Mr Isuru Gunaratne

Higher Degree by Research Candidate

School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

College of Engineering and Information Technology


Isuru is a PhD candidate. For his MPhil, Isuru focused on the evolution of large-scale flow structures, where he investigated Uniform momentum zones (UMZs) in rapidly accelerating turbulent pipe flow. Building on his previous experience in DNS simulations, his PhD project investigates the transient flow dynamics of turbulent pulsatile pipe flows, focusing on enhancing the current understanding of the flow physics underlying unsteady turbulent pipe flows in both high and moderate Reynolds numbers. His goal is to enhance the efficiency of fluid transportation systems in the future. Isuru is interested in fluid mechanics and integrating machine learning into CFD.

Date Position Institution name
2025 - ongoing PhD Candidate in Mechanical Engineering University of Adelaide
2025 - ongoing Research Assistant University of Adelaide
2023 - 2025 MPhil Candidate in Mechanical Engineering University of Adelaide
2022 - 2023 Mechatronics Engineer ThermalR Industries PVT LTD
2021 - 2021 Engineering intern (On The Job Trainee) SriLankan Airlines

Language Competency
Chinese (Mandarin) Can understand spoken
English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
Sinhala; Sinhalese Can read, write, speak and understand spoken

Date Institution name Country Title
2018 - 2022 University of Macau China Bachelor of Science in Electromechanical Engineering

Year Citation
2025 Gunaratne, I., Guerrero, B., Lambert, M., & Chin, R. (2025). Spatially coherent uniform momentum zones in accelerating turbulent pipe flow. Physics of Fluids, 37(7), 075140-1-075140-12.
DOI
2025 Gunaratne, I. C., Guerrero, B., Lambert, M. F., & Chin, R. (2025). Uniform momentum zones in accelerating turbulent pipe flow. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1025, 33 pages.
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