Staff profile

Simon Hogg returned to academia from industry in January 2010. He holds the Ørsted Chair in Renewable Energy at the University and is also the Executive Director of the Durham Energy Institute (https://www.dur.ac.uk/dei/). He is a mechanical engineer with research interests in the general areas of power generation conventional steam and gas turbine plant, wind turbines, energy systems and waste heat recovery. He the Principal Investigator of the EPRSC Future Conventional Power Research Consortium (Cambridge, Durham, Edinburgh, Leeds & Oxford Universities), which is considering the effect of the change in power mix from the growth of wind on the flexible operating requirements for conventional steam and gas power plant. He is also the Durham University lead member on the Executive Management Team of the EPSRC Supergen Wind Hub (Cranfield, Durham, Loughborough, Manchester, STFC & Strathclyde Universities). This is one of the EPSRC’s Supergen research coordination organisations, focusing on the UK academic contribution to wind power research in this case.

Simon graduated with a BSc and PhD from University of Manchester. His PhD study was funded by Rolls Royce and concerned developing computational fluid dynamics codes for designing gas turbine combustors. He held University posts at Oxford (Rolls Royce funded Research Fellow) and then Leicester (University Lecturer) Universities for the 10 years following completion of his PhD. He then moved into the power generation equipment supply industry joining Alstom’s power generation division in 1998. He worked first in Steam Turbine R&D as a group leader and R&D project manager. In 2003 he moved into Alstom’s Steam Turbine Retrofit Business where he held senior management/technical leadership positions in technical sales and order engineering, eventually becoming Engineering Director in 2007.

Simon is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

• Power generation turbomachinery
• Wind power

Chapter in book

• Gluyas, J., Auld, A., Adams, C., Hirst, C., Hogg, S., & Craig, J. (2019). Geothermal Potential of the Global Oil Industry. In B. I. Ismail (Ed.), Renewable geothermal energy explorations (1-11). InTechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.81062

