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Dr Matthew Read

Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering

School of Mathematics, Computer Science and Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics

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Dr Matthew Read CG34, Tait Building
City, University of London
Northampton Square
London EC1V 0HB
United Kingdom

About

Overview

Matthew Read is a Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at City University of London and a member of the Center for Compressor Technology. He recieved the degree of MEng in Aerospace and Aerothermal Engineering from the University of Cambridge, following which he obtained a PhD from Imperial College London. His research interests are in the fields of low temperature power generation, waste heat recovery and compressor and expander technologies. He also has a long standing interest in power-train hybridisation, transmissions and energy storage systems, which was the subject of his Doctoral Thesis.

Qualifications

  1. PhD, Imperial College London, UK, Nov 2006 – Nov 2010
  2. MEng, University of Cambridge, UK, Sep 2001 – Jul 2005

Employment

  1. Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, City, University of London, Mar 2016 – present
  2. Research Fellow, City, University of London, Jun 2012 – Mar 2016

Award

  1. EPSRC (2017) Fundamental Studies of organic Rankine Cycle Expanders (NextORC)
    The aim of this research is to improve the understanding of ORC expander design and off-design performance through developing, and validating, suitable tools to accurately predict design point scaling and off-design performance of ORC systems. Most notably, this refers to predicting the design and off-design performance of supersonic turbines and two-phase screw expanders. These tools will be validated through suitable experimental tests, and will then be used in steady state, dynamic and techno-economic simulations of different cycle configurations.

Publications

Publications by category

Chapter

  1. Read, M., Stosic, N. and Smith, I. (2017). Operational Characteristics of Internally Geared Positive Displacement Screw Machines. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. ISBN 978-0-7918-5841-7.

Conference papers and proceedings (19)

  1. Vimalakanthan, K., Read, M. and Kovacevic, A. (2020). Performance prediction and optimisation of twin-screw expander.
  2. White, M., Read, M. and Sayma, A. (2019). A comparison between cascaded and single-stage ORC systems taken from the component perspective. 5th International Seminar on ORC Power Systems 9-11 September, Athens, Greece.
  3. White, M., Read, M. and Sayma, A. (2018). Using a cubic equation of state to identify optimal working fluids for an ORC operating with two-phase expansion using a twin-screw expander. 17th International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference 9-12 July, Purdue, USA.
  4. White, M.T., Read, M.G. and Sayma, A.I. (2018). Optimisation of cascaded organic Rankine cycle systems for high-temperature waste-heat recovery.
  5. Kovacevic, A., Howell, B., Tarnok, Z., Hazen, G., Jagadeesh, C., Read, M. … Leto, A. (2018). Application of “CODeve” methodology in transatlantic student design project.
  6. Smith, I.K., Stosic, N. and Read, (2016). Fundamental Investigation Of Whole-Life Power Plant Performance For Enhanced Geothermal Systems. 23rd International Compressor Engineering Conference at Purdue 11 Jul 2017 – 14 Jul 2016, West Lafayette, Indiana.
  7. Iezzi, M. and Read, M.G. (2017). Enabling solid biomass fired small scale cogeneration systems with the twin screw wet steam expander technology.
  8. Pullen, K.R., Read, M., Sellick, R., Fenocchi, A. and Etemad, S. (2017). LoCoFlyER - Low cost flywheels for efficient railways.
  9. Read, M., Stosic, N. and Smith, I. (2017). Geometrical aspects of novel internally geared screw machine.
  10. Read, M.G., Smith, I.K. and Stosic, N. (2016). Optimisation of Power Plant Operating on Waste Heat of Gas IC Engine Driven Power Generator. ASME 2016 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition 11-17 November.
  11. Read, , Smith, I.K. and Stosic, N. (2015). Comparison of Organic Rankine Cycle Under Varying Conditions Using Turbine and Twin-Screw Expanders. 3rd International Seminar on ORC Power Systems 12-14 October, Brussels, Belgium.
  12. Read, M.G., Smith, I.K. and Stosic, N. (2014). Multi-Variable Optimisation of Wet Vapour Organic Rankine Cycles with Twin-Screw Expanders. 22nd International Compressor Engineering Conference 14-17 July, Purdue.
  13. Read, M., Stosic, N. and Smith, I.K. (2014). Effect of air temperature variation on the performance of wet vapour organic rankine cycle systems.
  14. Advani, R., Frost, K., Gwashavanhu, E., Linda, S., Rane, S., Read, M. … Sharif, M. (2014). When global design meets European Global Product Realisation-design techniques and challenges.
  15. Read, M., Smith, I.K. and Stosic, N. (2013). Optimisation of Screw Expanders for Power Recovery From Low Grade Heat Sources. ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition 15-21 November.
  16. Lu, Y., Kovacevic, A. and Read, M. Numerical study on screw machines with large helix angles.
  17. White, M.T., Read, M.G. and Sayma, A.I. Comparison between single and cascaded organic Rankine cycle systems accounting for the effects of expansion volume ratio on expander performance.
  18. Read, M.G., Smith, I.K. and Stosic, N. Geometrical Comparison of Conventional and Gerotor-Type Positive Displacement Screw Machines.
  19. Yang, L., Kovacevic, A. and Read, M. Normal Rack Grid Generation Method for Screw Machines with Large Helix Angles.

