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Mr Steven Morris
Managerial, Professional and Specialist Staff
Overview
First class honours degree in Mechanical Engineering from Bath University with 7 years industrial experience prior to taking up employment with Cardiff University in 2001 when I was appointed as a Senior Project Engineer at the Centre for Energy, Waste and Environment (CREWE) within the School of Engineering with the responsibility for establishing and managing industrial collaboration. During this time I managed the School's UKAS-accredited, £100k turnover, Solar Energy Testing Service (SETS) and a 3M EU programme POWERFLAM2, comprising 12 European partners concerned with co-firing coal with biomass and waste products. In 2005 I assisted in the development of a successful £7.9M ERDF bid to establish the Cardiff University Gas Turbine Research Centre (GTRC)and was appointed its manager in 2006.
I managed the installation and commissioning of the GTRC facility, a £7.9M project and once up and running I maintained control of the GTRC finances (Turnover approximately £1M)and responsibility of managing the GTRC personnel and test programmes.
Successfully managed test programmes include:
1. Detailed internal measurements of a Siemens combustor operating at gas turbine relevant condition. ASME turbo expo 2008 conference paper
2. A study into auto-ignition characteristics of hydrocarbon fuels with application to gas turbines. ASME turbo expo 2008 conference paper
3. True surface temperature measurements of a Siemens combustor operating at gas turbine relevant conditions
4. A study into the effect of pressure and temperature on liquid and gaseous burning velocities. AIAA conference paper 2009
5. PDA characterisation of flashing sprays for DNV. 2009
6. PDA characterisation of bio-oil sprays for and Belgian power generator. 2009
7. Analysis of aviation gas turbine particulate emissions measurement techniques for the European Aviation Safety Authority (EASA), 2009-2013. Project acronym SAMPLE.
8. Development of a lean pre-mixed syngas burner as part of an FP7 project managed by the European Turbine Network (ETN), 2010-2013
I assisted in the development of research links with the steel maker TATA and have personally been involved in delivering combustion training courses to 350 TATA Engineers over the last four years. More recently I developed and delivered a one day CPD course for the Intellectual Property Office in the area of Gas Turbine Technology. In addition I run a half day Risk and Hazard demonstration for MEng and MSc students.
I am currently involved with research programmes investigating the use of alternative fuels and the impact of fuel variability in Gas Turbine operation. To facilitate this research I have designed and commissioned a gas mixing facility which will enable up to five gas streams to be blended to the desired concentrations and an oxygen line for oxy-combustion experiments. In addition, I assisted in the design of a new generic burner with optical access for flame visualisation and non-intrusive measurements.
Energy and Environment
I currently sit on the School of Engineering Safety Committee.
In 2015 I was recognised with an Outstanding Contribution Award.
Publication
2021
- Pugh, D. et al. 2021. Emissions performance of staged premixed and diffusion combustor concepts for an NH3/air flame with and without reactant humidification. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power 143(5), article number: 51012. (10.1115/1.4049451)
- Pugh, D. et al. 2021. Emissions performance of staged premixed and diffusion combustor concepts for an NH3/air flame with and without reactant humidification. Presented at: ASME Turbo Expo 2020: Turbomachinery Technical Conference & Exposition, Virtual, 21-25 September 2020ASME Turbo Expo 2020: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, Vol. 4A. ASME, (10.1115/GT2020-14953)
- Runyon, J., Pugh, D., Giles, A., Goktepe, B., Bowen, P., Marsh, R. and Morris, S. 2021. Experimental and kinetic evaluation of pressurized lean premixed hydrogen-air flame stability with carbon dioxide and steam dilution. Presented at: ASME Turbo Expo 2020: Turbomachinery Technical Conference & Exposition, Virtual, 21-25 September 2020Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2020Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, Vol. 4B. ASME, (10.1115/GT2020-16083)
2020
- Runyon, J., Giles, A., Marsh, R., Pugh, D., Goktepe, B., Bowen, P. and Morris, S. 2020. Characterization of Additive Layer Manufacturing Swirl Burner Surface Roughness and Its Effects on Flame Stability Using High-Speed Diagnostics.. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power 142(4), article number: 41017. (10.1115/1.4044950)
2019
- Runyon, J., Giles, A., Marsh, R., Pugh, D., Goktepe, B., Bowen, P. and Morris, S. 2019. Characterization of ALM swirl burner surface roughness and its effect on flame stability using high-speed diagnostics. Presented at: ASME Turbo Expo 2019, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 17-21 June 2019ASME Turbo Expo 2019: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition: Volume 4A: Combustion, Fuels, and Emissions. pp. GT2019-90215-V04AT04A008., (10.1115/GT2019-90215)
