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Power Plant Preservation: New Guidelines Issued

ETD has recently completed its work on “Preservation Guidelines for CCGT & Conventional Power Plant during Short and Long Term Shutdowns”. These Guidelines have been developed in response to the recent market-driven increase in the number of CCGTs and Conventional plants being forced to operate on demand. The duration of lay-up, climate conditions, whether ‘wet’ or ‘dry’ lay-up is selected, and the notice period for return to service are some of the factors that influence the choice of lay-up methods and are discussed in detail in these Guidelines. For the ease of use by plant management and engineers, straightforward summaries of lay-up techniques, as well as procedural flow charts are featured in the Guidelines. Fifteen detailed Appendices cover respective procedures for ease of reference.

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Courses & Conference

Available Guidelines/ Reports

On-site Services (Replication, Boat Sampling-EDSE, SFM etc.)

Consulting Services in Brief

ETD Membership

Three New ‘Group Sponsored Projects’

Power Plant Preservation

The 69 page Report is now available for purchase. Information on these and other Guidelines/ Reports produced by ETD for power and process industry, along with reports contents, can be viewed at: http://www.etd-consulting.com/group-sponsored-projects-1/completed-projects/

P91 Users Group

New Staff

Customer Feedback These Guidelines are the product of a multi-client or Group Sponsored Project (GSP). Examples of feedback from those who have purchased the guidelines are shown below: “Thank you for the final report which we found very useful. …… we shall utilise and use it for any further needs” Intergen, UK. “The Report increases our confidence level ….. Cost benefit is well balanced ….. We believe we got adequate value for money.” Portugen, Portugal. “We found the Report to be comprehensive in terms of the subject matter and believe it is a useful reference for plants... It is a very useful document and a useful reference for the future... the document is a good cross reference to ensure we have considered all aspects of the plant in our onsite Preservation Procedure” Gensys Power, Ireland.

Breakdown of the passive oxide in a high pressure steam line that stood for six months without preservation treatment

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Two Speciality Areas Highlighted

Third Party Projects (RLA, P91 Repair, Plant Cycling)

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New Starters at ETD

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Due to gaining new business opportunities we have expanded our Technical Team, recruiting new Project Engineers to help meet demand, and push further company growth.

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David Slater – Business Development Manager

David, prior to joining ETD has long term experience with the power industry working for boiler maker Doosan Power Systems and Loesche. His experience is within project operations, tendering, sales and business development. Alexandra Kay – Alex gained her Master’s degree in Engineering and Materials at Oxford University. Prior to joining ETD, she worked as a Materials Engineer for EDF Energy. Alex has experience in on-site defect / material degradation assessment and the interpretation of metallographic replicas, generally for high temperature pipework welds. She also has experience in the assessment of welding procedures in terms of their suitability for specific applications. Dr James Pullen – James gained his Doctorate from the University of Brighton and his Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Sheffield. Prior to joining ETD as a project engineer, he worked as a gas turbine engineer for E.ON UK, where he conducted research into operational issues e.g. combustion instability, fuel quality variation and emissions legislation, as well as carrying out condition monitoring and asset management/ efficiency improvement projects for CCGT plant. Jatinder Sahota – Jatinder graduated from the University of Cambridge in 2012, with a Master’s degree in Material Sciences and Metallurgy. Before joining ETD, he worked with schools in East London, raising students’ aspirations towards Higher Education, and working in a science museum. Ronald Madzikanda – is currently completing his Masters degree in Materials for Energy Systems at Cranfield University, prior to this he gained his Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science at Swansea University. Before joining ETD, he worked for the British Board of Agrément as a Project Manager assessing, validating and certifying products used in the construction industry. He has also worked for Airbus as a contractor, supporting materials and processes functions for the production of aircraft.