Conference Paper

• Messenger, A., Williams, R., Ingram, G., Hogg, S., Tibos, S., Seaton, J., & Charnley, B. (in press). Demonstration of a Dynamic Clearance Seal in a Rotating Test Facility.
• MacCalman, J., Hogg, S. H., Ingram, G., Williams, R., & Tibos, S. (in press). Using Fluidic Curtains to Reduce Turbine Leakage.
• Zappalá, D., Crabtree, C., & Hogg, S. (2018). Investigating wind turbine dynamic transient loads using contactless shaft torque measurements.
• Oslo, Norway, June 11–15, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1115/gt2018-75835
• Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 15–19, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1115/gt2015-42624
• Messenger, A., Williams, R., Ingram, G., Hogg, S., Tibos, S., & Seaton, J. (2015). A Dynamic Clearance Seal for Steam Turbine Application. In Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2015: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition, June 15-19, 2015, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Volume 8: Microturbines, Turbochargers and Small Turbomachines; Steam Turbines. https://doi.org/10.1115/gt2015-43471
• Burton, Z., Ingram, G., & Hogg, S. (2013). A Novel Method of Coupling the Steam Turbine Exhaust Hood and the Last Stage Blades Using the Non-Linear Harmonic Method. In Proceedings of the ASME turbo expo - Turbine technical conference and exposition 2013 : presented at the ASME 2013 turbo expo - Turbine technical conference and exposition, June 3-7, 2013, San Antonio, Texas, USA. https://doi.org/10.1115/gt2013-94184
• Auld, A., Hilfer, M., Hogg, S., Ingram, G., & Messenger, A. (2013). Application of an Air-Curtain Fluidic Jet Type Seal to Reduce Turbine Shroud Leakage. In Proceedings of the ASME turbo expo - Turbine technical conference and exposition 2013 : presented at the ASME 2013 turbo expo - Turbine technical conference and exposition, June 3-7, 2013, San Antonio, Texas, USA. https://doi.org/10.1115/gt2013-94198
• Kazemtabrizi, B., Crabtree, C., & Hogg, S. (2013). Reliability Evaluation of New Offshore Wind Farm Electrical Grid Connection Topologies. In Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2013: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition. Volume 8: Supercritical CO2 Power Cycles; Wind Energy; Honors and Awards. San Antonio, Texas, USA, June 3–7, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1115/gt2013-94326
• Williams, R., Crabtree, C., & Hogg, S. (2013). Offshore Wind Farm Asset Management: Past Experiences and Future Challenges. In Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2013: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition. Volume 8: Supercritical CO2 Power Cycles; Wind Energy; Honors and Awards. San Antonio, Texas, USA, June 3–7, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1115/gt2013-94434
• Burton, Z., Ingram, G., & Hogg, S. (2013). A Generic Steam Turbine Exhaust Diffuser with Tip Leakage Modelling and Non-Uniform Hood Outlet.
• Auld, A., Berson, A., & Hogg, S. (2012). Organic Rankine Cycles in Waste Heat Recovery: A Comparative Study.
• Burton, Z., Ingram, G., & Hogg, S. (2012). A Generic Low Pressure Exhaust Diffuser for Steam Turbine Research. . https://doi.org/10.1115/gt2012-68485
• Hilfer, M., Ingram, G., & Hogg, S. (2012). Endwall Profiling With Tip Clearance Flows. . https://doi.org/10.1115/gt2012-68488
• Hogg, S., & Gomez Ruiz, I. (2011). Fluidic Jet Barriers For Sealing Applications. . https://doi.org/10.1115/gt2011-45353
• McIntosh, J., MacPherson, R., Ingram, G., & Hogg, S. (2011). PROFILED ENDWALL DESIGN USING GENETIC ALGORITHMS WITH DIFFERENT OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS. . https://doi.org/10.1115/gt2011-45836
• Bridge, R., Azad, T., & Hogg, S. (2010). Integrated Steam Turbine Retrofits for Nuclear Applications – A Case Study.
• Littlewood, D., & Hogg, S. (2008). Compact diaphragm turbine technology and its first application in a turbine retrofit. . https://doi.org/10.1115/power2008-60141
• Hogg, S. (2005). Conversion to Partial Arc Admission when Retrofitting Steam Turbine Power Plant – Unlocking Additional Performance at Part-Load Conditions’.
• Hogg, S., & Stephen, D. (2005). ALSTOM-CPS San Antonio Retrofit of JK Spruce Unit 1 HP-IP Turbine – An Example of an Advanced Steam Turbine Upgrade for Improved Performance by a Non-OEM Supplier.
• Kearney, P., Hogg, S., & Brown, R. (2004). Performance Guarantee and Testing of Steam Turbine Retrofits.
• Stephen, D., & Hogg, S. (2003). Development of Brush Seal Technology for Steam Turbine Retrofit Applications.
• Hesketh, A., Hogg, S., & Stephen, D. (2003). A Stage Efficiency Prediction Method and Related Performance Aspects of Retrofits on Disc/Diaphragm Steam Turbines.
• Hogg, S. (2003). Brush Seals in Steam Turbine Power Plant.
• Owen, A., Jones, T., Guo, S., & Hogg, S. (2003). An Eperimental and Theoretical Study of Brush Seal Shaft Thermal Distortion.
• Hogg, S., Gostelow, J., & Carscallen, W. (1999). Direct Measurement of Energy Separation in Vortical Trailing Edge Wake Flows using a New Wide Bandwisth Total Temperature Probe.
• O’Neill, A., Hogg, S., Wither, P., Turner, M., & Jones, T. (1997). Multiple Brush Seals in Series.
• Carscallen, W., Hogg, S., Gostelow, J., & Buttsworth, D. (1997). Time Resolved Measurements of the Energy Separation Process in a Transonic Turbine Vane Wake Flow.
• Hughes, S., & Hogg, S. (1995). An Experimental Evaluation of Air-Lubricated Bearings in a Jet Engine Environment.
• Hilditch, M., Fowler, A., Jones, T., Chana, K., Oldfield, M., Ainsworth, R., …Smith, G. (1994). Installation of a Turbine Stage in the Pyestock Isentropic Light Piston Facility.
• Hogg, S., Hughes, S., & Jones, T. (1991). A test facility for the Study of the Thermofluids-Dynamics of Gas Bearing Lubrication Films.
• Hogg, S., & Leschziner, M. (1989). Second-Moment Computations of Strongly-Swirling Reacting Flow in a Model Combustor.
• Hogg, S., Jones, T., Baker, A., & Withers, P. (1989). Two-Dimensional Effects in Gas Dynamic Journal Bearings”, Proc. 9th Int. Symp. on Air Breathing Engines.
• Hogg, S., & Leschziner, M. (1989). Computation of Strongly-Swirling Reacting Flow in a Model Combustor with Second-Moment Closure.