2018
- Pugh, D., Bowen, P., Crayford, A., Marsh, R., Runyon, J., Morris, S. and Giles, A. 2018. Catalytic influence of water vapor on lean blowoff and NOx reduction for pressurised swirling syngas flames. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power 140(6), article number: 61502. (10.1115/1.4038417)
- Mashruk, S., Marsh, R., Runyon, J., Morris, S. and Bowen, P. 2018. Methodology and comparison of quantitative NO-LIF imaging in a bunsen burner with numerical simulation results. Presented at: 19th International Symposium on Applications of Laser and Imaging Techniques to Fluid Mechanics (LXLASER 2018), Lisbon, Portugal, 16-19 July 2018Proceedings of the19th International Symposium on Applications of Laser and Imaging Techniques to Fluid Mechanics. Lisbon: Instituto Superior Técnico
2017
- Pugh, D. G. et al. 2017. Dissociative influence of H2O vapour/spray on lean blowoff and NOx reduction for heavily carbonaceous syngas swirling flames. Combustion and Flame 177, pp. 37-48. (10.1016/j.combustflame.2016.11.010)
- Runyon, J., Marsh, R., Pugh, D., Bowen, P., Giles, A., Morris, S. and Valera Medina, A. 2017. Experimental analysis of confinement and swirl effects on premixed ch4-h-2 flame behavior in a pressurized generic swirl burner. Presented at: ASME Turbo Expo 2017: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, North Carolina, USA, 26-30 June 2017ASME Turbo Expo 2017: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, Vol. 4B. ASME, (10.1115/GT2017-64794)
- Pugh, D., Bowen, P., Crayford, A., Marsh, R., Runyon, J., Morris, S. and Giles, A. 2017. Catalytic influence of water vapor on lean blowoff and NOx reduction for pressurised swirling syngas flames. Presented at: ASME Turbo Expo 2017: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, North Carolina, USA, 26-30 June 2017Volume 4B: Combustion, Fuels and Emissions. ASME pp. V04BT04A033., (10.1115/GT2017-64609)
2016
- Marsh, R., Runyon, J., Giles, A., Morris, S., Pugh, D., Valera-Medina, A. and Bowen, P. 2016. Premixed methane oxycombustion in nitrogen and carbon dioxide atmospheres: measurement of operating limits, flame location and emissions. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 36(3), pp. 3949-3958. (10.1016/j.proci.2016.06.057)
2015
- Valera Medina, A., Morris, S., Runyon, J., Pugh, D. G., Marsh, R., Beasley, P. and Hughes, T. 2015. Ammonia, methane and hydrogen for gas turbines. Energy Procedia 75, pp. 118-123. (10.1016/j.egypro.2015.07.205)
- Sevcenco, Y., Mojarrad, M., Marsh, R., Morris, S., Bowen, P. J. and Syred, N. 2015. Integrating hypersonics into a combustion test facility with 3D viewing capability. Presented at: 20th AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference, Glasgow, UK, 6-9 Jul, 201520th AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, (10.2514/6.2015-3654)
- Runyon, J., Marsh, R., Sevcenco, Y. A., Pugh, D. and Morris, S. 2015. Development and commissioning of a chemiluminescence imaging system for an optically-accessible high-pressure generic swirl burner. Presented at: 7th European Combustion Meeting (ECM 2015), Budapest, Hungary, 31 Mar - 2 Apr 2015EMC 2015: 7th European Combustion Meeting, March 30 - April 2, 2015, Budapest, Hungary. Vol. P3-29. pp. 1-6.
2014
- Lewis, J., Morris, S., Valera Medina, A., Marsh, R., Bowen, P. and Baej, H. 2014. The use of CO2 to improve stability and emissions of IGCC combustors. Presented at: ASME Turbo Expo 2014, Dusseldorf, Germany, 16-19 June 2014Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2014: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition.
- Lewis, J., Valera Medina, A., Marsh, R. and Morris, S. 2014. Augmenting the structures in a swirling flame via diffusive injection. Journal of Combustion 2014, article number: 280501. (10.1155/2014/280501)
2012
- Lewis, J., Marsh, R., Sevcenco, Y. A., Morris, S., Griffiths, A. J. and Bowen, P. J. 2012. The effect of variable fuel composition on a swirl-stabilised producer gas combustor. Energy Conversion and Management 64, pp. 52-61. (10.1016/j.enconman.2012.06.016)
Articles
- Pugh, D. et al. 2021. Emissions performance of staged premixed and diffusion combustor concepts for an NH3/air flame with and without reactant humidification. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power 143(5), article number: 51012. (10.1115/1.4049451)
- Runyon, J., Giles, A., Marsh, R., Pugh, D., Goktepe, B., Bowen, P. and Morris, S. 2020. Characterization of Additive Layer Manufacturing Swirl Burner Surface Roughness and Its Effects on Flame Stability Using High-Speed Diagnostics.. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power 142(4), article number: 41017. (10.1115/1.4044950)
- Pugh, D., Bowen, P., Crayford, A., Marsh, R., Runyon, J., Morris, S. and Giles, A. 2018. Catalytic influence of water vapor on lean blowoff and NOx reduction for pressurised swirling syngas flames. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power 140(6), article number: 61502. (10.1115/1.4038417)