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Summary of ETD’s Consulting Services for Power & Process Plant

Plant Integrity/ Life Assessment/ Extension

On-Site Replication/ Hardness/ UT/ Metallography

Fitness-for-Service (FFS)

Piping Stress Analysis (Caesar II)

Finite Element Analysis

Materials Advice & Support with Data/ Standards/ Procedures (Low Alloy Steels, P23, P24, 9-12Cr Martensitic Steels, Stainless and Super Stainless Steels, NI-based Alloys)

Welding Advice & Support with Data/ Standards/ Procedures

Weld & Weld Repair Guidance & Assessment

Root Cause Failure Analysis

Creep/ Fatigue/ Corrosion Analysis

Crack Assessment (both low and high temperature)

Design Review & Improvement especially for Cyclic Capability of Plants incl.

CCGTs/HRSGs

Expert Witness

Support With Plant Outage Activities

Risk Based Management/ Inspection/ Maintenance

Benchmarking (both technical and financial)

Guidance on Component Repair/Replacement

Specialists support with P91, P92 & other Steels & Alloys

Boiler tube failure management

Flow Assisted Corrosion, Water Chemistry + much more.

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Backed up by state-of-the-art Tools & Methodologies developed in collaboration with international industry

ETD has recently launched three new multi-client or Group Sponsored Projects (GSPs) shown below. GSPs are the most popular and economical projects for industry involvement - each project sponsor only pays a fraction of the total project cost but benefits from the full results. And yet the responsibility for the deliverables lies with one organisation (ETD). The sponsors are usually plant owners/ operators, manufacturers or service providers. The projects can be joined at any stage of their execution although those who join early have more opportunities for making sure that the project deliverables are more relevant to their needs.

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3. Preparation of CCGT Commissioning Guidelines – just started

At the request of power plant manufacturers, owners and operators, ETD has just started work on preparing detailed and comprehensive Guidelines for the Commissioning of CCGT plants. There is a plan to work in the near future on a similar project covering ‘conventional power plants’. If you are interested in joining any of these projects, we would be happy to send you further relevant details of proposals and costs of participation. E-mail: enquiries@etd-consulting.com

New Group Sponsored / Multi-Client Projects AVAILABLE TO JOIN

1. Development of P91-P92 Inspection and Life Assessment Tools & Methodologies

ETD is starting this new Group Sponsored Project on the further development and validation of newer and more innovative inspection techniques for martensitic steels P91 and P92 and interpreting these results/ data for integrity and life assessment. This is the Phase 2 of an earlier GSP where Phase 1 involved selecting most promising NDE techniques which will now be validated. Development and validation of new inspection techniques is needed since early stage creep damage in these steels develops at a nano/ micro creep cavitation level and until about 70 to 80% of life is too small to be detected by traditional NDE techniques.

This two-year project, starting soon, will involve testing of P91 (and some P92) welded pipes – performing inspection and monitoring of pipes using novel NDE techniques. Some of the work will be carried out in collaboration with German industry and research organisations.

2. Integrity/ Life Assessment of ‘Abnormal’ P91 In-Service Material

For the reliable and safe performance of P91 steel it is critical that both the base and weld metals have been heat treated according to the international standards. However, many of the utilities and power and process plants are finding P91 components in their plants which have issues such as low, or very high hardness, or not fully martensitic microstructure etc. – indicating that the base and/ or weld metals have possibly either been under or over-tempered. Some of these components have failed prematurely. The question facing plant operators is how long are such components safe to operate? ETD, together with industrial sponsors from Europe and Japan, have set out to determine the variation of creep strength of such steel, and the effects of these issues on the remaining life of components.

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Two Areas of ETD’s speciality Highlighted

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ETD’s Risk Based Maintenance & Inspection (RBMI) – ‘Riskfit’ ETD’s procedure known as ‘Riskfit’ has been specifically developed by ETD for application to steam & power generating plants. It is based on worldwide best practice and comes under the banner of Risk Based Management. It is a methodology for the identification and management of risk related to plant maintenance – used to assess plant systems for improved safety, and maintenance optimization. Assessment detail increases with each subsequent level, first examining: Management Programs & their implementation, followed by detailed evaluation of the condition of specific components. High risk score outputs identify plant areas in need of attention. Factors affecting failure probability are assessed e.g. existing concerns, history, procedures, and available resources, as well as operating details/history etc. Relative costs and the value of specific maintenance tasks are evaluated and ranked.

