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Areas of expertise
- Biomass and Waste
- Carbon Capture and Storage
- Conventional & Advanced Fuels
- Fuels
- Gas Turbines & Propulsion
- Power Systems & Turbines
- Structures and Materials
- Surface Engineering
Background
Professor Simms has wide-ranging experience of the performance of components and materials in advanced power generation systems, as well as in the design and development of large laboratory scale test rigs and pilot plants for investigating materials performance in realistic industrial conditions.
He has a PhD in Materials Science and Metallurgy from the University of Cambridge, which followed a MA and BA (Hons) in Natural Sciences (physical sciences) also from the University of Cambridge.
Professor Simms joined Cranfield in 1998 as a Senior Research Fellow, progressing to principal research fellow, reader and then professor in 2017. He became head of the Centre for Thermal Energy Systems and Materials within the Energy and Power theme in 2018.
He previously worked for British Coal on developing advanced coal-fired power generation systems and component/process failure analysis.
He has expertise in high temperature corrosion and the life prediction of materials for gas turbines, heat exchangers and gas cleaning components in power generation systems.
Current activities
Professor Simms is Professor of Energy Materials and Head of the Centre for Thermal Energy Systems and Materials (CTEM) within the Energy and Power Theme of the School of Water, Energy and Environment.
Current projects are funded by US Department of Energy, Innovate UK, EU Horizon 2020, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and various industrial companies. Professor Simms’ research is investigating the use of laboratory scale test rigs and pilot plants to evaluate the suitability of materials for components within utility scale power plants. This work builds on previous research which led to the development of international standards for high temperature oxidation and corrosion testing, as well as methods for quantifying corrosion damage.
Combining expertise in corrosion science, fuel chemistry, combustion and deposition processes, Professor Simms is investigating the development of predictive models for high temperature corrosion related processes (particularly for components within gas turbines and heat exchangers). This work is funded by the EPSRC (iCASE programme), US Department of Energy and EU Horizon 2020 programme, as well as industrial companies.
Networking activities have included: EU COST programmes on power plant materials and a UK-US collaborative programme on ‘Advanced Materials for Low Emission Power Plants’. He has published over 150 research papers on coal/biomass/waste technologies, materials/coatings performance and the development of corrosion life prediction models.
Clients
Current and previous clients include:- Doosan Babcock
- EDF Energy
- UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
- Innovate UK
- Rolls Royce
- Siemens Energy (UK and USA)
- US Department of Energy
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Norman BP, Al Baroudi H, Potter AN, Mori ST, Simms NI, Kulkarni AN & Sumner J (2023) Corrosion of potential first stage blade materials in simulated supercritical CO2, Materials at High Temperatures, Available online 4 May 2023.
- Mori S, Sanusi T, Simms N & Sumner J (2023) Fireside corrosion and deposition on heat exchangers in biomass combustion systems, Materials at High Temperatures, 40 (1) 36-47.
- Abu R, Patchigolla K, Simms N & Anthony EJ (2023) Natural gas flaring management system: a novel tool for sustainable gas flaring reduction in Nigeria, Applied Sciences, 13 (3) Article No. 1866.
- Mori ST, Pidcock AN, Sumner JO, Simms NI & Oakey JO (2023) Fireside performance of different coatings in biomass power plant, Materials at High Temperatures, Available online 12 March 2023.
- Abbas M, Simms N & Rizvi SH (2023) A new approach for quantification of corrosion losses on steels exposed to an artificial seawater environment, Corrosion Engineering, Science and Technology, Available online 13 March 2023 (4).
- Pidcock A, Mori S, Sumner J, Simms N, Nicholls J & Oakey J (2023) High temperature corrosion of HVOF coatings in laboratory-simulated biomass combustion superheater environments, Oxidation of Metals, 99 (1-2) 101-115.
- Abu R, Patchigolla K & Simms N (2023) A review on qualitative assessment of natural gas utilisation options for eliminating routine Nigerian gas flaring, Gases, 3 (1) 1-24.
- Sanusi T, Sumner J & Simms NJ (2022) A comparative evaluation of waste wood and herbaceous biomass fireside corrosion behaviours, Fuel, 324, Part A, (September) Article No. 124070.
- Potter A, Sumner J & Simms N (2022) The effects of water vapour on the hot corrosion of gas turbine blade materials at 700 °C, Materials at High Temperatures, 39 (3) 231-238.
- Mori S, Pidcock A, Sumner J, Simms N & Oakey J (2022) Fireside corrosion of heat exchanger materials for advanced solid fuel fired power plants, Oxidation of Metals, 97 (3-4) 281-306.
- Mori S, Sumner J, Bouvet J & Simms NJS (2022) Fireside and steamside performance in biomass power plant, Materials at High Temperatures, 39 (2) 106-121.
- Abbas M, Simms N, Lao L, Malik OA, Syed AU, Ali Sarfraz S, Ashraf L & Rizvi SH (2021) A dimensional metrology-based approach for corrosion measurement of ship grade steels exposed to various marine environmental conditions, Corrosion Engineering, Science and Technology, 56 (5) 448-460.
- Huerta-Cardoso O, Durazo-Cardenas I, Longhurst P, Simms NJ & Encinas-Oropesa A (2020) Fabrication of agave tequilana bagasse/PLA composite and preliminary mechanical properties assessment, Industrial Crops and Products, 152 (September) Article No. 112523.
- Riccio C, Simms NJ & Oakey JE (2019) Deposition prediction in a pilot scale pulverized fuel-fired combustor, Fuel, 253 (October) 1204-1213.
