A physics-informed neural network framework to investigate nonlinear and heterogenous shrinkage of drying plant cells

CP Batuwatta-Gamage, CM Rathnayaka… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper introduces a novel Physics-Informed Neural Network-based (PINN-based) multi-
domain computational framework to analyse nonlinear and heterogeneous morphological …

A three-dimensional (3-D) meshfree-based computational model to investigate stress-strain-time relationships of plant cells during drying

CM Rathnayaka, HCP Karunasena, W Wijerathne… - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
A better understanding of plant cell micromechanics would enhance the current opinion on
“how things are happening” inside a plant cell, enabling more detailed insights into plant …

Particle-Based Numerical Modelling of Liquid Marbles: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives

CM Rathnayaka, CS From, NM Geekiyanage… - … Methods in Engineering, 2022 - Springer
A liquid marble is a liquid droplet coated usually with hydrophobic particles that can hold a
very small liquid volume without wetting the adjacent surface. This combination gives rise to …

Application of 3D imaging and analysis techniques for the study of food plant cellular deformations during drying

CM Rathnayaka, HCP Karunasena… - Drying …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
In this investigation, novel 3D imaging and image-analysis tools have been used to observe
the deformations of food-plant tissues and single cells during convective air drying at 70° C …

[HTML][HTML] A 3-D coupled Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics and Coarse-Grained model to simulate drying mechanisms of small cell aggregates

CM Rathnayaka, HCP Karunasena… - Applied Mathematical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Recently, meshfree-based computational modelling approaches have become popular in
modelling biological phenomena due to their superior ability to simulate large deformations …

Novel use of the cell-linked list algorithm to reduce computational time in meshfree based numerical models for plant cell drying

KGP Hansani, B Sumith… - 2016 Manufacturing & …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Dried plant food products are very popular in the consumer market today, having numerous
advantages such as increased shelf life, ease of storage and transportation due to less …

Three-dimensional (3D) numerical modeling of morphogenesis in dehydrated fruits and vegetables

CM Rathnayaka, HCP Karunasena… - Advances in …, 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
Food drying is one of the key techniques of preserving fruits and vegetables. Grid-based
methods and meshfree methods are the two most viable techniques applicable for numerical …

Modelling 3-D cellular microfluidics of different plant cells for the prediction of cellular deformations under external mechanical compression: A SPH-CG-based …

C Rathnayaka, HCP Karunasena… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - eprints.qut.edu.au
Computational modelling of plant cellular materials and relevant mechanics are of interest in
numerous research fields. Depending on the complex fluid and solid mechanics involved …

A new coarse-grained multiscale model for the numerical simulation of morphological changes of food-plant materials during drying

CCW Warshamana Dewayalage - 2019 - eprints.qut.edu.au
This research project is a step forward in predicting the bulk-scale deformations in food-plant
materials during drying in a computationally efficient and accurate manner. In the proposed …

Meshfree-based numerical modelling of three-dimensional (3-D) microscale deformations of plant food cells during drying

CMR Mudiyanselage - 2017 - eprints.qut.edu.au
Numerical modelling has been a helpful tool for analysing plant cellular structure and
associated dynamics. It generally consumes less time, money and other resources …