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RBMI thus informs Management decisions on resource commitments and maintenance prioritization. Risk score outputs, represented here in a spider chart, indicate areas of greater risk (higher scores)

Fitness-for-service (FFS) – component assessment API 579 is one of the most widely used industry standard FFS procedures (published in 2000). Damaged or defective components can be certified ‘fit-for-service’ for an intended service period, from a detailed engineering analysis. FFS study informs the decision makers whether to run, repair or replace – rationalizing repair expenditure. API 579 is applicable to power, refinery, process and petrochemical plant components, for assessment of, for example: residual life and required inspection interval. A wide range of defect/damage types are covered (cracks, thinned sections, corrosion, surface distortions, weld flaws, dents, creep or fire damage), applicable to a range of components: pressure vessels, pipes, heat exchangers, tanks, boilers, rotating equipment etc. FFS assessment is thus a tool that can avoid unnecessary expenditure from premature replacement or repair, which further enhances understanding of plant safety. ETD is one of few companies which specialize in FFS assessment incorporating probabilistic life assessment of components.

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For further information please contact: Eng. Ms Feroza Akther fakther@etd-consulting.com

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1. Power Plant Cyclic Operation / Two-shifting ETD experts help to reduce the associated damage & costs

Market-driven changes in the electricity industry worldwide, due to increased competition, increased renewable energy contribution, and the need for costs reduction, have lead to power plants (both Conventional and Combined Cycle) increasingly being subjected to cyclic operation (load following, two-shifting, or providing reserve capacity). Plant ‘cycling’ should improve economic performance of the generating business.

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Five Projects Completed - related to power plant cycling & cost analysis 1) Guidelines for cyclic operation of conventional power plant, titled “Damage to power plant

due to two-shifting / cyclic operation & guideline for best practice”. 2) Guidelines for Combined Cycle plant, “Damage to CCGTs due to Cyclic Operation -

Operational, Technical & Cost Issues”. Guidelines explain how damage due to cycling can be reduced by modifying plant design, improved inspections, staff training, and start-up procedures etc. For further details and report contents, see http://www.etd-consulting.com/group-sponsored-projects-1/completed-projects/

3, 4, 5) ETD has completed three separate projects for Irish, U.S. (through EPRI) and Canadian utilities – performing top down statistical analysis of the effects of increased number of starts on plant maintenance costs. Through this work, ETD has developed trends for predicting year on year increases in expenditure, as the generating plant ages.

If you are cycling your plant or intend to start soon and would like to understand the cost

implications, as well as methods for reducing damage & costs, then please write to: Sean Hampson shampson@etd-consulting.com

However, cyclic operation causes additional plant damage, and subsequent problems – requiring enhanced inspection, monitoring, staff training, repair/maintenance, and therefore additional costs. Reliability can suffer in cases where older, less efficient plants (originally designed for base load operation) are changed over to cyclic operation. Increasing contribution from renewable energy sources (hydro, wind, solar) means that even new Conventional and Combined Cycle power plants may need to operate in cyclic mode. Utility owners and operators need to understand the implications of cyclic operation, which include technical issues and added costs associated with increased outage rates, reduced availability and reliability etc.