- Holcomb GR, Carney CS, Tylczak J, Dudziak TP & Simms NJ (2019) Simulated fireside corrosion of T91 in oxy-combustion systems with an emphasis on coal/biomass environments, Materials at High Temperatures, 36 (5) 437-446.
- Brooking L, Gray S, Dawson K, Nicholls JR, Simms NJ, Sumner J & Tatlock GJ (2019) Analysis of combined static load and low temperature hot corrosion induced cracking in CMSX-4 at 550°C, Corrosion Science, 163 (February) Article No. 108293.
- Nwimae C & Simms N (2019) Potential corrosion issue in CO2 pipeline, Journal of Education and Practice, 10 (12) 155-169.
- Bouvet J, Sumner J & Simms NJ (2018) Impacts of temperature and surface finish upon steam oxidation of austenitic steel TP347HFG, Materials at High Temperatures, 35 (1-3) 299-308.
- Brooking L, Sumner J, Gray S & Simms N (2018) Stress corrosion of Ni-based superalloys, Materials at High Temperatures, 35 (1-3) 120-129.
- Animah I, Shafiee M, Simms N, Erkoyuncu, JA & Maiti J (2018) Selection of the most suitable life extension strategy for ageing offshore assets using a life-cycle cost-benefit analysis approach, Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering, 24 (3) 311-330.
- Brooking L, Gray S, Sumner J, Nicholls JR, Marchant G & Simms NJ (2018) Effect of stress state and simultaneous hot corrosion on the crack propagation and fatigue life of single crystal superalloy CMSX-4, International Journal of Fatigue, 116 (November) 106-117.
- Brooking L, Gray S, Sumner J, Nicholls JR & Simms NJ (2018) Interaction of hot corrosion fatigue and load dwell periods on a nickel-base single crystal superalloy, International Journal of Fatigue, 117 (December) 13-20.
- Potter A, Sumner J & Simms NJ (2017) The role of superalloy precipitates on the early stages of oxidation and type II hot corrosion, Materials at High Temperatures, 35 (1-3) 236-242.
- Sumner J, Simms N, Shin A & Pearson J (2017) Kinetics of duplex oxide growth on 9Cr steels exposed in CO2: application of dimensional metrology, Oxidation of Metals, 87 (5) 617-629.
- Jurado N, Simms N, Anthony E & Oakey J (2017) Effect of co-firing coal and biomass blends on the gaseous environments and ash deposition during pilot-scale oxy-combustion trials, Fuel, 197 (June) 145-158.
- Karunaratne MS, Jepson MA, Simms NJ, Nicholls JR & Thomson RC (2017) Modelling of microstructural evolution in multi-layered overlay coatings, Journal of Materials Science, 52 (20) 12279-12294.
- Dudziak T, Lukaszewicz M, Simms NJ & Nicholls JR (2017) Impact specimen geometry on T23 and TP347HFG steels behaviour during steam oxidation at harsh conditions, Corrosion Engineering, Science and Technology, 52 (1) 46-53.
- Sumner J, Potter A, Simms NJ & Oakey JE (2017) Modelling gas turbine materials’ hot corrosion degradation in combustion environments from H2-rich syngas, Materials and Corrosion / Werkstoffe und Korrosion, 68 (2) 205-2014.
- Simms N, Seraffon M, Pidcock A & Davis C (2017) Assessment of Coating Performance on Waterwalls and Superheaters in a Pulverised Fuel-Fired Power Station, Oxidation of Metals, 88 (1-2) 165-177.
- Animah I, Shafiee M, Simms N & Tiwari A (2017) A Multi-Stage Remanufacturing Approach for Life Extension of Safety Critical Systems, Procedia CIRP, 59 133-138.
- Balampanis D, Coulon F, Simms N, Longhurst P, Pollard S, Fenech C & Villa R (2017) An assessment of different extraction and quantification methods of penta- and hexa-chlorobenzene from SRF fly-ash, Analytical Chemistry Research, 12 (June) 28-33.
- Sumner J, Simms NJ, Stamm W & Oakey JE (2017) Simulating novel gas turbine conditions for materials assessment: cascade design and operation, Materials Science and Technology, 33 (9) 1090-1099.
- Dudziak T, Łukaszewicz M, Simms N & Nicholls J (2016) Analysis of high temperature steam oxidation of superheater steels used in coal fired boilers, Oxidation of Metals, 85 (1-2).
- Adebanjo O & Simms N (2016) Upheaval buckling of pipelines, Journal of Pipeline Engineering, 15 (3) 157-168.
- Dudziak T, Hussain T & Simms NJ (2016) High-temperature performance of ferritic steels in fireside corrosion regimes: temperature and deposits, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 26 (1) 84-93.
- Shafiee M, Animah I & Simms N (2016) Development of a techno-economic framework for life extension decision making of safety critical installations, Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, 44 (November) 299-310.
- Sumner J, Potter A, Simms N J & Oakey JE (2015) Hot corrosion resistance of gas turbine materials in combusted syngas environments, Materials at High Temperatures, 32 (1-2) 177-187.
- Hussain T, Simms NJ, Nicholls JR & Oakey JE (2015) Fireside corrosion degradation of HVOF thermal sprayed FeCrAl coating at 700-800 degrees C, Surface and Coatings Technology, 268 (April) 165-172.
- Dudziak T, Hussain T, Orlicka D, Pokrywa A & Simms N (2015) Fireside corrosion degradation of 15Mo3, T22, T23 & T91 in simulated coal-biomass co-fired environment, Materials and Corrosion / Werkstoffe und Korrosion, 66 (9) 839-850.
- Orlicka D, Simms NJ, Hussain T & Nicholls JR (2015) Comparison between oxidation of Fe-Cr-Al sputter coatings in air and air-HCl environments at 550 degrees C, Materials at High Temperatures, 32 (1-2) 167-176.
