GAS TURBINES

19 - 21 November 2007, Sheraton Towers, Singapore

Key Conference Highlights
GAIN KNOWLEDGE ON
Gas Turbines Maintenance, Service and Performance Improvement and Optimization Strategies Using Monitoring and Diagnostic Systems Fault Management Techniques - New Methods for Fault Location Need for Control of Planned Maintenance Interruptions Long Term Service Agreements with Remote Diagnostics for Optimized Maintenance

LEARN ABOUT
Application of Miniature Creep Testing for Assessing the Remaining Creep Life of Gas Turbine Components Importance of Life Time Assessment of Hot Gas Path Components Life Time Assessment of Blades & Vanes Root Cause Failure Analysis and Problem Mitigation Review of Expansion Joint Design for Gas Turbines

DETERMINE THE VALUE OF

Turbine Inlet Chilling - How it Adds Value to Utility and IPP Combined Cycle Power Plants in Asia Condition Economic Analysis on a Full Year for Combined Cycle Plant in SE Asia Conditions OEM vs non OEM Maintenance / Repair

BENEFIT FROM
CASE STUDY: Optimizing Gas Turbine Performance for Offshore Industry CASE STUDY: The Life Assessment Approach for GT and ST Rotors and Casings at Lumut Combined Cycle Power Plant CASE STUDY: Reliability Analysis of Gas Turbine Power Plants

DISCOVER
Optimal Solutions for Plant Availability Aero / Aero Derivative Gas Turbine Power Plant Reliability Factors Trend / Condition Monitoring to Ensure Reliability Financial Impacts of Reliability Programs in Gas Turbine Power Plants

PLUS!
An exclusive post-conference masterclass on 21 November 2007 FAILURE ANALYSIS OF GAS TURBINE COMPONENTS: TECHNIQUES AND CASE STUDIES Ably led by Dr Maxine Watson, General Manager, Materials Engineering, and Dr Michael Henderson, Senior Consultant Materials Engineer, Quest Reliability Ltd
Organised by

Gain Insight from a Panel of Gas Turbines Experts

YTL Power Services Petronas Lumut Power Plant, Teknik Janakuasa GE Energy Sulzer Turbo Services (Asia) Turbine Services Limited Quest Reliability Dekomte de Temple Kompensator-Technik Turbine Air Systems Air New Zealand Gas Turbines Pakistan International Airlines Engineering GT Roc Ltd Korea Plant Service & Engineering Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

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GAS TURBINES
19 - 21 November 2007, Sheraton Towers, Singapore
Day One - 19 November 2007
8.15 9.00 Registration and Morning Coffee Chairmans Opening Remarks John Dodgson, Technical Consultant, GT Roc Ltd 12.30 Networking Luncheon 2.00 Fuel Flexibility in Gas Turbines Exploring the effect on gas turbine performance and operation Discover the effect on maintenance Gain knowledge on effect on heat recovery units Suryanarayan Ramanan, Regional Market Manager, GE Energy

Optimization of Gas Turbines Performance

9.05 Gas Turbines Maintenance, Service and Performance Improvement and Optimization Strategies Using Monitoring and Diagnostic Systems Fault management techniques - new methods for fault location Need for control of planned maintenance interruptions Long term service agreements with remote diagnostics for optimized maintenance Eric Moulin, Senior Engineer, Turbine Services Limited 9.45 CASE STUDY: Optimizing Gas Turbine Performance for Offshore Industry Equipment failure Damages and production downtime Repair and refurbishment L.Selva Mohan, Senior Maintenance Engineer, PCSB 10.30 Morning Refreshments 11.00 Turbine Inlet Chilling - Adding Value to Utility and IPP Combined Cycle Power Plants in Asia Conditions Example of full year performance enhancement using turbine inlet chilling Comparison of various turbine inlet chilling solutions for combined cycle applications Economic analysis on a full year for combined cycle plant in Southeast Asia conditions Gary Hilberg, Vice President, and Mark Walker, Regional Sales Director, Turbine Air Systems 11.45 CASE STUDY: Reliability Analysis of Gas Turbine Power Plants Reliability - Why & What Aero / Aero derivative gas turbine power plant reliability factors Trend / condition monitoring for ensuring reliability Financial impacts of reliability programs in gas turbine power plants S.Nadeem Ahmed, Sr. Power Plants Engineer, Engineering & Maintenance, Pakistan International Airlines Engineering 4.45