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2. Remaining Life Assessment Work on 12 boilers in the Middle East nears completion

ETD has been performing Remaining Life Assessment (RLA) of main steam pipeline systems, that are part of a large desalination plant in the Middle East, consisting of multiple steam and power generating units. This large project covering 12 units has been underway since 2012. The RLA study performed for each unit utilised the latest “Caesar II” pipeline stress analysis modelling software to determine operating stresses, and ‘Probabilistic Remaining Creep Life’ estimates, based on support hanger condition (from hot and cold walk-down). Non-destructive inspection of components was completed, involving Replication studies of welded joint microstructures, and Ultrasonic Thickness measurements for critical components. Advice on weld repairs were provided by ETD in numerous cases, where cracks were discovered by inspection. Decisions were required on the repair method, within the outage period of sometimes only a few days. Crack assessments in such cases were made using ETD’s Crack Assessment Procedure, and proprietary unique crack assessment software known as ‘Crackfit’, which enables rapid assessment of crack criticality. ETD has also provided training to local plant engineers, assisting their understanding of the complex component integrity issues, and life assessment of components. Appreciating this long term support the client wrote: “We wish to express our sincere appreciation of European Technology Development.... We look forward to having another opportunity of working with ETD.”

For further information on RLA work, please contact Engr. Ms Feroza Akther

fakther@etd-consulting.com

Caesar II Models (i) and (ii) of pipeline systems – enabling analysis of pipeline operating

stresses.

(i) Common Header pipeline

(ii) Turbine-Bypass pipeline

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3. Assessment and advice on: Repair of P91 Components

ETD has been working with a leading power generator in South East Asia, conducting condition assessment and repair of welded joints in P91 steel steam pipeline components. This cooperation has utilised ETD’s Scanning Force Microscope (SFM), which has been used to highly successfully detect and evaluate micro-structural creep cavitation. Advanced inspection technologies such as SFM, are proving to be very effective for detailed examination of high-alloy, high-strength steels, that are otherwise difficult to examine using conventional, lower resolution inspection methods. ETD are continuing to develop further innovative technologies for inspection of P91 and P92 high alloy martensitic steels. Please contact us for further information.

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What are the issues? P91 steel does not appear to show creep voids (due to the nano size of cavitation damage) when inspected with the traditional NDE techniques until very late in life. Thus new inspection techniques, quality assurance procedures and life assessment methodologies etc. are needed. In-service cracking and failure of P91 components can often be traced back to tempering time & temperature or post-weld heat treatment issues. Why is a ‘P91 Users Group’ necessary? One way of successfully managing the performance and life of P/T91 components is to implement appropriate monitoring and inspection techniques, as well as draw upon the continued learning and experience of existing producers, fabricators and users of the material – encompassing plant operators, and the research community. What are the objectives of the ‘International P91 User's Group’? The idea was first formulated in 2005, from a meeting of P91 experts, plant manufacturers and operators. The aim of the group is to discuss the concerns of P/T91 steel producers, power plant/HRSG manufacturers, plant owners/operators, and also petrochemical industry users of P/T91 (where this steel is now better known). The P91 User’s Group (P91UG) is thus a program supporting industry, that collects, critically analyses, and disseminates the latest data, information and industry experience with P91 steel, with input from Users around the world. Information is passed on to members through a series of regular reports that provide state-of-the-art knowledge and procedures on P91 usage, welding, fabrication, quality checks, inspection, life assessment, repair and codes development.

P91 User Group – ETD’s expert knowledge and support service

For more information and to join the P91 Users Group, please contact: Dr David Robertson drobertson@etd-consulting.com

ON-SITE SERVICES Replication, Portable Hardness Testing, Boroscopy and more

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ETD’s on-site services continue to go from strength to strength in 2013, the team can still be found roving across Europe, the Middle East and Asia performing non-destructive inspection on various plant components, including replication on a wide array of materials from the traditional carbon steels to the more modern martensitics such as P91- so grab them early to make sure you are covered during your next outage. ETD is fully equipped with borescope, hardness tester, UT, Electrical Discharge Sampling Equipment (EDSE), Portable Scanning Force Microscopy (SFM) and replication equipment which means that most of your on-site inspection and life assessment/ extension requirements can be taken care of by one single entity consisting of highly skilled metallurgists, mechanical engineers and fracture mechanics experts.

