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Professor John Moran

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Professor of Combustion Technology

Professor in Practice of Combustion Technology

Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society

Member of the National Centre for Combustion and Aerothermal Technology (NCCAT)

Member of the Rolls-Royce UTC in Combustion System Aerothermal Processes since 2016.

Current teaching responsibilities:

Aeronautical Engineering, Loughborough University:

  • Propulsion Design for the Environment (TTD105)
  • Alternative Fuels for Aviation

EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Gas Turbine Aerodynamics

EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Propulsion and Power

Supervisor/mentor to various PhD students

Undertakes various invited presentations

Education:

  • BSc Science majoring in Chemistry, Paisley College of Technology (University of the West of Scotland) 1978

Past Positions:

Prior to Joining the UTC spent 36 years in Rolls-Royce plc.

  • Aerothermal Engineer Combustion Research and Development Bristol Military engine group 1978-1982.
  • Senior Engineer Reheat and Ramjet Combustion Department Bristol Military Engine group 1982-1987.
  • Principal Engineer Afterburner Technology Bristol Military Engine group 1987-1990.
  • Performance Engineer East Kilbride Civil engine 1990-1994.
  • Principal Engineer Combustion Ansty Industrial and Marine Gas Turbines 1993-1997.
  • Chief Performance Engineer Ansty Industrial and Marine Gas Turbines 1997
  • Chief Combustion Engineer Ansty Industrial and Marine Gas Turbines 1997-1999
  • Chief of Combustion Research Ansty Industrial and Marine Gas Turbines 1999-2001
  • Chief of Combustion Technology Acquisition Derby 2001-2006
  • Corporate Combustion Technologist and Associate Fellow in Combustion 2006-2015

Undertakes research in a variety of areas mainly relating to the development of gas turbine combustion and aerothermal related technologies. This includes reacting flows, development of low emission and ultra-low emission combustion systems, sustainable aviation fuels, 2 phase flows, thermo-acoustics, heat transfer. This includes both experimental activities and the development of chemical kinetics, reacting flow network and CFD tools

Consultant to several companies and UK Govt.

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Papers:

1. John Moran, Nicholas Corbett, Michael Todman, “The Dry Low Emissions Industrial Avon”,
ASME paper ASME 99-GT-91, ASME Gas Turbine Conference, Indianapolis, USA, June 1999

2. John Moran, D. Steele, A. P. Dowling, “Active Control of Combustion and its Applications”,
NATO RTO AVT Symposium, Braunschweig, Germany, May 2000.

3. Jeffrey D. Willis, A. John Moran, “Industrial RB211 DLE Gas Turbine Combustion Update”,
ASME paper ASME 2000-GT-0109, ASME Gas Turbine Conference, Munich, Germany, May 1999.

4. Catherine Goy, John Moran, Geraint Thomas, “Autoignition Characteristics of Gaseous Fuels at Representative Gas Turbine Conditions”, ASME paper ASME 2001-GT-0051, ASME Gas Turbine Conference, New Orleans, USA, June 2001.

5. Christopher Wilson, Kevin Brundish, M. Miller, Michael Whiteman, John Moran, “Internal traversing of combustion species inside a methane fuelled DLE combustor”, ASME paper ASME GT2002-30099, ASME Gas Turbine Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands, June 2002.

6. Michael Macquisten, Michael Whiteman, John Moran, “Application of Low Order Thermo-Acoustic Network to DLE Staged Combustor”, ASME paper ASME GT2004-54161, ASME Gas Turbine Conference, Vienna, Austria, June 2004.

7. Michael Macquisten, Al Holt, Michael Whiteman, John Moran,” Passive Damper LP Tests for Controlling Combustion Instability”, ASME paper ASME GT2006-90874, ASME Gas Turbine Conference, Barcelona, Spain, June 2006.

8. John Moran, Michael Spooner, David Sherwood, “DEVELOPMENTS IN LOW EMISSIONS COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGY FOR AERO ENGINE APPLICATIONS”, ICAS paper 2006-5.5.3, International Congress of Aerospace Sciences, Hamburg, Germany, Sept., 2006.

