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Monday 4th February 2008

Turbo Generator Technology
Chair: Heinrich Klotz, Senior Product Specialist, Alstom, Germany

Examining for service induced fatigue cracking in heavy generator fields due to fretting and negative sequence events
Richard Burlingame, Application Engineer, NISI, USA

A new 350 MVA air cooled turbogenerator of Ansaldo
Vincenzo Tartaglione, Generator Development, Ansaldo Energia S.p.A., Italy

Reliability and availability of modern air-cooled turbogenerators under stringent Middle East ambient conditions
Dr. Stefan Keller, Group Leader Electrical Calculation, Alstom, Switzerland

Co-Authors:
Kevin Mayor, Alstom, Switzerland
Dr. Markus Iseli, Alstom, Switzerland

Reliability improvements for (large) air cooled generators
Dr. Holger Romanowski, Mechanical Design Group, Siemens AG Energy Sector – Generator Engineering, Germany

Co-Author:
Frank Wolfschlaeger, Siemens Power Generation, Germany

Monday 4th February 2008

Combined Cycle & Steam Plant Technology
Chair: Abdul Fattah Nsour, Managing Director, Central Electricity Generating Co. (CEGCO), Jordan

Integrating power plant with an aluminum smelter
Ram Narula, Vice President, Chief Technology Officer and Bechtel Fellow, Bechtel Power Corporation, USA

Co-Authors:
Harvey Wen, Bechtel Power Corporation, USA
David Ugolini, Bechtel Power Corporation, USA

Enhanced steam turbine operational flexibility for optimizing the overall competitiveness of Middle East integrated power & water plants
Heinrich Klotz, Senior Product Specialist, Alstom, Germany

Co-Authors:
Christoph Brandt, Alstom, Germany
Zdzislaw Gorczyczewski, Alstom, Switzerland
Klaus-Peter Schmidt, Alstom, Germany

Operational flexibility enhancements of combined cycle power plants
Dr. Stefan Murza, Marketing Manager, Siemens AG - Energy Sector, Germany

Co-Authors:
Edwin Gobrecht, Siemens Power Generation, Germany
Erich Schmid, Siemens Power Generation, Germany
Dr, Norbert Henkel, Siemens Power Generation, Germany

Reserve Paper: Off design considerations in HRSG design
Hossein Sharifi, Mapna Boiler Co., Iran

Co-Authors:
Ramon Fouladi, Mapna Boiler Co., Iran
Mahdi Omrani, Mapna Boiler Co., Iran

Tuesday 5th February 2008

Fuel Flexibility
Chair: Gerhard Scheffer, Vice President, Siemens AG Power Generation, Germany

Fuel applications in modern gas turbines
Volker Poloczek, Gas Turbine Service Engineering Modernization & Upgrades, Siemens AG Power Generation, Germany

Co-Authors:
Emil Bruetsch, Siemens Power Generation, Germany
Georg Ennemann, Siemens Power Generation, Germany
Claus Grewe, Siemens Power Generation, Germany
Dieter Schuett, Siemens Power Generation, Germany

Fuels Flexibility for gas turbines
Dr. Jeffrey Goldmeer, Fuel Flexibility Platform Leader, GE Energy, USA

Co-Authors:
Jean-Michel Bisseaud, GE Energy, France
Michel Molière, GE Energy, France
Aditya Eranki, GE Enery, UAE

Tuesday 5th February 2008

Transmission & Distribution Solutions
Chair: Dr. Charles Q. Su, Professor, The Petroleum Institute, U.A.E

Power transformer life extension through better monitoring
Brian Sparling, Principal Application Specialist, GE Energy, Canada

Transformer explosion and fire prevention
Rodrigo Mecabo, Middle East Sales Manager, SERGI, France

Co-Authors:
P. Magnier, SERGI Holding, France
G. Perigaud, SERGI Holding, France

Optimizing maintenance and improving operation
Mohamed Khaled El-Sayed, Head of Distributers & General Supervisor for SCADA Systems Alexandria Electricity Distribution Company, (ADEC) Egypt

Co-Author:
Neinae Youssef, Alexandria Electricity Distribution Company, (ADEC) Egypt

Time Syncronization: the principles - the reality
Brian Smellie, Technical Director, Tekron International, New Zealand

Tuesday 5th February 2008

Gas turbine technology – OEM masterclass and panel discussion
Chair: Dr. Hemmat Safwat, Senior Manager Desalination & Power Plants - Business Development, Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC), Greece

Future application of advanced Gas Turbines
Lothar Balling, Vice President STPP and Emerging Plant Solution Business, Siemens Power Generation, Germany

Mitsubishi Advanced Gas turbine for Environment & Energy
Mr.Jun Yasuraoka, Acting Manager, Gas Turbine Application Engineering Section, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, ltd., Japan

