New trends in design and operation increasing the complexity of forensic analysis.
Between 2021 and 2025, 427 power-generation incidents cost FM’s clients approximately $3.7 billion, according to a 2026 report by the commercial property insurer. Gas turbines were the single largest source of property damage, with 52 incidents costing more than $500 million. Investigating these failures is also becoming more complex. Higher firing temperatures, new superalloys and coatings, additively manufactured parts, lean-burn and hydrogen-ready combustion systems, and increasingly cyclic operation each change the way components degrade, and many have limited service history to draw on.
Webinar Details
Overview
In this webinar, Mamoon Alyah, Managing Director and Principal Engineer, draws on decades of experience in forensic engineering and expert witness work, investigating machinery breakdowns, fires and explosions across power generation and industry. He will present CEERISK case studies of gas turbine failures in power plants from around the world. He will also share investigative testing protocols and techniques used to determine the cause and contributing factors. During the webinar, he will also examine the new trends emerging across the industry and what they mean for future investigations.
Details
Format: Live Webinar
Topic: Investigating Gas Turbine Failures - New trends in design and operation increasing the complexity of forensic analysis
Duration: 60 minutes (Including Q&A)
Speaker: Mamoon Alyah
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Session 1 - Live:
Thursday, 12 November, 11:00 GMT
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Session 2 - Pre-Recorded:
Friday, 13 November, 8:00 GMT
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Sectors Covered
- Power Generation
- Oil & Gas
- Industrial Facilities
What We Will Cover
- CEERISK Case Studies - Gas turbine fuel system contamination, compressor blade and vane damage, and turbine blade failure drawn from CEERISK’s investigations.
- How Gas Turbines Fail - Common causes of failure, from fouling and foreign object damage to erosion, corrosion and coating damage.
- Site and Operating Evidence - What site inspection, tear down disassembly, DCS data and maintenance records and they reveal about the events leading up to a failure.
- Laboratory Testing - How metallurgical, mechanical and chemical testing helps show where a failure started and why.
- Emerging Trends - The new trends in gas turbine design and operation, and what they mean for future investigations.
Learning Objectives
- What causes common gas turbine failures, from fouling to coating damage
- How site, operating and laboratory evidence points to the cause of a failure
- What CEERISK’s case studies reveal about fuel contamination and blade damage
- How new trends in design and operation may change the way gas turbines fail
Who Should Attend
- Power plant, O&M and asset integrity engineers
- Loss adjusters and claim handlers
- Engineering and energy underwriters and (re)insurers
- Lawyers and in-house counsel handling gas turbine disputes
Speaker
Mamoon Alyah PE, CEng, IRMCert, MBA
Managing Director, Principal Engineer
Mamoon Alyah is the founder and Managing Director of CEERISK Consulting Ltd, bringing more than 35 years of experience across electrical engineering, forensic investigation, and risk consulting. A UK Chartered Engineer, US Professional Engineer, and Certified Risk Management Professional with an MBA, he has directed complex investigations and risk engineering engagements across multiple jurisdictions, delivering independent analysis for legal teams, industrial operators, and insurers on major equipment failures, fire incidents, and process-related incidents.