ETD is not associated to any manufacturer or plant owner so can provide truly independent advice .

For on-site services please contact: Dr David Robertson drobertson@etd-consulting.com

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An innovative tool that can be deployed by ETD for in-situ examination of components, in order to assess material condition, component integrity, and remaining life. The SFM is controlled from a laptop to rapidly obtain structural images at nano- and micro-level, revealing damage from: creep cavitation, fatigue, corrosion etc., at incredibly high magnification and resolution. The device has its own sophisticated software, that can be setup to analyse captured images, and provide life assessment. This portable tool is even more powerful than a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and is intended to remove the need for replication. Both pressure vessels and turbine rotors have been studied by ETD in a number of European and Asian plants. Materials studied have included 9Cr martensitic steels (such as P91 - where early stage nano-level cavitation cannot be resolved using traditional replication methods), as well as low alloy pressure vessel steels and 1CrMoV rotor steels. SFM is available to purchase from ETD, along with full accompanying software and training. ETD also performs SFM analysis of components on a consultancy basis, as a service to industry worldwide. The small size and portability of SFM, means it can be transported and used anywhere in the world, by one of our expert engineers.

For enquiries related to SFM, please contact: David Slater: dslater@etd-consulting.com

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CONSULTANCY for PLANT DESIGNERS & FABRICATORS

ETD also provides consultancy in areas, not only related to plant integrity, remaining life assessment, asset management, inspection etc., but also during design & fabrication stage of plant construction. Examples include: consultancy services to boiler and turbine parts manufacturers; Procuring materials (including new alloys like P911, P92, Ni-based etc.), Procuring fabricated components; Procuring/ developing design software (both mechanical and thermal) and training in its use etc. etc.

ON-SITE SERVICES (continued) Developments in Portable Scanning Force Microscopy (SFM)

SFM images before (top) and after etching - Graphs show cavity depth & surface irregularities along the line scan. The two images on right hand side show SFM mounted on a turbine rotor and on a vertical pipe section.

SFM use on a turbine rotor

SFM use on a vertical pipe

State-of-the-art ‘boat’ sampling technique, allowing in-service

material specimens to be cut – Mechanical, Metallographic, and

Chemical tests can be performed for accurate

life determination

Samples can be machined into small tensile test specimens, or punch-specimens – to determine actual properties e.g. hardness, creep, fatigue, toughness or corrosion resistance.

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Reliable assessment of component integrity and remaining life, typically involves testing and or metallurgical examination of in-service material – requiring in-situ machining of samples from thick section components, where the procedure must also not incur life-limiting damage to components. EDSE (Electrical Discharge Sampling Equipment) is a specialist tool used for cutting ‘wedge’ or ‘boat’ shaped samples from thick section components. EDSE performs this task accurately and reliably, using spark erosion cutting technology. Standard samples cut are: 20 x 25mm (1 to 5mm thick), though larger specimens are possible. The corners of the cutting electrode are rounded (preventing stress raisers), thus repair is often not needed, on the cavity left behind.

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Mechanical test specimens

Cutting electrode

Boat sample

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Metallurgical condition of new or in-service material can be assessed (revealing microstructure, decarburisation, graphitisation etc). EDSE has particular application to ageing plant components, for assessment of material that has been in-service for long periods, conveniently enabling determination of actual material properties in aged condition. EDSE thus facilitates reliable integrity and life assessment, and fitness-for-service study of critical components. It is far better to base such analyses on actual material data (rather than on published data for new material), since more reliable life and integrity prediction is achieved. EDSE was developed with input from ETD, and is manufactured under patent in Japan. ETD markets the EDSE cutting tool worldwide, providing support as well as the required spares & consumables.

