Mr. Dilum Perera

Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Engineering | Mechanical Engineering

Career Summary

Dilum Perera is a dedicated researcher and educator with six years of experience in renewable energy, specializing in hydrogen and syngas production. He is currently a Lecturer at the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT). Previously, he served as a Teaching Assistant at Memorial University of Newfoundland, a Visiting Lecturer at Curtin University, Colombo, and a Temporary Lecturer at the University of Moratuwa. His expertise extends to industrial gasifier fabrication, where he contributed as the Chief Designing Engineer for an industrial-scale gasifier project in Sri Lanka.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) in Mechanical Engineering
Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada – July 2023

Dissertation: Mass Transfer Resistance of CuCl2 Hydrolysis in a Fixed Bed Reactor
Funding: Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), and Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN)

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Mechanical Engineering (First Class Honors)
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka – December 2018

Dissertation: Design and Development of a 50kW Producer Gas Generator

HONOURS AND AWARDS

Award of the graduated student of the week on November 08, 2021 at the Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada.

Research Interests and Memberships

Research Interests

Green hydrogen production, Producer gas production, Renewable energy

Memberships

Associate Member - Institute of Mechanical Engineers, UK - September 2024 - Present
Associate Engineer - Engineering Council Sri Lanka - January 2020 - Present
Associate Member - Institute of Engineers, Sri Lanka - August 2018 - Present
Member - Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science- March 2024 - Present

Ongoing Research

Inspection of the feasibility of thermal insulation materials used in building construction in Sri Lanka.
Investigating a flue gas measuring method for draft regulation in boiler operation.
Optimizing maintenance strategies for greenhouses equipped with transparent sheets.
Investigation of the feasibility of carbon capture using bamboo as a natural agent.
Design of a tool for hydraulic circuits for water distribution networks in high-rise building.
Investigation of hydrogen as a domestic fuel for Sri Lankan households.
Design and Analysis of Fluidized Bed Reactor for the Activation of Coconut Shell Charcoal
Comprehensive research project: Hydrogen Production by Electrolyzing Water with Wind Energy in Sri Lanka.

My Publications

Journal Publications

D. Perera, K. Pope, G. F. Naterer, K. A. Hawboldt " Mass transfer resistance of CuCl2 hydrolysis in a fixed bed reactor " The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1002/cjce.25592,
Dilum Perera " "Design Options for Hydrogen Production for Power Plants with Super Critical Water Reactors" " Sri Lanka Energy Journal, vol.2, Issue 2, 2024,

Conference Proceedings

Perera, K.D.M., Ratnaweera, H.G.J.N. and Nilanka, A.A.P. Design and Development of a 50kW Producer Gas Generator in Sri Lanka in Design and Development of a 50kW Producer Gas Generator in Sri Lanka, year 2024, SLIIT, Faculty of Engineering, Sri Lanka, SLIIT, Faculty of Engineering, Sri Lanka, 25 July, 2024,