- Hepburn CA, Vale P, Brown AS, Simms NJ & McAdam EJ (2015) Development of on-line FTIR spectroscopy for siloxane detection in biogas to enhance carbon contactor management, Talanta, 141 (August) 128-136.
- Hepburn CA, Daneshkhah A, Simms NJ & McAdam EJ (2015) On-line management of siloxane breakthrough in carbon contactors using changepoint detection, Water and Environment Journal, 29 (3) 383-390.
- Hepburn CA, Martin BD, Simms N & McAdam EJ (2015) Characterization of full-scale carbon contactors for siloxane removal from biogas using online Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Environmental Technology, 36 (2) 178-187.
- Sumner J, Encinas-Oropesa A, Simms NJ & Nicholls JR (2014) Type II hot corrosion: Behavior of CMSX-4 and IN738LC as a function of corrosion environment, Materials and Corrosion / Werkstoffe und Korrosion, 65 (2) 188-196.
- Encinas-Oropesa A, Simms NJ, Nicholls JR, Oakey JE, Heikinheimo L & Tuurna S (2014) Effect of biofuel-derived contaminants on coated industrial gas turbines blade materials, Materials and Corrosion / Werkstoffe und Korrosion, 65 (2) 206-216.
- Dudziak T, Hussain T, Simms NJ, Syed AU & Oakey JE (2014) Fireside corrosion degradation of ferritic alloys at 600°C in oxy-fired conditions, Corrosion Science, 79 184-191.
- Hussain T, Simms NJ & Nicholls JR (2014) Modelling fireside corrosion of thermal sprayed coatings in co-firing of coal/biomass, Materials and Corrosion / Werkstoffe und Korrosion, 65 (2) 197-205.
- Asgaryan M, Simms N & Wu SM (2014) Prediction of the remaining service life of superheater and reheater tubes in coal-biomass fired power plants, Advanced Materials Research, 856 343-348.
- Dudziak T, Lukaszewicz M, Simms NJ & Nicholls JR (2014) Sample orientation and high temperature performance of T23 and T347HFG steels in steam oxidation, Journal of Corrosion Science and Engineering, 17.
- Liu D, Kyaw ST, Flewitt PEJ, Seraffon M, Simms NJ, Pavier M & Jones IA (2014) Residual stresses in environmental and thermal barrier coatings on curved superalloy substrates: Experimental measurements and modelling, Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructures and Processing, 606 117-126.
- Seraffon M, Simms NJ, Sumner J & Nicholls JR (2014) Oxidation Behaviour of NiCrAl and NiCoCrAl Bond Coatings Under Industrial Gas Turbine Conditions, Oxidation of Metals, 81 (1-2) 203-215.
- Cruchley S, Sun JF, Taylor MP, Evans HE, Bowen P, Sumner J, Nicholls JR, Simms NJ, Shollock BA, Chater RJ, Foss BJ, Hardy MC & Stekovic S (2014) Cautionary note on use of focused ion beam sectioning as technique for characterising oxidation damage in Ni based superalloys, Materials at High Temperatures, 31 (1) 27-33.
- Hussain T, Syed AU & Simms NJ (2013) Fireside Corrosion of Superheater Materials in Coal/Biomass Co-fired Advanced Power Plants, Oxidation of Metals, 80 (5-6) 529-540.
- Hussain T, Syed AU & Simms NJ (2013) Trends in fireside corrosion damage to superheaters in air and oxy-firing of coal/biomass, Fuel, 113 787-797.
- Bradshaw A, Simms NJ & Nicholls JR (2013) Hot corrosion tests on corrosion resistant coatings developed for gas turbines burning biomass and waste derived fuel gases, Surface and Coatings Technology, 228 248-257.
- Lukaszewicz M, Simms NJ, Dudziak T & Nicholls JR (2013) Effect of Steam Flow Rate and Sample Orientation on Steam Oxidation of Ferritic and Austenitic Steels at 650 and 700°C, Oxidation of Metals, 79 (5-6) 473-483.
- Cockrem J, Dudziak TP, Simms N, Lukaszewicz M & Oakey J (2013) Steam oxidation behaviour of plasma nitrided Fe-based alloys, Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, 60 (6) 288-294.
- Liu D, Seraffon M, Flewitt PEJ, Simms NJ, Nicholls JR & Rickerby DS (2013) Effect of substrate curvature on residual stresses and failure modes of an air plasma sprayed thermal barrier coating system, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 33 (15-16) 3345-3357.
- Sumner J, Encinas-Oropesa A, Simms NJ & Nicholls JR (2013) Type II hot corrosion: Kinetics studies of CMSX-4, Oxidation of Metals, 80 (5-6) 553-563.
- Hussain T, Syed AU & Simms NJ (2013) Fireside corrosion of superheater materials in coal/biomass co-fired advanced power plants, Oxidation of Metals, 80 (5-6) 529-540.
- Fry AT, Wright IG, Simms NJ, McGhee B & Holcomb GR (2013) Steam oxidation of fossil power plant materials: Collaborative research to enable advanced steam power cycles, Materials at High Temperatures, 30 (4) 261-270.
- Holcomb GR, McGhee BF, Fry AT, Simms NJ, Davis K, Shim H-S & Bullard SJ (2013) Boiler corrosion and monitoring, Materials at High Temperatures, 30 (4) 271-286.
- Sumner J, Encinas-Oropesa A, Simms NJ & Oakey JE (2013) High temperature oxidation and corrosion of gas turbine materials in burner rig exposures, Materials Science and Technology, 29 (7) 813-821.