Operation, Maintenance & Repair Technology

2.45 Inspection and Overhaul for Gas Turbines Why conduct inspection on gas turbines What are the appropriate overhaul procedures Advantages of assessing overhaul process Doing repairs on site vs at OEMs plants John Callesen, Commercial Manager, Air New Zealand Gas Turbines 3.30 4.00 Afternoon Refreshments OEM vs Non-OEM Maintenance / Repair Basic gas turbine philosophy Historical developments Operation and maintenance regime OEM vs Non-OEM repair strategy Insurance aspects The future trends in SEA Sean Lancastle, Business Development Manager, Sulzer Turbo Services (Asia) Turbomachinery Maintenance Long term service agreements with remote diagnostics for optimized maintenance Differentiating an advanced vs a standard repair of gas turbine parts Retrofit of turbine inlet cooling Shin Gomi, Acting Manager, Long Term Service Agreement Export Koji Imakita, Senior Engineer, Turbine Service Development Engineering, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 5.30 End of Day One

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GAS TURBINES
19 - 21 November 2007, Sheraton Towers, Singapore
Day Two - 20 November 2007
9.00 Chairmans Opening Remarks 11.45 Analysis of Damage Trend for Gas Turbine First Stage Bucket Methods of inspecting damages Damage patterns of bucket Analysis of damage trend Leveraging on Failure Analysis Dr Kim, Moon-Young, Mechanical Engineering, and Analysis and Evaluation Team Leader, Gas Turbine Technology Service Center, Korea Plant Service & Engineering 12.30 Networking Luncheon 2.00 CASE STUDY: The Life Assessment Approach for GT and ST Rotors and Casings at Lumut Combined Cycle Power Plant Focus on rotors and casings - high capital cost components and require long outage or lead time for replacement Damage mechanisms affecting the components Methods of assessment utilized and results Mohammed Azmil Ismail, Head - Engineering & Maintenance, Lumut Power Plant 2.45 Metallurgical Analysis of Hot Gas Path Components High temperature materials and coatings used Condition assessment of hot gas path components Improvements to metallurgical condition assessment procedures and analyses Failure mechanisms of component in service Optimization of component lives and repair cycles Speaker to be advised 3.30 4.00 Afternoon Refreshments Root Cause Failure Analysis and Problem Mitigation Review of expansion joint design for gas turbines Effect of operating regime on design Optimal solutions for plant availability Jake Sisson, Director, Dekomte de Temple Kompensator-Technik 4.45 End of Conference

Life and Performance Management of Components

9.05 CASE STUDY: Life Time Extension of Hot Gas Path Components Life time assessment of hot gas path components blades and vanes Operation conditions & operating hours Life time extension Harald Burchardt, Managing Director, YTL Power Services 9.45 Application of Miniature Creep Testing for Assessing the Remaining Creep Life of Gas Turbine Components Explain the value of creep testing of hot gas path components Discuss the importance of strain rate measurement in creep testing Demonstrate the life assessment of ex-service thin or small hot gas path components Relate how mini creep testing applies to in service creep life determination Dr Matthew Smillie, Consultant Engineer, Quest Reliability Ltd 10.30 Morning Refreshments 11.00 Reverse Engineering - Making the Purchasing Decision The aim of this presentation is to review availability, manufacturing methods, market and worldwide developments together with examples to illustrate the presentation. Overview of market developments Compressor blades Combustion parts Turbine blades Turbine vanes Non core items Steam turbine parts Used serviceable parts Original design vs. design improvements Cost vs. risk Is it for you? Future projections

John Dodgson, Technical Consultant, GT Roc Ltd

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GAS TURBINES
19 - 21 November 2007, Sheraton Towers, Singapore
Day Three - 21 November 2007

Post-Conference Masterclass on Failure Analysis of Gas Turbine Components: Techniques and Case Studies
Ably led by Dr Maxine Watson, General Manager, Materials Engineering, and Dr Michael Henderson, Senior Consultant Materials Engineer, Quest Reliability Ltd

