NEW YORK, Feb. 2, 2009 – The ASME International Gas Turbine Institute (IGTI) will hold a series of training classes for engineers and other technical professionals this March 23-27, at Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas.

Six courses will cover combined-cycle power plants, fluid mechanics, failure analysis in gas turbines, performance testing in compressors, and other subjects.  The schedule for the courses is as follows:

Introduction to Gas Turbines and Centrifugal Compressors
March 23-24 
 
Basic Thermodynamics of Gas Turbine Combined-Cycle Plants
March 23-25
 
Root Cause Failure Analysis of Gas Turbines
March 25

Compressor Performance Testing and Dynamics
March 26

Basic Fluid Mechanics
March 26-27

Engineering Ethics in Action
March 27

IGTI, headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., supports the exchange of information focused on improving the design, manufacture, operation and maintenance, and environmental impact of gas turbines, turbo-machinery, and related equipment.

Founded in 1880 as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME is a not-for-profit professional organization promoting the art, science and practice of mechanical and multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences.  ASME develops codes and standards that enhance public safety, and provides lifelong learning and technical exchange opportunities benefiting the global engineering and technology community.  ASME has more than 127,000 members worldwide.

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