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BIAPWS SYMPOSIA

BIAPWS has organised regular symposia, since 1995, on topics associated with the properties of water and steam and their applications, particularly to the operation of power generation plant. A recent initiative has been to expand the symposia to include workshop sessions on specific technical topics.The next symposium and workshop is planned to take place in 2009. Further details will appear on this site together with a facility to register on-line.

The most recent Workshop and Symposium was held on 9th and 10th April 2008 in Nottingham. The workshop and symposium programme are given below for information. A summary of the papers presented and for the two workshops can be downloaded here.

Preliminary Notice for BIAPWS 2009 Symposium - Nottingham

Planned date - 21/22 April 2009

WORKSHOP - 21 April 2009 - afternoon

Topic 1:

Chemical aspects of flexible operation - Combined Cycle Plants

Facilitator: Mark Robson RWEnpower

Topic 2:

Chemical aspects of flexible operation - Conventional Plants

Facilitator: to be advised

SYMPOSIUM - All day 22nd APRIL, 2009.

Guideline Topics [to be confirmed]

The future for Water Abstraction in the context of the Energy Industries

Environment Agency [invited to provide speaker]

The control of Legionella Risks in larger cooling systems

Paul McDermott - Health and Safety Executive

EC approach to regulation

Christopher Jones European Commission

Issues arising from the use of air cooled condensers

Centrica [invited to provide speaker]

Condensate polisher options for the new generation of supercritical cycles

Mike Sadler

An update on chemical cleaning technologies

to be advised

Chemical challenges in recommissioning mothballed plant

E.ON [invited to provide speaker]

The IAPWS guidance on monitoring of drum boiler carry-over

John Greene

Nuclear Power - options for the next generation of UK plants

Andy Rudge

Amines versus chilled ammonia for carbon capture

Joe Hook

Please note the titles given for the topics are not finalised.

COSTS - to be advised

BIAPWS SPONSORS

BIAPWS is sponsored by: Alstom Power Ltd; ABB Ltd; Amec plc Ltd; British Energy Generation Ltd.; Camlab Ltd; Centrica Energy; EDF Energy plc; ESB (Eire); ESB International (Eire); E.ON UK plc; PX Ltd; Hach Ultra Analytics Ltd; Rolls-Royce plc; RWE-npower plc; Scottish and Southern Energy plc; Scottish Power plc; Thames Power Services Ltd.

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