- Pugh, D. G. et al. 2017. Dissociative influence of H2O vapour/spray on lean blowoff and NOx reduction for heavily carbonaceous syngas swirling flames. Combustion and Flame 177, pp. 37-48. (10.1016/j.combustflame.2016.11.010)
- Marsh, R., Runyon, J., Giles, A., Morris, S., Pugh, D., Valera-Medina, A. and Bowen, P. 2016. Premixed methane oxycombustion in nitrogen and carbon dioxide atmospheres: measurement of operating limits, flame location and emissions. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 36(3), pp. 3949-3958. (10.1016/j.proci.2016.06.057)
- Valera Medina, A., Morris, S., Runyon, J., Pugh, D. G., Marsh, R., Beasley, P. and Hughes, T. 2015. Ammonia, methane and hydrogen for gas turbines. Energy Procedia 75, pp. 118-123. (10.1016/j.egypro.2015.07.205)
- Lewis, J., Valera Medina, A., Marsh, R. and Morris, S. 2014. Augmenting the structures in a swirling flame via diffusive injection. Journal of Combustion 2014, article number: 280501. (10.1155/2014/280501)
- Lewis, J., Marsh, R., Sevcenco, Y. A., Morris, S., Griffiths, A. J. and Bowen, P. J. 2012. The effect of variable fuel composition on a swirl-stabilised producer gas combustor. Energy Conversion and Management 64, pp. 52-61. (10.1016/j.enconman.2012.06.016)
Conferences
- Pugh, D. et al. 2021. Emissions performance of staged premixed and diffusion combustor concepts for an NH3/air flame with and without reactant humidification. Presented at: ASME Turbo Expo 2020: Turbomachinery Technical Conference & Exposition, Virtual, 21-25 September 2020ASME Turbo Expo 2020: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, Vol. 4A. ASME, (10.1115/GT2020-14953)
- Runyon, J., Pugh, D., Giles, A., Goktepe, B., Bowen, P., Marsh, R. and Morris, S. 2021. Experimental and kinetic evaluation of pressurized lean premixed hydrogen-air flame stability with carbon dioxide and steam dilution. Presented at: ASME Turbo Expo 2020: Turbomachinery Technical Conference & Exposition, Virtual, 21-25 September 2020Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2020Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, Vol. 4B. ASME, (10.1115/GT2020-16083)
- Runyon, J., Giles, A., Marsh, R., Pugh, D., Goktepe, B., Bowen, P. and Morris, S. 2019. Characterization of ALM swirl burner surface roughness and its effect on flame stability using high-speed diagnostics. Presented at: ASME Turbo Expo 2019, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 17-21 June 2019ASME Turbo Expo 2019: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition: Volume 4A: Combustion, Fuels, and Emissions. pp. GT2019-90215-V04AT04A008., (10.1115/GT2019-90215)
- Mashruk, S., Marsh, R., Runyon, J., Morris, S. and Bowen, P. 2018. Methodology and comparison of quantitative NO-LIF imaging in a bunsen burner with numerical simulation results. Presented at: 19th International Symposium on Applications of Laser and Imaging Techniques to Fluid Mechanics (LXLASER 2018), Lisbon, Portugal, 16-19 July 2018Proceedings of the19th International Symposium on Applications of Laser and Imaging Techniques to Fluid Mechanics. Lisbon: Instituto Superior Técnico
- Runyon, J., Marsh, R., Pugh, D., Bowen, P., Giles, A., Morris, S. and Valera Medina, A. 2017. Experimental analysis of confinement and swirl effects on premixed ch4-h-2 flame behavior in a pressurized generic swirl burner. Presented at: ASME Turbo Expo 2017: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, North Carolina, USA, 26-30 June 2017ASME Turbo Expo 2017: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, Vol. 4B. ASME, (10.1115/GT2017-64794)
- Pugh, D., Bowen, P., Crayford, A., Marsh, R., Runyon, J., Morris, S. and Giles, A. 2017. Catalytic influence of water vapor on lean blowoff and NOx reduction for pressurised swirling syngas flames. Presented at: ASME Turbo Expo 2017: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, North Carolina, USA, 26-30 June 2017Volume 4B: Combustion, Fuels and Emissions. ASME pp. V04BT04A033., (10.1115/GT2017-64609)
- Sevcenco, Y., Mojarrad, M., Marsh, R., Morris, S., Bowen, P. J. and Syred, N. 2015. Integrating hypersonics into a combustion test facility with 3D viewing capability. Presented at: 20th AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference, Glasgow, UK, 6-9 Jul, 201520th AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, (10.2514/6.2015-3654)
- Runyon, J., Marsh, R., Sevcenco, Y. A., Pugh, D. and Morris, S. 2015. Development and commissioning of a chemiluminescence imaging system for an optically-accessible high-pressure generic swirl burner. Presented at: 7th European Combustion Meeting (ECM 2015), Budapest, Hungary, 31 Mar - 2 Apr 2015EMC 2015: 7th European Combustion Meeting, March 30 - April 2, 2015, Budapest, Hungary. Vol. P3-29. pp. 1-6.
- Lewis, J., Morris, S., Valera Medina, A., Marsh, R., Bowen, P. and Baej, H. 2014. The use of CO2 to improve stability and emissions of IGCC combustors. Presented at: ASME Turbo Expo 2014, Dusseldorf, Germany, 16-19 June 2014Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2014: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition.