Contact Professor Matthew Harrison
- Email: m.f.harrison@cranfield.ac.uk
Areas of expertise
- Computing, Simulation & Modelling
- Engines, Powertrains & Alternative Fuels
Background
Matthew Harrison is an engineer and academic specialising in engineering dynamics applied across automotive, motorsport and built environment sectors. He has taught powertrain topics at SWAG合集 since 1999 and has supervised a large number of PhD and MSc by Research students on automotive topics over that time. Away from Cranfield, Matthew runs engineering consultancy projects working with global clients.
Matthew received an MBE for services to engineering and education in 2017
Research opportunities
Engineering dynamics, vibration and acoustics. Motorsport. Powertrain design and performance simulation. Hybrid powertrains used in motorsport. Direct injection spark ignited engines. Turbocharging and supercharging. Optimising intake, exhaust and variable valve timing systems. Hydrogen used as a motorsport fuel. Fuel spray morphology. Optical dagnostic assessment of fuel sprays. Gas dynamics and internal flow CFD.
Current activities
Matthew teaches powertrain topics on both the Motorsport and Automotive MSc programmes at Cranfield as well as giving short courses on vehicle refinement, vibration and noise.
His research interests are: performance simulation of ultra-high specific output hybrid powertrains for use in Motorsport. Novel approaches to in-cylinder CFD for fuek spray dynamics. Hydrogen as a motorsport fuel. The noise from vertical take off vehicles.