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ON-SITE SERVICES - continued EDSE: Innovation for Asset Management

Two samples cut out from a T-piece weld using EDSE

EDSE (continued from the last page) Features o Portable – EDSE can be transported to work worldwide o Non-destructive – sampling can be accomplished without life-limiting damage to components o Direct sampling for multiple applications – test in-service material from the area of interest o Preserves sample condition – spark erosion cutting prevents thermal or machining damage o Safe for use on site – conforms with CE safety standards e.g. pure water carries debris away from the cutting process, which minimises fire hazard. o Expanded capability – new range of cutting electrodes and magnetic mounting system design has enabled varying sample sizes of: 90x20mm (6 to 10mm thickness); 100x20mm (10 to 15mm thickness); and 40x 60mm (6 to 20mm thickness). ETD successfully applied this expanded capability in the UK, to cut samples of damaged material from a steam turbine rotor (in which cracks were found). ETD performed in-situ cutting of samples from the rotor, working in confined areas between the rotor disks. Samples were analysed to establish the root cause of material damage – worthwhile since the utility and OEM expected similar cracking to be found in other rotors. Afterwards, the rotor was machined down in diameter (removing sample cavities) and was re-instated into service.

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EDSE can be used to cut samples from a range of industrial components and structures, such as: rolling mill rollers, boiler headers, gas turbine rotors, internal/external pipe welds, or inner/outer tank surfaces, off -shore oil and gas platforms. ETD can perform EDSE sampling work on a consultancy basis, or the EDSE is available to purchase outright from ETD as a complete system, along with complete training provision and support. Please do not hesitate to contact us for a full proposal.

For enquiries related to EDSE, please contact: David Slater: dslater@etd-consulting.com

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Feedback from the UK client:

“Very pleased with the results as we have been able to provide substantially more information on the crack mechanism than we would have been able to do with surface metallography... we would certainly use the technique again.”

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Available Guidelines and Reports from Group Sponsored Projects

For purchase or use of any of the above please contact: David Slater dslater@etd-consulting

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Survey of on-line monitoring techniques and recommendations for best practice ETD Report No: 1076-gsp-55 Survey of advanced inspection techniques and recommendations for best practice ETD Report No: 1077-gsp-72 Guidelines for inspection, monitoring, repair and maintenance of HRSGs - Based on review of worldwide plant and research experience ETD Report No: 1044-gsp-44 Review of the use of new high strength steels in conventional and HRSG boilers R&D and Plant experience ETD Report No. 1045-gsp-40 Damage to power plant due to two-shifting / cyclic operation & guideline for best practice ETD Report No: 1096-gsp-81 Damage to CCGTs due to Cyclic Operation- Operational, Technical & Cost Issues ETD Report No: 1097-gsp-111 Review of materials, data, plant experience & new developments for design and lifing of high temperature plant, including the datasheets -provided as 4 separate sub-projects/ Reports, all of which are complete and available for purchase: 1. Low alloy ferritic ETD Report No: 1089-gsp-74 2. Martensitic – ETD Report No: 1089-gsp-113 3. Stainless steels ETD Report No: 1089-gsp-75 4. Ni-based alloys ETD Report No: 1089-gsp-91 ‘e-Lifing’ – A Compendium of Lifing Procedures for Steam Power Plants ETD Report – No: 1100-gsp-77 Boiler / HRSG Creep Life Assessment Procedures ETD Project No. 1139-gsp-proj10 Guidelines for High-Temperature Weld Repairs – Review of Worldwide Plant and R&D Experience ETD Project No.1063-gsp-proj10 Boiler Tube Failure Prevention & Management ETD Project No.1230-gsp-proj12 The P92 Review ETD Project No.1201-gsp-proj11 Preservation Guidelines for CCGT & Conventional Power Plant during Short and Long Term Shutdowns ETD Project No.1274-gsp-proj13

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ETD’s Forthcoming Training Courses and Conferences- Now also offering courses by Video- Conferencing

In addition to the ‘open-to-all’ training courses and conferences that ETD regularly organises, it also provides tailor-made ‘training-on-demand’ or ‘On-Site’ courses’ for industry engineers worldwide. In the past such training courses have included topics such as: Plant life assessment (boiler, turbine, process plant), Boiler design, P91, P92, P23, P24, Weld repair, Assessment of components containing defects/ cracks, Plant operation and maintenance, Asset management, Weld repairs, HRSGs , CCGTs etc.

