Gas Turbines have found extensive usage in Aero (Civil, Military and Helicopters) and Stationary (Marine, Oil and Gas pumping, Power generation etc.) applications. The presentation deals with how the Gas turbine finds use in such applications. The related performance and Gas Turbine Cycle issues together with performance improvement methodology over the last few decades are also dealt with. In the end the presentation deals with methodology for performance estimation and also performance analysis and diagnostics.

About the Speaker-

Lt Cdr Ankush Gulati is an alumni of the National Defence Academy and the Naval College of Engineering , Lonavala, where he did B Tech (Mechanical). He has served as Engineer Officer on a number of ships dealing with various propulsion systems (Steam, Diesels and Gas Turbines). He has done MSc in Gas Turbine Technology from Cranfield University, UK and is a PhD (Developing Algorithms for Gas Turbine Diagnostics) for Rolls Royce Plc from the same University. The officer has an outstanding record, having been adjudged the "Best All round Cadet" during his Sea Cadet training, first in order of merit for the B Tech course having secured a FGPA of 8.74 against a maximum of 9.00. He was also first in merit in the MSc course for which he was awarded the "Sir Roy Fedden" prize. He has served at India's premier Gas turbine Research Establishment at Bangalore where he was involved with performance activities of the under development Kaveri Aero and Marine Gas Turbines.