- Simms NJ, Sumner J, Hussain T & Oakey JE (2013) Fireside issues in advanced power generation systems, Materials Science and Technology, 29 (7) 804-812.
- Hussain T, Dudziak T, Simms NJ & Nicholls JR (2013) Fireside Corrosion Behavior of HVOF and Plasma-Sprayed Coatings in Advanced Coal/Biomass Co-Fired Power Plants, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 22 (5) 797-807.
- Hussain T, Khodier AHM & Simms NJ (2013) Co-combustion of cereal co-product (CCP) with a UK coal (Daw Mill): Combustion gas composition and deposition, Fuel, 112 572-583.
- Lukaszewicz M, Simms NJ, Dudziak T & Nicholls JR (2013) Effect of Steam Flow Rate and Sample Orientation on Steam Oxidation of Ferritic and Austenitic Steels at 650 and 700°C, Oxidation of Metals, 79 (5-6) 473-483.
- Bradshaw A, Simms NJ & Nicholls JR (2013) Development of hot corrosion resistant coatings for gas turbines burning biomass and waste derived fuel gases, Surface and Coatings Technology, 216 8-22.
- Syed AU, Simms NJ & Oakey JE (2012) Fireside corrosion of superheaters: Effects of air and oxy-firing of coal and biomass, Fuel, 101 62-73.
- Syed AU, Hussain T, Simms NJ & Oakey JE (2012) Microscopy of fireside corrosion on superheater materials for oxy-fired pulverised fuel power plants, Materials at High Temperatures, 29 (3) 219-228.
- Gudka B, Darvell LI, Jones JM, Williams A, Kilgallon PJ, Simms NJ & Laryea-Goldsmith R (2012) Fuel characteristics of wheat-based Dried Distillers Grains and Solubles (DDGS) for thermal conversion in power plants, Fuel Processing Technology, 94 (1) 123-130.
- Khodier AHM, Hussain T, Simms NJ, Oakey JE & Kilgallon PJ (2012) Deposit formation and emissions from co-firing miscanthus with daw mill coal: Pilot plant experiments, Fuel, 101 53-61.
- Lukaszewicz M, Simms NJ, Dudziak T & Nicholls JR (2012) Characterisation of oxide scales developed on high temperature resistant alloys in pure steam environments, Materials at High Temperatures, 29 (3) 210-218.
- Khodier AHM, Hussain T, Simms NJ, Oakey JE & Kilgallon PJ (2012) Deposit formation and emissions from co-firing miscanthus with Daw Mill coal: Pilot plant experiments, Fuel, 101 53-61.
- Karabela A, Zhao LG, Tong J, Simms NJ, Nicholls JR & Hardy MC (2011) Effects of cyclic stress and temperature on oxidation damage of a nickel-based superalloy, Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructures and Processing, 528 (19-20) 6194-6202.
- Wagland ST, Kilgallon P, Coveney R, Garg A, Smith R, Longhurst PJ, Pollard SJ & Simms N (2011) Comparison of coal/solid recovered fuel (SRF) with coal/refuse derived fuel (RDF) in a fluidised bed reactor., Waste Management, 31 (6) 1176-1183.
- Sumner J, Encinas-Oropesa A, Simms NJ & Oakey JE (2011) High temperature oxidation and corrosion of gas turbine component materials in burner rig exposures, Materials at High Temperatures, 28 (4) 369-376.
- Laryea-Goldsmith R, Oakey J & Simms NJ (2011) Gaseous emissions during concurrent combustion of biomass and non-recyclable municipal solid waste, Chemistry Central Journal, 5 (4).
- Seraffon M, Simms NJ, Sumner J & Nicholls JR (2011) The development of new bond coat compositions for thermal barrier coating systems operating under industrial gas turbine conditions, Surface and Coatings Technology, 206 (7) 1529-1537.
- Seraffon M, Simms NJ, Nicholls JR, Sumner J & Nunn J (2011) Performance of thermal barrier coatings in industrial gas turbine conditions, Materials at High Temperatures, 28 (4) 309-314.
- Balampanis DE, Pollard SJT, Simms N, Longhurst P, Coulon F & Villa R (2010) Residues characterisation from the fluidised bed combustion of East London's solid recovered fuel, Waste Management, 30 (7) 1318-1324.
- Mabbutt SJ & Simms NJ (2010) Investigation of gas turbine material performance in high CO2 and steam atmospheres, Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, 57 (4) 192-203.
- Encinas-Oropesa A, Simms NJ, Nicholls JR, Drew GL, Leggett J & Hardy MC (2009) Evaluation of oxidation related damage caused to a gas turbine disc alloy between 700 and 800 degrees C, Materials at High Temperatures, 26 (3) 241-249.
- Mabbutt S, Simms N & Oakey J (2009) High temperature corrosion monitoring by electrochemical noise techniques, Corrosion Engineering, Science and Technology, 44 (3) 186-195.
- Khodier A, Kilgallon P, Legrove N, Simms N, Oakey J & Bridgwater T (2009) Pilot-Scale Combustion of Fast-Pyrolysis Bio-Oil: Ash Deposition and Gaseous Emissions, Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy, 28 (3) 397-403.
- Garg A, Smith R, Hill D, Longhurst PJ, Pollard SJT & Simms NJ (2009) An integrated appraisal of energy recovery options in the United Kingdom using solid recovered fuel derived from municipal solid waste, Waste Management, 29 (8) 2289-2297.
- Mabbutt S, Simms N & Oakey J (2009) High temperature corrosion monitoring by electrochemical noise techniques, Corrosion Engineering, Science and Technology, 44 (3) 186-195.
- Simms NJ, Encinas-Oropesa A & Nicholls JR (2008) Hot corrosion of coated and uncoated single crystal gas turbine materials, Materials and Corrosion / Werkstoffe und Korrosion, 59 (6) 476-483.
- Coleman KE, Simms NJ, Kilgallon PJ & Oakey JE (2008) Corrosion in biomass combustion systems, Materials Science Forum, 595-598 (1) 377-386.
- Simms NJ, Encinas-Oropesa A & Nicholls JR (2008) Modelling the development of type I hot corrosion on coated and uncoated single crystal superalloys, Materials Science Forum, 595-598 689-698.
- Bradshaw A, Simms NJ & Nicholls JR (2008) Passage of trace metal contaminants through hot gas paths of gas turbines burning biomass and waste-fuels, Fuel, 87 (17-18) 3529-3536.
- Coleman KE, Simms NJ, Kilgallon PJ & Oakey JE (2008) Corrosion in Biomass Combustion Systems, Materials Science Forum, 595-598 377-386.
- Simms NJ, Kilgallon PJ & Oakey JE (2007) Degradation of Heat Exchanger Materials Under Biomass Co-firing Conditions, Materials at High Temperatures, 24 (4) 333-342.
- Poole DJ, Sharifi V, Swithenbank J, Kilgallon P, Simms N, Oakey J & Ardelt D (2007) Continuous analysis of elemental emissions from a biofuel gasifier, Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, 22 (5) 532-539.
- Nicholls JR, Simms NJ & Encinas-Oropesa A (2007) Modelling hot corrosion in industrial gas turbines, Materials at High Temperatures, 24 (3) 149-192.
- Garg A, Smith R, Hill D, Simms NJ & Pollard S (2007) Wastes as co-fuels - The policy framework for solid recovered fuel (SRF) in Europe, with UK implications, Environmental Science and Technology, 41 (14) 4868-4874.
- Garg A, Smith R, Hill D, Simms N & Pollard S (2007) Wastes as co-fuels: the policy framework for solid recovered fuel (SRF) in Europe, with UK implications., Environmental Science and Technology, 41 (14) 4868-4874.
- Liu S, Wang Y, Yu L & Oakey JE (2006) Volatilisation of Mercury, Arsenic and Selenium during Underground Coal Gasification, Fuel, 85 (10-11) 1550-1558.
- Cartmell E, Gostelow P, Riddell-Black D, Simms N, Oakey J, Morris J, Jeffrey P, Howsam P & Pollard SJ (2006) Biosolids--a fuel or a waste? An integrated appraisal of five co-combustion scenarios with policy analysis, Environmental Science and Technology, 40 (3) 649-658.
- Liu Shuqin, Yongtao Wang, Li Yu & Oakey JE (2006) Thermodynamic Equilibrium Study of Trace Element Transformations during Underground Coal Gasification, Fuel Processing Technology, 87 209-215.
- Cartmell E, Gostelow P, Riddell-Black D, Simms NJ, Oakey JE, Morris J, Jeffrey P, Howsam P & Pollard S (2006) Biosolids a fuel or waste? An integrated appraisal of five co-combustion scenarios with policy analysis, Environmental Science and Technology, 40 (3) 649-658.
- Smarsly W, Zheng N, Buchheim CS, Nindel C, Silvestra C, Sporer D, Tuffs M, Schreiber K, Langlade-Bomba C, Andersen O, Goehler H, Simms NJ & McColvin G (2005) Advanced high temperature turbine seals materials and designs, Materials Science Forum, 492-493 21-26.
- Bennett MJ, Nicholls JR, Simms NJ, Naumenko D, Quadakkers WJ, Kochubey V, Fordham R, Bachorczyk R, Goossens D, Hattendorf H, Smith AB & Britton D (2005) Lifetime extension of FeCrAIRE alloys in air: Potential roles of an enhanced Al-reservoir and surface pretreatment, Materials and Corrosion / Werkstoffe und Korrosion, 56 (12) 854-866.
- J C Abanades, E J Anthony, J Wang & Oakey JE (2005) Fluidized Bed Combustion Systems Integrating CO2 Capture with CaO, Environmental Science and Technology, 39 (8) 2861-2866.
- Simms NJ, Norton JF & Mccolvin G (2005) Performance of candidate gas turbine abradeable seal materials in high temperature combustion atmospheres, Materials and Corrosion / Werkstoffe und Korrosion, 56 (56) 765-777.
- Oakey JE, Simms NJ & Kilgallon PJ (2004) Gas Turbines: Gas Cleaning Requirementsfor Biomass-fired Systems, Materials Research, 7 (1) 17-25.
- Gemma Grasa, Juan Carlos Abanades & Oakey JE (2004) Investigation of the Solid Flow between Two Fluidised Beds connected by an Orifice, Chemical Engineering Science, 59 (24) 5869-5872.
- Simms NJ, Encinas-Oropesa A & Nicholls JR (2004) Development of Hot Corrosion on Coated Single Crystal Superalloys, Materials Science Forum, 461-464 941-948.
- Simms NJ, Norton J, Encinas-Oropesa A & McColvin G (2004) An evaluation of the performance of candidate gas turbine abradable seal materials exposed to a high temperature combustion atmospere, Materials Science Forum, 461-464 875-882.
- Bacos M, Josso P, Vualas N, Poquillon B, Pierragi D, Nicholls JR, Simms NJ, Encinas-Oropesa A, Ericsson T, Stekovic S & Monceau D (2004) ALLBATROS advanced long life blade turbine coating systems, Applied Thermal Engineering, 24 (11-12) 1745-1753.
- Kilgallon PJ, Simms NJ, Norton JF & Oakey JE (2003) Metallic components in coal-gasification fuel gas paths, Journal of Corrosion Science and Engineering, 6.
