Dr Noel Perera

Associate Professor and Director of Innovation and Enterprise

School of Engineering and the Built Environment - BE

Email:: noel.perera@bcu.ac.uk
Phone:: 01213315745

Noel graduated with the BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering degree in 1997 and awarded the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Mechanical Engineering in 2001 both with Northumbria University. He joined Northumbria University as an academic in 2003 after a period of employment as a TCS (KTP) Associate at the National Centre for Product Design and Development Research (PDR) Cardiff Metropolitan University. He has held various roles as an academic since 2003 such as Year Tutor, Module Leader, Recruitment Tutor, Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) Associate, Programme Leader, acting Principle Lecturer responsible for Student Recruitment for the School of Computing, Engineering and Information Sciences and Director of Learning and Teaching.

His teaching responsibilities included taught modules on mechanics, energy conversion systems, interdisciplinary projects, individual projects and professional skills to BEng (Hons) and MEng Mechanical Engineering and BEng (Hons) and MEng Product Design Engineering programmes. Noel was also the Programme Leader for the work‐based distance learning MSc Professional Engineering programme and Module Leader for three modules on this programme from 2007‐2018.

Noel's most notable research and enterprise developments have been in the degradation of marine coatings in water ballast tanks, utilising nano‐fluids for heat exchangers and micro channels, developing reliability based maintenance (RBM) for the land transportation industry and the application of mixed method research in a variety of sectors. His pedagogic research expertise is on student feedback, assessment for learning and work based learning.

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Publications

SalehEtaig,ReazHasan,NoelPerera(2018)"Aneweffectiveviscosity model for nanofluids", International Journal ofNumerical MethodsforHeat&FluidFlow,Vol.28Issue:3,pp.571‐583,https://doi.org/10.1108/HFF‐11‐2016‐0462

Saleh Etaig, Reaz Hasan, Noel Perera (2017) "Investigation ofthe flow characteristics of titanium‐oxide‐water nanofluid inmicrochannelwithcircularcrosssection",AmericanJournalofNano Research and Applications, Vol. 5 Issue: 6, pp.102‐107.

Hopkinson, James, Perera, Noel and Kiazim, Evran (2016)Investigating reliability centered maintenance (RCM) for public roadmass transportation vehicles. MATEC Web of Conferences, 81. 08006.ISSN 2261‐236X

Etaig, Saleh, Hasan, Reaz and Perera, Noel (2016) Investigation ofa new effective viscosity model for nanofluids. ProcediaEngineering,157. pp. 404‐413. ISSN1877‐7058

Rahma, Elsiddig, Perera, Noel and Tan, Kian (2016) Impact of OilPrice Shocks on Sudan’s Government Budget. International Journalof Energy Economics and Policy, 6 (2). pp. 243‐248. ISSN 2146‐4553(Q2,rank 79/270 Economics, econometrics and finance, 3 year SJR0.336)

Naylor, Andrew, Hackney, Philip, Perera, Noel and Clahr, Emil (2012)A predictive model for the cutting force in wood machiningdeveloped using mechanical properties. Bioresources.com, 7 (3). pp.2883‐2894. ISSN 1930‐2126 (Q1, rank 5/21 materials science, paper and wood,7 year JIF78.571)

Sarwar, Mohammed, Leung, Pak Sing, Perera, Noel and Armitage,A. (2001) CFD modelling and heat transfer in a NNPBprocess.

International Ceramics Journal, 21. pp. 33‐38. ISSN1123‐8216

Sarwar, Mohammed, Leung, Pak Sing, Perera, Noel and Armitage,A. (2000) Mathematical modelling of the fluid flow in the NNPBplunger cooling system. International Glass Journal (107). pp. 26‐29. ISSN1123 5063

Conference presentations:

Etaig, Saleh, Hasan, Reaz, Perera, Noel and Ramadan, Ahmad(2017)Investigation of the effect of Brownian motion on theflowcharacteristic in natural convection using different nanofluids. In:7thInternational Symposium on Advances in Computational HeatTransfer, 28 May – 2 June 2017, Napoli,Italy.