Journal articles (13)

  1. White, M.T., Read, M.G. and Sayma, A.I. (2020). Making the case for cascaded organic Rankine cycles for waste-heat recovery. Energy, 211, pp. 118912–118912. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2020.118912.
  2. Read, M.G., Smith, I.K. and Stosic, N. (2020). Influence of rotor geometry on tip leakage and port flow areas in gerotor-type twin screw compressors. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering pp. 95440892096241–95440892096241. doi:10.1177/0954408920962412.
  3. Vimalakanthan, K., Read, M. and Kovacevic, A. (2020). Numerical Modelling and Experimental Validation of Twin-Screw Expanders. Energies, 13(18), pp. 4700–4700. doi:10.3390/en13184700.
  4. Read, M.G., Stosic, N. and Smith, I.K. (2020). The Influence of Rotor Geometry on Power Transfer Between Rotors in Gerotor-Type Screw Compressors. Journal of Mechanical Design, 142(7). doi:10.1115/1.4045508.
  5. Lu, Y., Kovacevic, A., Read, M. and Basha, N. (2019). Numerical Study of Customised Mesh for Twin Screw Vacuum Pumps. Designs, 3(4), pp. 52–52. doi:10.3390/designs3040052.
  6. Read, M.G., Smith, I.K. and Stosic, N. (2017). Internally geared screw machines with ported end plates. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 232, pp. 12058–12058. doi:10.1088/1757-899x/232/1/012058.
  7. Read, M.G., Smith, I.K. and Stosic, N. (2016). Optimisation of power generation cycles using saturated liquid expansion to maximise heat recovery. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering, 231(1), pp. 57–69. doi:10.1177/0954408916679202.
  8. Read, M.G., Smith, I.K. and Stosic, N. (2016). Comparison of Organic Rankine Cycle Under Varying Conditions Using Turbine and Twin-Screw Expanders. Energies, 9(8). doi:10.3390/en9080614.
  9. Read, M.G., Smith, I.K. and Stosic, N. (2015). Optimisation of two-stage screw expanders for waste heat recovery applications. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 90, pp. 12058–12058. doi:10.1088/1757-899x/90/1/012058.
  10. Read, M.G., Smith, R.A. and Pullen, K.R. (2015). Optimisation of flywheel energy storage systems with geared transmission for hybrid vehicles. Mechanism and Machine Theory, 87, pp. 191–209. doi:10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2014.11.001.
  11. Read, M., Smith, I. and Stosic, N. (2014). Effect of air temperature variation on the performance of wet vapour organic rankine cycle systems. Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council, 38, pp. 705–712.
  12. Read, M., Stosic, N. and Smith, I.K. (2014). Optimization of Screw Expanders for Power Recovery From Low-Grade Heat Sources. Energy Technology & Policy, 1(1), pp. 131–142. doi:10.1080/23317000.2014.969454.
  13. Read, M.G., Griffiths, C. and Smith, R.A. (2011). The Effect of Driving Strategy on Hybrid Regional Diesel Trains. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 225(2), pp. 236–244. doi:10.1177/09544097jrrt374.

Patent

  1. REad, M.G., Stosic, N.R. and Smith, I.K. (2015). Internal Gear Expander.