Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London
Attend to hear understand differences in boiler design and manufacture worldwide to ensure you are meeting the requirements.
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Overview
In general Section I of the ASME Boiler Code was originally developed for industrial boilers and sub-critical boilers operating at relatively low temperatures and pressures under steady state conditions. Current and future boilers do and will operate at higher temperatures and pressures under cyclic loading requiring a more detailed assessment and examination to ensure safe and reliable operation.
ASME formed a special Task Group to direct and formulate the modernized Code consisting of people with backgrounds/expertise in Design, Metallurgy, Fabrication and Examination, Inspection, Pressure Relief, Certification, etc.
The reasons why the Code needs to be updated will be explored, the key steps being undertaken and progress made will be explained.
The Code is being updated to address these requirements with a blend of updated Design by Rule (DBR) requirements and Design by Analysis (DBA) methods which will be fundamental to the assessment process for key boiler components.
The DBR additions are focused on areas such as weld strength reduction factors for welds other than long seam welds, “penalty factors” for geometric features utilizing damage intolerant materials, as well as consideration of erosion, corrosion and oxidation effects.
The DBA additions are being developed in conjunction with Section VIII and are more far reaching for the Boiler Code bringing in analysis techniques with various levels of complexity; elastic, elastic-plastic and fully plastic along with the introduction of a design life for the components under consideration.
Future items being considered include the role of the Authorised Inspector in comparison to that of the Notified Body and a comparison of the role will be given.
Finally, ASME has a new Enterprise Strategy based on five key technologies one of which is pressure technology. The background to these and the potential for collaboration will be outlined.
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Day 1
17:30 - Day 1 Programme
18:00 – Registration
18:30 – Lecture
19:10 – Q&A
19:30 – Lecture ends
Stuart Cameron: Governor, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Recently retired as Chief Engineer with Doosan Babcock in the UK after 40 years service and continues as a consultant on strategic issues and advisor to the Engineering Centre of Excellence.
He is an ASME Fellow and served on various ASME committees, including the Section I Power Boiler Committee, the Council for Certification and Standards, the Board on Conformity Assessment and as Vice Chair of ASME Board for Strategic Initiatives for Certification and Standards. He was the Project Manager for the modernization of the ASME Power Boiler Code to meet the requirements of plant operating at high temperatures under cyclic loading. He recently received the ASME Dedicated Service Award for his work on the global application of ASME Standards. He was nominated to the ASME Board of Governors in 2016 and is a member of the Strategy Advisory Committee and the Presidential Task force on Membership
He was the UK expert on ISO TC11 – International standards for Boilers and Pressure Vessels.
He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineering where he was Vice President, chairing the International Strategy Board and also past Chair of the Scottish Region Committee.
He was awarded an MBE in 2010 by the Queen for voluntary services to mechanical engineering.
He is very proud of the heritage of Scottish engineers and their impact on engineering throughout the world. He promotes this as a member of the Selection Committee for the Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame.
He is also a Visiting Professor at University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland where he established the MSc programme for Power Plant Systems which all Doosan Babcock graduates attend. He is past chair of the Industry Advisory Board for the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department at Strathclyde.
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