- Simms NJ, Newton R, Norton JF, Encinas-Oropesa A, Oakey JE, Nicholls JR & Wiber J (2003) Degradation of Fe-Cr-Al-RE and Ni-Cr-Al-RE foils in air and combustion gas atmospheres, Materials at High Temperatures, 20 (3) 439-451.
- Nicholls JR, Newton R, Simms NJ & Norton JF (2003) Modelling the oxidation of FeCrAl-RE ODS alloys in simulated natural gas combustion environments, Materials at High Temperatures, 20 (2) 93-108.
- Simms NJ, Heikinheimo L, Encinas-Oropesa A, Tuurna S, Kilgallon PJ, Nicholls JR & Oakey JE (2003) Predicting type II hot corrosion in industrial gas turbines, Journal of Corrosion Science and Engineering, 6.
- Simms NJ, Kilgallon PJ, Roach C & Oakey JE (2003) Development of oxides at TBC-bond coat interfaces in burner rig exposures, Materials at High Temperatures, 20 (4) 519-526.
- Simms NJ, Oakey JE, Saunders S & Osgerby S (2003) Measurement and compilation of Materials Degradation data in the COST522 Programme, Materials at High Temperatures, 20 (2) 137-151.
- Simms NJ, Parsons SA & Bridgeman J (2002) Practical and Theoretical analysis of relationships between particle count data and turbidity, Aqua, 51 (5) 263-271.
- Nicholls JR, Simms NJ, Chan WY & Evans HE (2002) Smart overlay coatings - concept and practice, Surface and Coatings Technology, 149 (2-3) 236-244.
- Simms NJ, Nicholls JR & Oakey JE (2001) Materials performance in solid fuel gasification systems, Materials Science Forum, 369-372 947-954.
- Simms NJ, Nicholls JR & Oakey JE (2001) Materials for Solid Fuel Fired Gas Turbines: Burner Rig and Laboratory Studies, Materials Science Forum, 369-372 833-840.
- Simms NJ, Oakey JE & Nicholls JR (2000) Development and application of a methodology for the measurement of corrosion and erosion damage in laboratory, burner rig and plant environments, Materials at High Temperatures, 17 (2) 355-362.
- Chan WY, Evans HE, Ponton CB, Nicholls JR & Simms NJ (2000) The influence of NiAl3 on the high temperature oxidation of a plasma-sprayed overlay coating, Materials at High Temperatures, 17 (2) 173-178.
- Simms NJ & Oakey JE (1997) Materials issues in coal-fired combined cycle power generation systems: Laboratory versus plant testing, Materials Science Forum, 251-254 (PART 2) 543-550.
- Simms NJ & Oakey JE (1996) Protective oxides in coal-fired combined cycle power systems, Materials at High Temperatures, 13 (2) 75-80.
- Simms NJ, Oakey JE, Stephenson DJ, Smith PJ & Nicholls JR (1995) Erosion-corrosion modelling of gas turbine materials for coal-fired combined cycle power generation, Wear, 186-187 (1) 247-255.
- Simms NJ, Oakey JE, Stephenson DJ, Smith PJ & Nicholls JR (1995) Erosion-corrosion modeling of gas-turbine materials for coal-fired combined-cycle power-generation, Wear, 186-187 (1) 247-255.
- Oakey J, Lowe T, Simms N & Norton J (1993) Materials experience in British Coal’s spouted bed gasifier, Materials at High Temperatures, 11 (September) 90-93.
- Simms NJ & Little JA (1989) Influence of boric acid coatings on the oxidation of 2.25Cr-1Mo steel in oxygen, Corrosion, 45 (5) 408-415.
- Simms NJ & Little JA (1989) Influence of boric-acid coatings on the oxidation of 2.25cr-1mo steel in oxygen, Corrosion, 45 (5) 408-415.
- Simms NJ & Little JA (1988) Scale growth on 2.25 Cr-1Mo steel, Materials Science and Technology, 4 (12) 1133-1139.
- Little JA, McCracken D & Simms N (1988) High-temperature oxidation of a particulate SiC-aluminium metal-matrix composite, Journal of Materials Science Letters, 7 (10) 1037-1039.
- Simms NJ & Little JA (1988) Scale growth on 2.25cr-1mo steel, Materials Science and Technology, 4 (12) 1133-1139.
- Simms NJ & Little JA (1987) High-temperature oxidation of Fe-21 4Cr-1Mo in oxygen, Oxidation of Metals, 27 (5-6) 283-299.
- Simms NJ & Little JA (1987) High-temperature oxidation of fe-21/4cr-1mo in oxygen, Oxidation of Metals, 27 (5-6) 283-299.
- Simms NJ & Little JA (1987) Influence of boric-acid coatings on the oxidation of fe-2-1/4cr-1 mo, Journal of Materials Science Letters, 6 (2) 171-174.
- Simms NJ & Little JA (1987) Influence of boric acid coatings on the oxidation of Fe-2 1/4 Cr-1 Mo, Journal of Materials Science Letters, 6 (2) 171-174.
- Simms NJ, Smith P J, Encinas-Oropesa A, Ryder S, Nicholls JR & Oakey JE Development of Type II Hot Corrosion in Solid Fuel Fired Gas Turbines, Materials and Corrosion / Werkstoffe und Korrosion.
Conference Papers
- Thanganadar D, Simms N, Patchigolla K, Mori S & Kulkarni A (2022) A detailed modelling of deposition on superheater tubes to enhance boiler flexibility. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2022: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, Rotterdam, 13-17 June 2022.