Edited book

• Hogg, S., & Crabtree, C. (Eds.). (2016). UK Wind Energy Technologies. Routledge

Journal Article

• MacCalman, J. A., Williams, R. J., Ingram, G. L., & Hogg, S. I. (2024). Using Fluid Curtains to Improve Sealing Performance in Turbomachinery Applications. Journal of Tribology, https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4065264
• Duffy, A., Ingram, G., & Hogg, S. (2022). The Significance of Bypass Transition on the Annual Energy Production of an Offshore Wind Turbine. Wind Energy, 25(4), 772-787. https://doi.org/10.1002/we.2697
• Zhang, G., Zappalá, D., Crabtree, C., Donaghy-Spargo, C., Hogg, S., & Duffy, A. (2020). Validation of a non-contact technique for torque measurements in wind turbines using an enhanced transient FSV approach. Measurement, 151, Article 107261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2019.107261
• Zappalá, D., Crabtree, C., & Hogg, S. (2019). Investigating wind turbine dynamic transient loads using contactless shaft torque measurements. Journal of Engineering, 2019(18), 4975-4979. https://doi.org/10.1049/joe.2018.9361
• Adams, C., Auld, A., Gluyas, J., & Hogg, S. I. (2015). Geothermal Energy – the Global Opportunity. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 229(7), 747-754. https://doi.org/10.1177/0957650915590704
• Crabtree, C., Zappalá, D., & Hogg, S. (2015). Wind Energy: UK Experiences and Offshore Operational Challenges. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 229(7), 727-746. https://doi.org/10.1177/0957650915597560
• Burton, Z., Ingram, G., & Hogg, S. (2015). Efficient Methods for Predicting Low Pressure Steam Turbine Exhaust Hood and Diffuser Flows at Design and Off-Design Conditions. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 137(8), https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4029599
• Auld, A., Hogg, S., Berson, A., & Gluyas, J. (2014). Power production via North Sea Hot Brines. Energy, 78, 674-684. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2014.10.056
• Burton, Z., Ingram, G., & Hogg, S. (2014). The influence of condenser pressure variation and tip leakage on low pressure steam turbine exhaust hood flows. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 228(4), 370-379. https://doi.org/10.1177/0957650914524190
• Burton, Z., Hogg, S., & Ingram, G. (2014). The Influence of Inlet Asymmetry on Steam Turbine Exhaust Hood Flows. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 136(4), Article 042602. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4026003
• Auld, A., Berson, A., & Hogg, S. I. (2013). Organic Rankine cycles in waste heat recovery: a comparative study. International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, 8(Supplement 1), 9-18. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/ctt033
• Burton, Z., Ingram, G., & Hogg, S. (2013). A Literature Review of Low Pressure Steam Turbine Exhaust Hood and Diffuser Studies. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 135(6), Article 062001. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4023611
• Cao, C., Chew, J., Millington, P., & Hogg, S. (2004). Interaction of Rim Seal and Annulus Flows in an Axial Flow Turbine. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 126(4), 786-793. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1772408
• Carscallen, W., Currie, T., Hogg, S., & Gostelow, J. (1999). Measurement and Computation of Energy Separation in the Vortical Wake Flow of a Turbine Nozzle Cascade. Journal of Turbomachinery, 121(4), 703-708. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2836723
• Chew, J., & Hogg, S. (1997). Porosity Modelling of Brush Seals. Journal of Tribology, 119(4), 769-775
• Hughes, S., Hogg, S., & Jones, T. (1996). A Comparison between Predicted and Measured Performance of a Gas Dynamic Thrust Bearing. Journal of Tribology, 118(2), 449-456
• Hogg, S., & Leschziner, M. (1989). Computations of Highly Swirling Confined Flow with a Reynolds Stress Turbulence Model. AIAA Journal, 27(1), 57-63. https://doi.org/10.2514/3.10094
• Hogg, S., & Leschziner, M. (1989). Second-Moment-Closure Calculations of Strongly Swirling Confined Flow with Large Density Gradient. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 10(1), 16-27
• Hogg, S., & Launder, B. (1985). Three Dimensional Turbulent Corner Wall Jet. Aeronautical Journal, 89(885), 167-171

Patent

• Hogg, S., & Hilfer, M. (2013). A Seal Assembly
• Apparatus
• Hogg, S., & Urlichs, K. (2005). Sealing arrangement using brush seals
• Hogg, S., Rhodes, N., & Schoenfeld, E. (2004). Process for producing leaves for leaf seal
• Hogg, S., & Walker, P. (2004). Sealing arrangement using flexible seals
• Hogg, S. (2004). Sealing arrangement in turbine machinery
• Hogg, S. (2002). Brush seal with angled bristles

Report

• Zappalá, D., Crabtree, C., & Hogg, S. (2018). Directory of UK Based Test and Demonstration Facilities for Wind Technologies. [No known commissioning body]