Newswise — Immediately prior to the Aerospace Coatings Symposium coming to Hartford, Connecticut this October, the ASM Thermal Spray Society (TSS) will hold a special pre-conference short course on Materials and Processes for High-Temperature Gas Turbine Components.
The two-day course will be held on Oct. 13-14, and will be led by instructor Dr. Donald Boone, president of BWD Turbines Ltd.
The course will help participants to develop a firm understanding of the critical materials, processes, and applications of gas turbine components operating at the highest temperatures in the turbine section.
Technical coverage includes design requirements, materials and processing details, protection system requirements, degradation sequences and most important, repair and refurbishment strategies that provide a background for both the equipment user and the coatings processor.
Goals of the course are to describe the history of gas turbine components, identify the superalloy materials and processes that make the components viable, and to discuss degradation modes, refurbishment strategies, and opportunities for protective coatings.
The course is structured for gas turbine designers, users, materials and processing personnel. It will also benefit educators and sales people whose responsibilities involve critical technical decisions in this high cost area of the gas turbine.
"Coatings equipment suppliers, processors, and repairers can also expand their capabilities and abilities by understanding the history, needs, and present situation of the industry," Dr. Boone said.
The TSS Aerospace Coatings Symposium will follow the course and will be held Oct. 15-16 in Hartford. To register and for more information, visit http://www.asminternational.org/TSSaerospace08.
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