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DESCRIPTION:Near You Event - Advanced Gas Path DiagnostIcs: Opportunities &
  Challenges for Gas Turbines\n\nEvent Type: Technical Lecture\n\nIndustry 
 Sector: Other Industries / Sectors\n\nSpeak Details: Riti Singh is Emeritu
 s Professor of Gas Turbine Engineering at Cranfield University. He is a pr
 evious Head of the Departments of Power & Propulsion and Aircraft Engineer
 ing\, and former Deputy Head of the School of Engineering.\n\nDescription 
 : &nbsp\;\nEvent flyer\n\nThe gas turbine industry is one of the world&rsq
 uo\;s largest and most technologically advanced. Of critical importance fo
 r gas turbine users are issues such as mission capability and preparedness
 \, reliability\, availability\, life and life-cycle costs. The aftermarket
  of this industry is now some 55% of the total business of the companies d
 esigning and manufacturing these products. The economics&nbsp\;are such th
 at a leading aero gas turbine industrialist once famously stated\, &ldquo\
 ;the aero engine business is like the razor business\; you can give away t
 he engines because the money is made on the blades!&rdquo\; Whilst the emp
 hasis is different\, there are similar concerns for defence forces\, power
 \, energy and related industries.\n\nWhilst aftermarket studies are advanc
 ed\, there is a considerable opportunity here. The investment and particul
 arly intellectual investment in this field does not match that available t
 o the research\, design and development gas turbine community. A particula
 r opportunity\, because of its complexity is gas path diagnostics and this
  has been emphasised at Cranfield for over two decades\, resulting in some
  patents and novel concepts of value into the future. The presentation wil
 l seek to encourage a discussion on the nature of the problem\, the challe
 nges and opportunities.\n\nNotes about the Speaker: &nbsp\;Professor Riti 
 Singh&nbsp\;was Director of the Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre i
 n Performance Engineering. He has given many plenary/keynote&nbsp\;speeche
 s. &nbsp\;Professor Singh holds numerous patents\, and has published widel
 y. His research has been strongly supported by industry\, the European Uni
 on and EPSRC. Professor Singh has a keen interest in gas path analysis and
  novel cycles for power and propulsion\, particularly in the context of th
 e environment. In 2013\, he was awarded a unique grant from NASA to pursue
 \nresearch in the field of distributed propulsion. Another prestigious maj
 or award was a &ldquo\;Platform Grant&rdquo\; from the Engineering &amp\; 
 Physical Sciences Council of the UK to undertake research in performance s
 imulation and diagnostics. \n\nHe has received many accolades during his c
 areer\, including ASME&rsquo\;s International Gas Turbine Institute&rsquo\
 ;s Annual International Aircraft Engine Technology Award for 2010\, presen
 ted to one individual each year for sustained\, innovative\npersonal contr
 ibution to the field. Professor Singh is a past chairman of the Aerospace 
 Division of the UK&rsquo\;s Institution of Mechanical Engineers\, and cont
 inues his involvement as a board member of this and the International Soci
 ety of Air Breathing Engines (ISABE)\, where he is a past Vice President.\
 n\nProfessor Singh has consulted for over 40 organisations\, including gas
  turbine manufacturers and users in more than 20 countries. In India\, he 
 has a close relationship with HAL and has also consulted for the Scientifi
 c Advisor to Defence Minister earlier. He has been a keynote speaker at a 
 number of international conferences in India\, including Aero India severa
 l times. In 2013\, Professor Singh was honoured to receive the Mahatma Gan
 dhi Pravasi Award at the UK&rsquo\;s House of Lords for keeping the flag o
 f India flying.He was the keynote speaker at the Gas Turbine Users&rsquo\;
  Association in Dubai (1999) and gave an IMechE International Prestige lec
 ture at Abu Dhabi.\n\nContact Details: Mohammed Alnakhi\nAddress: United A
 rab Emirates.
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LOCATION:American University of Dubai - Engineering Building - 4th Floor\, 
 Sheikh Zayed Road\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
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SUMMARY:Advanced Gas Path DiagnostIcs: Opportunities & Challenges for Gas T
 urbines
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