Upcoming IGTI Workshops

Mechanical Engineering, Jun 2005

IGTI is pleased to announce the following gas turbine technology & operations workshops in 2005. For details and registration, visit the IGTI website at www.asme.org/igti, email igti@asme.org, or phone 404-847-0072.

Industrial Gas Turbine Operation and Performance

In conjunction with the West Coast Energy Management Congress 2005

Monday, June 27, 2005

San Diego Convention Center

San Diego, California USA

1:00 - 5:00 p.m. US$350

Instructors

Rainer Kurz, Solar Turbines Incorporated

Klaus Brun, Southwest Research Institute

A practical course for gas turbine users and field engineers familiar with power generation and mechanical drive applications. Learn more about the how and why of gas turbine operation and performance, combustion systems, emissions, fuels and diagnostics. Case studies of real world problems will produce troubleshooting, operating and design issue solutions.

Gas Turbine Repair & Metallurgy Techniques

Friday, October 7, 2005

Fairmont Banff Springs

Banff, Alberta, Canada

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. US$500

Instructors

Lloyd Cooke, Liburdi Engineering Limited

Warren Miglietti, General Electric Corporation

Paul Lowden, Liburdi Engineering Limited

The workshop is for operations & maintenance personnel who require an understanding of basic gas turbine metallurgy and repair technology to conduct business with repair shops and make "repair vs. replacement parts" decisions. The course presents the techniques used to assess component condition and provides an understanding of the conventional and advanced repair technologies used to extend component life. Case studies of actual repaired components will be presented and students will work in teams to determine the best course of action to repair sample components.

Combustion Humming in Gas Turbine Based Powered Plants

In conjunction with Gas Turbine Users Symposium 2005 and Power-Gen International

December 5, 2005

Sands Expo/Venetian

Las Vegas, Nevada USA

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. US$500

Instructor

Tim Lieuwen, Georgia Institute of Technology

This one-day course introduces students to combustion instabilities, often referred to as "humming." It begins with an overview of development and field experience with combustion instabilities, and features case studies from several DLN combustor development efforts. The instructor provides background on the mechanisms responsible for the occurrence of combustion driven oscillations, and discusses strategies for treating dynamics problems by combustor tuning. Finally, dynamics monitoring approaches, and various issues associated with instrumentation, data analysis, and data reduction, will be presented.