Chetek, WI, Nov. 13, 2008 – Pratt & Whitney recently awarded Turbine Technologies Ltd. (TTL) a contract to determine the scalability of data acquired from small gas turbine engine sensors.  Financial terms were not disclosed. A TTL gas turbine engine was selected for the project. Sensor installation, engine operation and data collection commenced at TTL engine test facilities in October. The program is scheduled for completion in 2009. The University of Southern California, the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico (UIPR) and the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez (UPRM) also are program partners. UIPR and UPRM are currently operating TTL SR-30™ gas turbine engines for academic and research purposes.