About Your Masterclass Leaders

Dr Maxine Watson Dr Maxine Watson has a BSc (Hons) and PhD in Materials Engineering and is the General Manager, Materials Engineering for Quest Reliability (formerly MPT Solutions Ltd). She is currently based in Wellington NZ but also manages laboratories in Brisbane Australia and Denver USA. Maxine began career in the Nuclear industry with the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and has held several senior positions including Head of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering for the National Centre of Tribology in the UK. She has over 20 years experience in root cause failure diagnosis, failure prevention and remediation, specialising in rotating equipment. Maxine provides independent advice and expert reports for legal cases both (criminal and civil), insurance cases and for other investigatory bodies including Government Health and Safety Executives, Defence Organisations and in support of industrial engineering failure investigations and accident investigations etc. Maxine was one of the founders of the UK National Pump Centre, a past member of the Institute of Materials surface engineering committee and Institute of Mechanical Engineers Tribology Group and was on the advisory board for the National Pump Centre. Dr Michael Henderson Before joining Quest Reliability (formerly MPT Solutions Ltd), Michael worked for ALSTOM Power Turbo Systems and the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency in England, specialising in the performance of high temperature nickel and steel alloys and coatings utilised in steam and gas turbines. Michael is a chartered engineering with B.Met(Hons), a DPhil in Materials Science and is a Fellow of the Institute of Mining, Minerals and Materials. Michael specialises in life assessment methodologies and materials properties for high temperature plant, in particular steam and gas turbines. He also has extensive knowledge of mechanical testing, thermo-mechanical fatigue, creep and plastic deformation, fracture mechanics & fatigue, solidification, manufacturing processes & surface engineering. Michael has wide experience of conducting new and service exposed parts assessments, failure investigations as well as test and materials laboratory management. He has many years experience on the use of optical and electron microscopy (TEM, EBSP and SEM) techniques and X-ray crystallography.

Course Objectives
The objective of the course is to enable participants to: Look at the techniques and methods used to perform failure analysis Understand the failure modes and materials degradation mechanism such as thermal fatigue, creep etc. and Discuss their operational failures and what can be learned from carrying out failure analysis

Course Highlights
Describe the methodologies used in determining failure causes Understand the knowledge that can be gained from laboratory investigations Explain how materials, manufacturing and in-service created defects can promote failure Describe the failure modes of gas turbine components using real life examples

Benefits of Attending
Gain an understanding of the techniques used in failure analysis Become familiar with degradation mechanisms, creep, thermal fatigue etc. Learn some common causes of turbine component failures Understand the component failure metallurgical issues influencing

Participate in technical discussion and share knowledge with other users

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GAS TURBINES
19 - 21 November 2007, Sheraton Towers, Singapore
About the Conference
IBC Asia has assembled a stellar panel of speakers to examine and discuss key strategies and solutions to maximize the performance of your gas turbines and plant reliability. The three-day event will offer a forum for industry players and experts in gas turbine technology to exchange experiences on Optimization of Gas Turbines Performance, Operation, Maintenance and Repair Technology, and Life and Performance Management of Gas Turbines Components. An exclusive post-conference masterclass on Failure Analysis of Gas Turbine Components: Techniques and Case Studies will offer you an avenue to: Look at the techniques and methods used to perform failure analysis Understand the failure modes and materials degradation mechanism such as thermal fatigue, creep etc. Discuss their operational failures and what can be learned from carrying out failure analysis

Who Should Attend

Turbine Owners and Operators Rotating Equipment and Control Specialists Operations and Maintenance Managers/Engineers Production and Management Engineers Mechanical Engineers Asset Managers Power Station Managers Plant Managers Generation Managers/Engineers Chief Engineers Turbine Engineers Field Service Engineers Project Managers Technical Managers Metallurgists Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) Steam and Gas Turbine Parts/Components Suppliers

Sponsorship / Exhibition Opportunities

Sponsorship / Exhibition Opportunities are available! Take advantage of this exclusive gathering of Gas Turbines professionals and meet new customers by promoting your expertise and products at this event. Each sponsor / exhibitor is guaranteed maximum exposure. Comprehensive packages can be tailored to meet your promotional needs and budgets. For more information, please contact Janice Tan, Sponsorship & Exhibition Manager at Tel: 65-6835 5126 or email janice.tan@ibcasia.com.sg

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