- Mori S, Sumner J, Pidcock A, Nicholls J & Simms N (2021) Steam Oxidation Responses of Candidate Materials for a Novel Steam Transfer Pipe. In: TESConf 2021: 10th International Conference on Through-life Engineering Services, Virtual Event: Host: University of Twente, 16-17 November 2021.
- Abbas M, Simms N, Lao L, Malik OA & Ashraf L (2021) Environmental impact on the corrosion behavior of marine grade steel in the Arabian Sea conditions - a comparative analysis of field and laboratory based corrosion tests. In: 20th International Metallurgy and Materials Congress (IMMC2021), Virtual Event: Istanbul, 10-12 June 2021.
- Abbas M, Simms N, Syed A, Malik OA & Sumner J (2019) Evaluation of the effects of highly saline and warm seawaters on corrosivity of marine assets. In: EUROCORR 2019, Seville, 9-13 September 2019.
- Simms N, Ekpe B, Riccio C, Mori S, Sumner J & Oakey J (2019) Approaches to modelling fireside corrosion of superheater / reheater tubes in coal and biomass fired combustion power plants. In: EPRI’s 9th International Conference on Advances in Materials Technology for Fossil Power Plants and the 2nd International 123HiMAT Conference on High Temperature Materials, Nagasaki, 21-24 October 2019.
- Wastling T, Sebastiampillai S, Liemberger M, Dubreuil X, Escamilla Greenham P, Mrzilek J, Okpala E, Xue J, Villa R, Simms N & Encinas-Oropesa A (2019) Women centred empowerment: developing solutions to improve living conditions in rural Mexico. In: International Conference on Energising the Sustainable Development Goals through Appropriate Technology and Governance, Leicester, 4-5 July 2019.
- Abbas M, Shafiee M & Simms N (2019) Corrosion behaviour of cupronickel 90/10 alloys in Arabian sea conditions and its effect on maintenance of marine structures. In: ASME 2019 38th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2019), Glasgow, 9-14 June 2019.
- Simms N, Mori S, Kilgallon P, Sumner J, Pidcock A & Oakey J (2018) Fireside corrosion on superheater / reheater tubes for advanced ultra supercritical power systems. In: International Symposium on High-temperature oxidation and Corrosion, 2018, Matsue, Shimane, 21-26 October 2018.
- Sumner J, Encinas-Oropesa A, Seraffon M, Simms NJ & Nicholls JR (2012) Lifetime prediction for gas turbine materials in power generation. In: International Conference on Sustainable Power Generation and Supply, Hangzhou, 8-9 September 2013.
- Vichitrananda V, Simms N & Sumner J (2012) Subsea processing in remote marginal fields. In: 2012 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, 8-10 October 2012.
- Syed AU, Hussain T, Oakey JE & Simms NJ (2011) Fireside corrosion of superheater materials in oxy-fired power plants. In: European Corrosion Congress 2011 (EUROCORR 2011), Stockholm, 4-8 September 2011.
- Hussain T, Syed A, Oakey J & Simms N (2011) Microscopy of fireside corrosion on superheater materials for advanced power plants. In: Microscopy of Oxidation 8, Liverpool, 11-13 April 2011.
- Lant T, Keefe C, Davies C, McGhee B, Simms N & Fry T (2011) Modeling fireside corrosion of heat exchanger materials in advanced energy systems. In: 6th International Conference on Advances in Materials Technology for Fossil Power Plants, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 31 August 2010.
- Encinas-Oropesa A, Simms NJ, Nicholls JR, Drew GL & Leggett J (2008) Evaluation of oxidation related damage caused to a gas turbine disc alloy between 700 and 800oC. In: Microscopy of Oxidation 7, 2008, Chester, 15-17 September 2008.
- Encinas-Oropesa A, Drew GL, Hardy MC, Leggett AJ, Nicholls JR & Simms NJ (2008) Effects of oxidation and hot corrosion in a nickel disc alloy. In: Superalloys 2008, Champion, PA, 14-18 September 2008.
- Garg A, Smith Richard, Longhurst P J, Pollard Simon J T, Simms N & Hill D (2007) Comparative evaluation of SRF and RDF co-combustion with coal in a fluidised bed combustor. In: 11th International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium, 2007 (Sardinia 2007), S. Margherita di Pula, Cagliari, 1 October 2007.
- Simms NJ, Kilgallon PJ & Oakey JE (2006) Heat Exchanger Corrosion in Biomass and Coal Co-fired Power Plants. In: Materials for Advanced Power Engineering 2006, Liege, Belgium, 18 September 2006.
- Oakey JE, Kilgallon PJ & Simms NJ (2006) Effects of Biomass and Coal Co-combustion on Degradation of Heat Exchanger Materials. In: International Conference on Advances in Condition and Remaining Life Assessment For Fossil Power Plants, Louisville, USA, 16 October 2006.
- Cartmell E, Judd SJ, Kilgallon PJ & Oakey JE (2005) Sewage sludge disposal: A logistical analysis. In: Recycling and reuse of sewage sludge, Dundee, UK, 16 February 2005.
- Abanades J, Oakey JE, Alvarez D & Hamalainen J (2005) Novel Combustion cycles incorporating capture of CO2 with CaO. In: 6th International Greenhouse Gas conference 2002, Kyoto, Japan, 15 February 2005.
- Simms NJ, Encinas-Oropesa A, Kilgallon PJ & Oakey JE (2005) Performance of gas turbine materials in 'dirty fuel' environments. In: Materials for Advanced Power Engineering 2002, Liege, Belgium, 1 October 2005.
