Welcome to Gas Turbine Engines
Gas Turbines (GT) find numerous applications in the aviation, space, automobile, and energy sectors. GT engines employed in these sectors offer high power-to-weight ratio and high efficiencies. Eminent experts from academia and industry will deliver talks covering several aspects of GT engines. Starting from the basics of fluid dynamic and thermodynamic principles governing gas turbines, the talks delve into the design and analysis of different components of GT engines. The talks address the complex flow physics in compressors, turbines, intakes, combustors, etc. and provide an overview of the state-of-the-art experimental and computational tools used in the industry to develop these engines. They also cover advanced topics on combustion instability, modern manufacturing methods, micro gas turbines, secondary air systems and maintenance of GT engines highlighting the futuristic opportunities that the Gas Turbine sector could offer.