction. However, a majority of these structures suffer from the drawback of the formation of cracks ...
  • The use of saltern bitterns for manufacturing magnesia refractories. 
    Fernando, WLW [Conference-Full-text]
    In Srilanka there are salterns where bitterns are produced as potential magnesia compounds , from which magnesia can be precipitated , consolidated and heat treated under certain conditions to produce high quality magnesia ...