- Smarsly W, Zheng N, Vivo E, Sporer D, Tuffs M, Schreiber K, Defer B, Langalde-Bomba C, Anderson O, Goehler H, Simms NJ & McGolvin G (2005) Advanced high temperature turbine seals materials and designs. In: 6th International Charles Parsons Turbine Conference, Dublin, Ireland, 1 September 2005.
- Simms NJ, Encinas-Oropesa A & Nicholls JR (2004) Hot corrosion of coated single crystal superalloys. In: EUROCORR 2004 - European Corrosion Conference: Long Term Prediction and Modelling of Corrosion, Nice, 12-16 September 2004.
- Pollard S, Cartmell E, Riddell-Black D, Gostelow P, Oakey JE, Jeffrey P, Morris J & Howsam P (2004) Sewage sludge - waste or fuel? An integrated appraisal of five co-combustion scenarios. In: Waste 2004, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK, 28 September 2004.
- Kilgallon PJ, Simms NJ & Oakey JE (2004) Fate of Trace Contaminants from Biomass Fuels in Gasification Systems. In: Materials for Advanced Power Engineering 2002, Liege, Belgium, 1 October 2004.
- Henderson MB, Allen D, Oakey JE, Bailey D & Otter N (2003) European perspective on life cycle and materials technology issues for future energy systems. In: 3rd International Workshop on Life Cycle Issues in Advanced Energy Systems, 9 June 2002.
- Kilgallon PJ, Simms NJ, Norton J & Oakey JE (2002) Materials for Gasifier Heat Exchangers. In: Materials for Advanced Power Engineering 2002, Liege, Belgium, 1 October 2002.
- Saunders S, Simms NJ, Osgerby S & Oakey JE (2002) Degradation of Boiler and Heat Exchanger Materials: Data Generation, Databases and Predictive Modelling. In: Materials for Advanced Power Engineering 2002, Liege, Belgium, 1 October 2002.
- Simms NJ, Bale D, Baxter D & Oakey JE (2002) Environmental Degradation of Gas Turbine Coatings: Towards Standardised Testing and Databases. In: Materials for Advance Power Engineering, Liege, Belgium, 1 October 2002.
- Nicholls JR, Simms NJ, Taylor M & Evans HE (2002) Smart overlay coatings. In: Advanced Coatings for High Temperature Turbine Forum, Nice, France, 17 April 2002.
- Simms NJ, Kilgallon PJ & Oakey JE (2001) Component durability in co-fired gas turbines. In: VTT symposium: BALTICA international conference on condition and life management for power plants, Porvoo, Finland, 1 June 2001.
- Simms NJ, Kilgallon PJ, Nicholls JR & Oakey JE (2001) Gas turbines for solid fuel fired combined cycle power plants. In: John Stringer Symposium on High Temperature Corrosion : proceedings from Materials Solutions Conference 2001, Indianapolis, IN, 5 November 2001.
- Simms NJ, Norton JF, Encinas-Oropesa A, Oakey JE, Wilshaw D & McColvin G (2001) Degradation of Fe- and Ni-based Cr, Al-containing foils in a combustion gas atmosphere. In: John Stringer Symposium on High Temperature Corrosion: proceedings from Materials Solutions Conference, 2001, Indianapolis, IN, 5-8 November 2001.
- Simms NJ, Smith PJ, Encinas-Oropesa A, Ryder S, Nicholls JR & Oakey JE (2001) Development of type II hot corrosion in solid fuel fired gas turbines.
- Nicholls JR, Simms NJ, Neseyif S, Evans HE, Pontin CB & Taylor M (2000) Hot corrosion of smart overlay coatings. In: High Temperature Corrosion and Materials Chemistry: Proceedings of the Per Kofstad Memorial Symposium, Honolulu, Hawaii, 17-22 October 1999.
- Simms NJ, Oakey JE & Nicholls JR (2000) A methodology for the quantification of corrosion and erosion damage in laboratory, burner rig and plant environments. In: High Temperature Corrosion and Materials Chemistry: Proceedings of the Per Kofstad Memorial Symposium, Honolulu, Hawaii, 17-22 October 1999.
- Oakey JE & Simms NJ (1996) Measurement of erosion/corrosion damage to gas turbine components. In: International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress and Exhibition 1996, Birmingham, 10 June 1996.
Books
- Animah I, Shafiee M, Simms N & Considine M (2017) Techno-Economic Feasibility Assessment of Life Extension Decision for Safety Critical Assets. In: Risk, Reliability and Safety: Innovating Theory and Practice. Walls L, Revie M, Bedford T (ed.), London: CRC Press.
- Gohari Darabkhani H, Jurado N, Simms N & Oakey J (2012) Co-firing of coal/biomass in a pilot scale oxy-combustor: experiences and experimental results. In: Fuelling the future: advances in science and technologies for energy generation, transmission and storage. Mendez-Vilas A (ed.), Boca Raton, FL, USA: Brown Walker Press, p. 34-38.
- Nicholls JR, Long KA & Simms NJ (2010) Diffusion coatings. In: Shreir's Corrosion, Amsterdam, p. 2532-2555.
- Nicholls JR & Simms NJ (2010) Gas turbine oxidation and corrosion. In: Shrier's corrosion. Richardson TJA (ed.), Amsterdam, p. 518-540.
- Simms N, Nicholls J, Oakey J (eds), (2001) Lifetime modelling of high temperature corrosion processes, Maney Publishing.
- Simms N, Encinas-Oropesa A, Nicholls J, Oakey J (eds), (2001) Life modelling of high temperature corrosion processes, Maney Publishing.
- Simms NJ, Nicholls JR & Oakey JE (2001) Corrosion and lifetime modelling of components in coal fired combined cycle power systems. In: Lifetime Modelling of High Temperature Corrosion Processes, London: Maney Publishing, p. 379-397.