9. Thomas Mosbach, Gregor Gebel, Patrik LeClercq, Darren Fyffe, John Moran, Kumaran Kannaiyan, Reza Sadr and Ali Al-Sharshani, “GTL fuels and their effects on aircraft gas turbine altitude ignition – detailed diagnostics”, Qatar Foundation Annual Research Forum. Doha, Jan. 2010.

10. Darren Fyffe, John Moran, Kumaran Kannaiyan, Reza Sadr and Ali Al-Sharshani, “Effect of GTL-Like Jet Fuel Composition on GT Engine Altitude Ignition Performance: Part I—Combustor Operability”, ASME paper ASME GT2011-45487, ASME Gas Turbine Conference, Vancouver, Canada, June 2011.

11. Nick Pilatis, Michael Whiteman, Paul Madden, Michael A. Macquisten and A. John Moran, “Forced Combustion Experiments on Aero Combustors”, ASME paper ASME GT2011-45235, ASME Gas Turbine Conference, Vancouver, Canada, June 2011.

12. M. A. Macquisten, M. Whiteman, S. R. Stow and A. J. Moran, “Exploitation of Measured Flame Transfer Functions for a Two-Phase Lean Fuel Injector to Predict Thermoacoustic Modes in Full Annular Combustors”, ASME paper ASME GT2014-25036, ASME Gas Turbine Conference, Dusseldorf, Germany, June 2014.

13. M. A. Williams, J. F. Carrotte, A. J. Moran and A. D. Walker, “IMPACT OF UPSTREAM BOUNDARY CONDITIONS ON FUEL INJECTOR PERFORMANCE IN A LOW TRL REACTING FLOW EXPERIMENTAL FACILITY”, ASME paper GT2018-75621, ASME Gas Turbine Conference, Oslo, Norway, June 2018.

Patents:

  • COMPONENT FOR ATTACHING TO A WALL
    Application number: 20150082798
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Issued: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Paul Allan HUCKER, Alan Philip GEARY, Anthony John MORAN, Jonathan Mark GREGORY
  • DUCT AND METHOD FOR DAMPING PRESSURE WAVES CAUSED BY THERMOACOUSTIC INSTABILITY
    Application number: 20150021117
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Issued: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Jochen RUPP, Anthony John MORAN
  • FUEL INJECTOR AND A GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTION CHAMBER
    Application number: 20140157781 and EP2743587 A2
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Issued: June 12, 2014
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce PLC
    Inventors: Anthony John MORAN, Christopher Luke FORD, Jonathan Frederick CARROTTE, Alastair Duncan WALKER
  • GAS TURBINE ENGINE
    Application number: 20140090395
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Issued: April 3, 2014
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Ajith APPUKUTTAN, Andrew Martin ROLT, Anthony John MORAN
  • GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTION SYSTEMS
    Patent number: 7841181 and EP 1924762 A2
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Issued: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Power Engineering plc
    Inventors: Thomas Scarinci, Anthony John Moran, Lynn Ivor Thomas Steward, Bryn Jones
  • HELMHOLTZ RESONATOR FOR A COMBUSTION CHAMBER FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE
    Patent Number: EP1669670 B1
    Type: Granted
    Filed: July 18, 2007
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Michael Macquisten, Anthony John Moran, Michael Whiteman, Ashley Barker, Jon Carrotte
  • COMBUSTION CHAMBER FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE
    Patent Number: EP1862739 A3
    Type: Granted
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Michael Macquisten ,Anthony John Moran, Michael Whiteman, Ashley Barker, Jon Carrotte
  • ACOUSTIC DAMPER
    Patent Number: EP1666795 B1
    Type: Granted
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Alan Holt, Michael Macquisten, Anthony John Moran, Michael Whiteman
  • FLUID CONDUIT
    Application Number : GB 1418572.2
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2012
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Paul Fletcher, John Webster, Anthony John Moran