Background:
- 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.
Qualifications:
- 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
Outline of main research interests
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.
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
Williams, MA, Carrotte, J, Moran, J, Walker, D (2018) Impact of upstream boundary conditions on fuel injector performance in a low TRL reacting flow experimental facility. In, Oslo, Norway, ISBN: 9780791851050. DOI: 10.1115/GT2018-75621.
Papers:
- 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 - John Moran, D. Steele, A. P. Dowling, “Active Control of Combustion and its Applications”,
NATO RTO AVT Symposium, Braunschweig, Germany, May 2000. - 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. - 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
External activities:
- Consultant to several companies and UK Govt.
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