Day 1
08:30 - REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS
09:00 - CHAIR’S OPENING REMARKS
09:10 - KEYNOTE ADDRESS: EDF (Invited)
09:40 - CONDITION MONITORING SYSTEM FOR TRACKING BOILER FEED PUMP PERFORMANCE
Mahesh Mistry, Process Optimisation & Christopher Fraser, Condition Monitoring Engineer E.ON Technologies
• Calculating the pump head using installed plant instrumentation, and establishing the flow based on the original pump performance curve
• Comparing the design flow to the actual flow measured from installed plant instrumentation
• Using historical data to track pump performance over several years
10:10 - MULTI-BIO FUEL PLANT: ANALYSING PUMP PERFORMANCE
Danfoss (Invited)
• An overview of the multi-biofuel district heating plant in Hjørring, Northern Jutland, Denmark
• Implementing the newest IE4 synchronous reluctance (SynRM) motor technology
• Monitoring Performance of each SynRM motor through Danfoss frequency converters
10:40 - NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK
11:10 - PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE OF MOTORS
Len Jones, Head of Engineering, Parsons Peebles Motors
• Maintenance Routines
• Modern health monitoring techniques for motors
• Planned Inspections
11:40 - INCREASED RELIABILITY OF HOT WATER PUMP MECHANICAL SEALING THROUGH LATEST SEAL FACE MATERIALS AND PROFILING TECHNOLOGY WITHOUT ADDITIONAL COOLING
Stuart Hall, Technical Director, John Crane
• Patented ‘Macro’ Face Profiling
• Field Proven ‘Micro’ Face Profiling
• Managing Fluid Film Temperatures vs. Leakage
12:10 - PANEL SESSION
An opportunity to ask questions or make comments to the morning presenters. If you would like to submit a question prior to the event please email it, along with your name to eventenquiries@imeche.org
12:40 - NETWORKING LUNCH
13:40 - POWER PLANT UPGRADES – A CASE STUDY
Robert Brown, Head of Engineering, Sulzer Pumps and Matthew McGrady, Senior Engineer, RWE nPower
• Reasons behind the Re-Rate of an existing CCGT plant.
• Project Overview and Lessons Learnt
• Redesign of the BFP hydraulics to meet revised steam cycle requirements
14:10 - TARGETING ZERO FAILURES IN SERVICE
Ronan Vance, Business Critical Programmes, EDF Energy Generation
• Equipment Reliability Challenges, impact of pump reliability
• Equipment Reviews/maintenance gap analysis
• Managing pump component groups
• Supplier involvement/engagement
• Identifying key component spares requirements
14:40 - NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK
15:10 - WEIR GROUP (CONFIRMED)
15:40 - PANEL SESSION
An opportunity to ask questions or make comments to the afternoon presenters. If you would like to submit a question prior to the event please email it, along with your name to eventenquiries@imeche.org
16:10 - CHAIR’S CLOSING REMARKS
16:20 - END OF SEMINAR