Naylor, Andrew, Huo, Dehong, Hackney, Philip and Perera, Noel(2017)

Operational performance of individual handsaw teeth. In:23rd International Wood Machining Seminar, 28 – 31 May 2017,Warsaw,Poland.

Rahma, Elsiddig, Perera, Noel and Tan, Kian (2016) Oil price shocksand Sudan’s current account. In: 4th IBESRA Conference 2016,27‐28February 2016,Istanbul.

Rahma, Elsiddig, Perera, Noel and Tan, Kian (2016) Oil price shocksand their consequences on Sudan's GDP growth and unemploymentrates. In: 21st International Academic Conference, 9 ‐12 February2016,Miami.

Etaig, Saleh, Hasan, Reaz and Perera, Noel (2015) Numerical studyonthe effect of inclination angle on heat transfer performance inback‐ ward facing step utilizing nanofluid. In: UK Heat Transfer Conference,7‐ 8 September 2015, EdinburghUniversity.

Perera, Noel, Oriaifo, Aigbokhaebho, Guy, Alan, Leung, Pak Singand Tan, Kian (2015) Investigating the accelerated test condition toproduce cracking failure of water ballast tank coatings. In: The 6thInternational Congress of Energy and Environment Engineering andManagement (CIIEM15), 22‐24 July 2015,Paris.

Etaig, Saleh, Hasan, Reaz and Perera, Noel (2014) Investigationofenhancement of heat transfer in natural convection utilizingofnanofluids. In: XIII International Conference on HeatTransferApplications, 19‐20 January, 2015,London.

Oriaifo, Emmanuel, Perera, Noel, Guy, Alan, Leung, Pak Sing andTan,Kian (2014) A review of test protocols for assessingcoating performance of water ballast tank coatings. In: The ICMNE 2014:XII International Conference on Marine and Naval Engineering, 29th ‐30thSeptember 2014, Istanbul,Turkey.

Penlington, Roger, Tudor, Jenna and Perera, Noel (2013) Staffand student perspectives on embedding sustainability into theengineering curriculum. In: Engineering Education for SustainableDevelopmentConference 2013, 22 ‐ 25 September 2013,Cambridge.

Hasan, Reaz, Perera, Noel, Baddage, S. and Persson, Martin (2013)A novel methodology to ascertain the heating mechanism of steelwireduring annealing in a tube furnace. In: ICMR2013:International Conference on Manufacturing Research, 19‐20 Sept 2013,Cranfield University,UK.

Naylor, Andrew, Hackney, Philip and Perera, Noel(2012)Determination of wood strength properties through standardtest procedures. In: ICMR 2012: 10th International ConferenceonManufacturing Research, 11‐13 September 2012, AstonUniversity, Birmingham,UK.

Naylor, Andrew, Hackney, Philip and (2012) Evaluation of handsaw tooth performance through the development of a controlled cutting test rig. In: , 11‐13 September 2012, Aston University, Birmingham, UK.

Hasan, Reaz, , Baddage, S. and Persson, Martin (2012) Numerical modelling of heat transfer in a tube furnace for steel wire annealing. In: , 29‐30 August 2012, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland.

Tudor, Jenna and (2010) Addressing the learners' needs for specific and constructive feedback. In: , 6‐8 July 2010, York.

Chainani, A. and (2008) CFD investigation of airflow on a model radio control race car. In: , 2‐4 July 2008, London.

Busawon, Abheesha, Penlington, Roger and (2012) Assessment of professional competencies and mobility of engineers in Europe. In: Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK. ISBN 978‐1907632167

and Penlington, Roger (2012) Supporting the attainment of professional attributes in a work based learning programme. In: Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK. ISBN 978‐1907632167

Busawon, Abheesha, Penlington, Roger and (2012) Engineering continuing professional development and mobility in the European green job market. In: IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, pp. 224‐229. 2.