European Technology Development Ltd

TWO DAYS SEMINAR & WORKSHOP

ON HIGH TEMPERATURE PLANT ISSUES
(Power, Refining, Fertiliser & More)
New Build Plant: Design, Materials, Fabrication, Efficiency &
Ageing Plant: Fitness-for-Service, Life Assessment/ Extension,
Costs, Materials, Efficiency Improvement, Maintenance Issues

Venue: Regent Plaza Hotel & Convention Centre, Karachi

www.rphcc.com

Dates: 3 – 4 November, 2010

This Seminar cum Workshop provides a first ever platform inside Pakistan for High
Temperature Industry to come together and discuss between them and with the foreign
companies/ experts issues concerning the building of new plants (materials, design,
efficiency etc.) and running efficiently and economically the older plants.

Organiser: European Technology Development, UK/ Pakistan

Supported By: Pakistan Materials Research Society

Sponsored by:
Vogt Power Int., USA

ETD, 6 Axis Centre, Cleeve Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7RD, UK

Tel: + 44 (0)1372 363 111 or, Tel: + 44 (0)1372 363 112 Fax: + 44 (0)1372 363 222
E-mail: etd@etd1.co.uk Web Address: www.etd1.co.uk Registered in England No: 3553836
 PROGRAMME

DAY - 1 (Wednesday, 3 November)

REGISTRATION & WELCOME 0800 – 0900 HRS

Session 1: New Build Plants ---------------------------- 0900 – 1230h

1. HRSG Design & Operational Issues in Modern Combined Cycle Plants for Increased
Efficiency & Availability
Akber Pasha, Director, Vogt Power Int., Louisville, USA 0900- 0945h

2. The Role of Pakistani Companies in New Build Plants

xxx, Descon, Lahore, Pakistan (to be confirmed) 0945-1030h

Tea Break 1030 – 1100h

3. Use of Martensitic Steels (9-12% Cr) for New Generation of Power Plants
Ahmed Shibli, Director, European Technology Development, Surrey, UK 1100-1145h

4. Power Plant Start-Up and Shut-Down Issues in Modern Competitive Electricity

Market: Technical and Cost Issues
Jorge Fernandes, Project Engineer, European Technology Development, Surrey, UK
1145-1230h

Lunch Break 1230 – 1400h

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Session 2: FFS & Life Assessment Issues in Older Plant 1400 – 1730h

1. Ammonia Vessel Rehabilitation & Fitness-for-Service Programme in FFC Plant in

Mirpur Mathelo 1400-1445h
Sayed Naveed Haider, Deputy Manager Project, FFC, Mirpur Mathelo, Pakistan

2. High Temperature Plant Life Assessment and Extension – Living Comfortably and
Economically With the Old
Ahmed Shibli, Director, European Technology development, Surrey, UK 1445-1530h

Tea Break 1530 – 1600h

3. TIMA - Total Integrity Management of Assets

Ron Selva, Engineering Director, PP SIMTECH Solutions Ltd., UK 1600-1700h

4. Contributions by the Delegates on their Own Experience

(5 minutes contributions – verbal and/or with slide show) 1700-1745h

Reception & Dinner

1930 – 2200 hrs

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 DAY 2 (Thursday, 4 November)

Session 3: Risk Based Maintenance and Inspection, Component Failure,

Plant Maintenance, Monitoring and Cost Issues 0830 – 1215h

1. RBI Implementation Best Practice in Refining and Petrochemical Plant

Ron Selva, Engineering Director, PP SIMTECH Solutions Ltd., Bolton, UK 0830- 0915h

2. ‘Riskfit’ – The Development of a Waterfall Model for Power Plant Risk Based
Management, Maintenance (including cultural and congnitive issues) and
Prioritisation of Inspection
Ahmed Shibli, Director, European Technology Development, Surrey, UK 0915-1000h

Tea Break 1000 – 1030h

3. Combined Cycle Plant HRSGs: Focussed Inspections for Timely Maintenance and Cost
Effective Budgeting
Akber Pasha, Technical Director, Vogt Power Int., Louisville, USA 1030- 1115h

4. NDE and Inspection Issues in Industrial Plant

Yousuf Memon, Chief Executive Officer, Reliance Swift Veritas (RSV), Karachi, Pakistan
1115- 1145h
5. Failure Root Cause Analysis Techniques for Modern and Aging Plants
Nadeem Ahmed, Sr Power Plants Engineer, Six Sigma MBB, PIA Engineering &
Maintenance, JIAP Karachi, Pakistan 1145- 1215h

Lunch Break 1215 – 1315h

6. Failure Analysis of Superalloy Turbine Blades

F Ahmad Khalid, Pro-Rector, GIK Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Topi,
Pakistan 1315- 1400h

7. Power Plant Performance Assessment Using Benchmarking and Cost Analysis Models
Jorge Fernandes, Project Engineer, European Technology Development, Surrey, UK
1400- 1430h
8. Corrosion Issues in Industrial Plant                                
Speaker to be confirmed 1430- 1500h

Tea Break 1500– 1530h

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 Panel Discussion
The need for
a) National & International Collaboration &
b) The Development of Indigenous Technical Support
for the improvement of performance and efficiency of Pakistani power,
refining, fertiliser and other such industrial plant

1530 – 1700h

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REGISTRATION FORM (Please copy and e-mail / fax / post)
Two Days Seminar and Workshop on High Temperature Plant ISSUES,
Karachi, 3-4 November 2010
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for the attendees. For information and booking at the reduced rate please contact:
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