Damage Tolerance for Gas Turbine Engines

Demands for reliability and minimum weight for aircraft and propulsion systems offer some of the most challenging technical problems that structural and safety engineers can encounter.  Although much information is available on fracture mechanics and aircraft damage tolerance, this course specifically relates to damage tolerance for gas turbine engines.  The need to consider damage tolerance more broadly in new engine designs has just recently been written into FAR 33.70 and new EASA guidelines.  This course relates directly to the growing interest and priority the AIA, FAA, and engine OEM"s have placed on turbine engine damage tolerance.  

This two-day course offers a broad survey of damage tolerance, one of the many principles behind one of the safest industries in the world.  Although the basics of fracture mechanics will be covered, this is not an advanced fracture mechanics course. Participants will receive information on how experts in the propulsion community use the principles of prevent, quantify, and improve to keep air travel safe.   The instructor will guide participants through notable historical events as well as experiences within a leading engine manufacturing company.  The basics of fracture mechanics will be covered with a view towards practical application.   Traditional deterministic and the newest probabilistic approaches will be introduced.  Finally, participants will be exposed to a broad range of improvements that have been made to address specific threats within the propulsion business.