Gas Turbine Combustion: Emissions and Operability
Friday, November 16, 2012
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Doubletree Hilton - Berkeley Marina
Berkeley, CA
Overview
This one day course introduces students to gas turbine combustion emissions, operability issues and combustion
dynamics. The following will be covered in this course:
 overview of gas turbine combustion systems, showing the distinction between premixed and non-premixed
systems.
 emissions issues, showing how combustor design and operation influences NOx, CO, and particulates.
 combustor operability issues, overviewing flashback (flameholding), blowoff, autoignition, and combustion
dynamics.
 combustion instabilities, and case studies from several DLN combustors development efforts.
 what causes dynamics and what parameters (e.g., fuel composition and temperature) influence it.
 strategies for treating dynamics problems by combustor tuning.
 dynamics monitoring approaches, and various issues associated with using dynamics monitoring for machine
protection and health monitoring.
 Earn 7 Professional Development Hours (PDH’s) and receive a certificate of completion!
Course Highlights:
 Gas turbine combustion overview
 NOx, CO Emissions
 Operability issues: flashback, autoignition, blowoff, combustion dynamics
 Field experience with combustion dynamics
 Combustion instability mechanisms
 Instrumentation for dynamics monitoring
 Combustor protection and health monitoring strategies using dynamics data.
Instructor
Tim Lieuwen is a Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology and Executive Director of its Strategic Energy Institute.
He is a widely recognized thought leader on gas turbine combustion problems, past chair of IGTI's Combustion, Fuel, and
Emissions committee and has authored and presented several hundred papers on the topic. He has also authored several
important texts on a variety of related topics including "Combustion Instabilities in Gas Turbines" (AIAA, 2005),
"Synthesis Gas Combustion" (CRC Press, 2009), "Unsteady Combustor Physics" (Cambridge Press, 2012), and "Gas
Turbine Emissions" (Cambridge Press, to appear in 2013).
Who Should Attend
The course is directed toward individuals with a variety of backgrounds including Technical, Bachelors, Masters, and PhD
degrees. In past courses, it has been found useful by plant operators, instrumentation engineers, combustion design
engineers, and combustion turbine engineers. Course content and emphases are customized at each offering based upon
audience background and specific interests.
Course Fees (In USD):
ASME Member:
$700
Non-ASME Member: $800
(Fees include: Course Manual, Continental Breakfast, Lunch and Refreshment Breaks)
Registration:
Click here to complete the registration form. Class is limited to the first 20 people who register.
Hotel Information:
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Berkeley Marina
200 Marina Blvd.
Berkeley, California
USA 94710
Tel: +1-510-548-7920
Group Room Rate: $139 per night plus applicable taxes (Book by October 30, 2012 to receive this rate)
Click here to make your hotel reservation. (The room block is under the heading: “ASME Pipeline Training”)
You can fly into either of the following airports:
Metropolitan Oakland International
Directions
From airport, take I-880 North. Follow signs for I-80 North Sacramento/Berkeley. Exit University Ave. Go 3 blocks, make U-turn on
7th street. Go over freeway to Marina Boulevard. Make a right onto Marina Blvd. Hotel is on left.
Distance from Hotel: 15 mi.
San Francisco International Airport
Directions
From airport, take 101 North to I-80 East across the Bay Bridge. Follow toward Berkeley/Sacramento. Exit Powell St. toward
Emeryville. Left at Powell St. Right at Frontage Rd. Left at University Ave to Marina Blvd. Make right onto Marina.
Distance from Hotel: 23 mi.
Cancellation / Refunds:
Cancellations made through 10/15/12 will receive a refund, less the non-refundable administrative fee of $50. Refunds are not
available after 10/15/12 substitutions for individuals enrolled may be made at any time.
ASME-IGTI reserves the right to cancel a course if enrollment is insufficient to ensure maximum effectiveness. This decision is made
approximately two weeks before the course begins. If this occurs, enrollees will receive a full refund or be given the opportunity to
transfer to another course date. Keep our cancellation policy in mind when making airline reservations, as ASME-IGTI cannot be
responsible for fees charged for canceling your airline ticket. Students are responsible for handling all travel arrangements and the
costs associated with their travel.