HIDA-6: 3-Days Int. CONFERENCE – Crack Assessment & Failures in High Temp. Plant 2 to 4 December 2013, Nagasaki, Japan

This is 6th in the series of HIDA Conferences which are unique in that they provide a special platform for industry engineers and researchers from around the world, to come together and discuss issues such as high temp. plant component cracking, crack assessment, failure and integrity/ life assessment/ extension, component repair etc. Previous HIDA Conferences were held in the UK, France, Germany and Portugal. The Programme and Registration Form for HIDA-6 can be seen at the ETD website.

For up-to-date information Please visit our website (new events may be added from time to time), or write to: enquiries@etd-consulting.com

Two on-site courses held this year Two ‘made-to-measure’ courses have been organised so far this year - one for Saline Water Conversion Company (SWCC) in Saudi Arabia and the 2nd for Eskom in South Africa. -----------------------------------------------------------------

Power Plant ‘Life Management Foundation’ (LMF) Courses Also to be broadcast live via video-conferencing

18-25 February, repeated 17-24 June 2014, Leatherhead, Surrey (south of London)

A series of three stand alone yet inter-linked 2-day courses (LMF1 - Power Plant Operation and Maintenance; LMF2 - Materials and Welding; LMF3 - Crack and Life Assessment) are being held back-to-back in Leatherhead, Surrey (just south of London). These include ‘Worked examples and Workshops. Please see details at the ETD website.

Plant Integrity/ Life assessment (2-days) and P91 (1-day) Course 15-17 January 2014, Manila, Philippines

This 3-days course is being organised by experts from the UK and is open to all. For details please visit the ETD website.

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ETD Membership – Guaranteed and Dedicated Service

In response to a continuous flow of informal requests from our industrial clients worldwide (in specific from power and process plants) for technical advice and assistance, ETD provides an International Membership Scheme to support its clients.

A request for technical advice and assistance, for example, could be on matters related to plant operation, maintenance, inspection, monitoring, materials (the traditional materials and the new higher strength martensitic steels, super stainless steels and Ni-based alloys), welding, weld repairs, crack assessment, component integrity and life extension, reliable data sources, sensitivity analysis, probabilistic assessment etc. Requests for advice and assistance are in addition to the formal projects that ETD regularly undertakes for its individual clients or groups of clients. The requests for technical advice/assistance can require ETD effort ranging from a few hours to a day or more at a time. Whenever you have a technical problem and need reliable expert advice, then who better to contact than a member of staff at ETD? We have a network of experts from plant operation, maintenance and inspection through to materials, welding, component integrity assessment and life extension, to probabilistic assessment, risk based management, and so on. With access to experts from Europe, USA, Japan and elsewhere, that ETD have regularly depended on for many years, we can provide you with the best and most reliable advice to solve your everyday plant problems and thus increase your plant reliability and profitability. And this is not all! Depending on the level of membership, in addition to the technical support and assistance, we can offer: •Reduced subscription to one of our new, existing or completed Group Sponsored Projects (GSPs) •Staff training packages •Independent review of technical reports e.g. written internally by your company, or by outside experts •Bespoke consultancy services tailored to your requirements.

The three levels of membership available are:

Foundation Intermediate Advanced

For details please contact Membership Secretary: Eng. Ms Feroza Akther fakther@etd-consulting.com

For further information on ETD activities, products and consulting services please contact:

ETD, Fountain House, Cleeve Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7LX, UK Tel: + 44 1372 363 111 or, Tel: + 44 1372 363 112 Fax: + 44 1372 363 222

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