HEAT EXCHANGER PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT AND MAINTENANCE

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Course Objectives

The primary objective of this course is to provide practical information on power plant heat exchanger performance assessment and maintenance and a forum for interaction with senior practicing engineers and inspection experts.

Who Should Participate

Practicing engineers and other professionals who are involved in fossil or nuclear power plant heat exchanger operation and maintenance should consider this course.

Course Coverage

• Construction and operation characteristics of
• Condensers, Feedwater heaters, MSRs
• Shell-and-tube heat exchangers • Retubing
• Failure mechanisms
• Preventative and corrective maintenance
• Eddy current assessment
• Visual inspection
• Introduction to basic analysis principles
• Performance monitoring, trending, and testing

Instruction

Carl Kuester, Owner
Engineering Consultant & Exchanger Repairs

•Past President, Turbine, Exchanger, Condenser Co., Dynamic Energies Inc., and Condenser Technologies, Inc.
•Over fifty years engineering experience.
•Extensive consulting experience in all phases of large power plant engineering, operation, maintenance, and construction, with special interest in heat exchanger equipment, repairs, and removal of sample tubing for analysis.
•BSE, Brown University.

Carlton Lindell, Consulting Engineer

•Past Vice President, Cramer & Lindell Engineers, Inc., and General Manager of Rust-Cramer & Lindell Engineers.
•Over fifty years engineering experience.
•Extensive experience in eddy current testing in fossil/nuclear power, chemical, and petrochemical industries, development of inspection standards, tube failure analysis.
•BSME, MSME, University of Connecticut.

Danny Alleman, Senior Project Engineer
Dominion Power

•Thirty years engineering experience in electric power industry, with experience as a Performance Engineer, System Engineer, and Component Engineer responsi- ble for plant heat exchanger program.
•Extensive experience in heat exchanger maintenance.
•Responsible for managing installation of new turbines and other major equipment as a Project Engineer.
•BSME, Virginia Tech.

Bill Closser, Asst. Vice President Division Manager
Nuclear Services Alion Science and Technology, Inc.

•Provides consulting, testing and support services to the utility industry.
•Extensive experience in the areas of condition monitoring, plant performance, equipment reliability.
•Eight years experience with EPRI. Program Manager, Nuclear Applications and Services; Director of Nuclear and International Services, EPRI Solutions.
•Chairman, ASME PTC 12.5 Committee. Member, ASME OM-21 Committee; Co-author EPRI NP-7552.
•BSME and BSNE, OSU; MBA, Regis University.

Paul Koss, Project Manager
Anatec International Inc.

•Over 25 years of experience in heat exchanger inspec- tion and assessment primarily in fossil and nuclear applications.
•Eddy Current Level III NDE inspector.
•BS Geology, Western Kentucky University.

Allen Gallaher, Project Manager
Anatec International Inc.

•BOP Heat Exchanger Inspection and Assessment.
•Thirty years experience in project management of heat exchanger inspection, eddy current testing, and assess- ment programs in industry.
•Extensive experience in BOP heat exchanger training.
•Eddy Current Level III NDE Inspector.
•BA/MA Math, Northeastern University.

Dean R. Leimbach, ISI Specialist
Susquehanna Nuclear Power Station

•Thirty-five years experience in heat exchanger inspec- tion, testing, condition assessment, and NDE issues, as well as program management and personnel training.
•Eddy Current Level III NDE inspector, Ultrasonic Testing Level III NDE inspector, ANSI weld inspector. NACE coatings systems inspector.
•Nuclear Power Utility Supervisor Certification.
•NDE Personnel Training and Certification.
•1975 NDE Technical School graduate, specializing in eddy current testing and radiography.

Lindon Thomas, President
Thermal Engineering Associates

•Forty years experience in college engineering teaching and research.
•Has taught Heat Exchanger Analysis to practicing engineers over the past 18 years.
•Author of Heat Transfer, standard and professional versions, Outstanding Academic Title, 2000 Choice (American Library Asso.).
•BSME, Tulsa University; PhD ME, Kansas State University.

Harry Williamson, Senior Engineer
Duke Energy

•Sixteen years experience as heat exchanger and pres- sure vessel consultant on predictive and preventable maintenance for fleet fossil, hydro, and combined cycle power plants.
•Twelve years experience as design engineer for fleet fossil plants and Oconee Nuclear Station.
•Extensive experience with heat exchanger cleaning, inspection, repair, retubing, manufacturing procedures, trouble shooting, and root cause analysis.
•Registered Professional Engineer.
•BSME, North Carolina State Univiersity.

Course Schedule

Construction and Operation Practice - Day 1

• Condensers
• Feedwater Heaters
• Moisture Separator Reheaters
• Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchangers
• Question & Answer Session

Maintenance Practice - Day 2

•Retubing
•Tube and Other Failures: Materials and Degradation Mechanisms • Preventative and Corrective Maintenance
• Eddy Current Assessment
• Question & Answer Session

Inspection / Performance Evaluation - Day 3

• Visual Inspection
• Plant HX Inspection Program Development
• Heat Exchanger Analysis Basics: Key Performance Parameters and Relations
• Performance Monitoring and Trending
• Performance Testing
• Question & Answer Session
• Closure