Gas turbine technology evolution for changing market requirements
Dr. Jürg Schmidli, Vice President, Gas Turbines, Alstom, Switzerland

Mitsubishi advanced gas turbines for environment and energy
Jun Yasuroaka,Acting Manager,Gas Turbine Applications Engineering Section, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan

Tuesday 5th February 2008

Gas Turbine Operation & Maintenance
Chair: Fouad Ahmed Alshaikh Abdulla, Manager – Sitra Power & Water Station, Electricity & Water Authority, Kingdom of Bahrain

Is cation conductivity monitoring relevant for today’s combined cycle power plant? – yet another case study says it is not
Luis Carvalho, Senior Technical Consultant, GE Water & Process Technology, Canada

Co-Authors:
Thomas James, GE Water & Process Technologies, USA
William Hunter, Power Smith Cogeneration, USA

Interval extension W501D5/D5A
Kevin Carpenter, Manager, Mature Gas Turbine Performance Increase Marketing, Siemens Power Generation, USA

Co-Author:
Marcus Gera, Siemens Power Generation, Germany

An investigation on microstructure, mechanical properties and repair ability of service exposed hot blades
Mohammad Cheraghzadeh, Deputy of Engineering Department, Mavadkaran Eng. Co. ( Member of Mapna Group), Iran

Co-Authors:
Majid Dorpoush, Mavadkaran Eng. Co. (Member of Mapna Group), Iran

Benchmarking the operation and maintenance process for improved plant performance
Pascal Decoussemaeker, Manager Business Development GT/CC Plant Solutions, Alstom, Switzerland

Co-Author:
Bill Mercer, Alstom, Switzerland

Approach to a solution for improving gas turbine blades, and methodology of field data gathering
Takashi Kambara, Engineer, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, ltd., Japan
Kohei Hidaka, Engineer, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., Japan

Wednesday 6th February 2008

Instrumentation & Control
Chair: Gerhard Brandt, Head of Marketing Communication, ABB, Germany

Fast bus transfer systems - a system solution approach
Amit Raje, Managing Director, Aartech Solonics Limited, India

Co-Authors:
Anil Raje, Aartech Solonics Limited, India
Dr. Arvind Chaudhary, Cooper Power Systems, USA

The importance of an integrated approach to power plant security
Carlo Bima, Automation Engineering Dpt, Ansaldo Energia, Italy

Co-Author:
Carlo Bima, Ansaldo Energia, Italy

Steam turbine control upgrades
Matthias Dyx, Department Manager, Steam Turbine Commisioning, Alstom, Germany

Co-Authors:
Helmut Ruediger, Alstom, Germany
Thomas Sautter, Alstom, Germany
Karl-Heinz Wenning, Alstom, Germany

Loop performance monitoring: extending performance monitoring to your control system
Dr. Alexander Frick, Subhead of Process Optimization, ABB AG, Germany

Wednesday 6th February 2008

Track a) - Power Augmentation & Uprating
Chair: Salah O. Tayeh, CEO, ME Power Serv., Jordan

Advances in inlet cooling technology
Peter Feher, Principal Engineer, General Electric, USA

Life time extension and upgrade of Siemens mature W frame gas turbines
Selvam Veerappan, Application Engineer, Siemens Power Generation, Germany

Co-Authors:
Diego Caso, Siemens Power Generation, USA
Jeffery Kain, Siemens Power Genertion, USA

Gas turbine operational flexibility enhancement with ALFOG systems to adapt to the Gulf seasonal load profile demand
Speaker to be confirmed, Alstom, UAE

Co-Author:
Christof Pfeiffer, Alstom, Switzerland

Meet the challenges of tomorrow: increase the power of your transformer in record time
Lars Eklund, Product manager, ABB, Sweden

Co-Authors:
Dr. Jose-Carlos Mendes, ABB, Brazil
Paolo Capuano, ABB, Italy

Track b) - Alternative Power Technology & Distributed Generation
Chair: Dr. Abdullah M. Alabbas, Manager Operation Excellence & Coordination Dept., Saudi Electricity Company, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Bahrain World Trade Center: the first large scale integration of wind turbines in a building Helen Dixon, Marketing Manager, Atkins, Kingdom of Bahrain

Co-Authors:
Simha LytheRao, Atkins, Kingdom of Bahrain Nicholas Lander, Atkins, UAE

The benefits of flexible local electricity generation in the Middle East
Dr. Jacob Klimstra, Senior Energy Specialist, Wärtsilä Power Plants, The Netherlands

Techno-economic feasibility of energy supply of remote zone family house in Jordan Badia by photovoltaic systems and diesel generators
Dr. Mohammad Al-Smairan, Researcher, Jordan Badia R&D Centre, Jordan

Gas Engines - An important contributor to climate control
Thomas Elsenbruch, Marketing Program Manager, GE Jenbacher GmbH & Co. KG, Austria

Co-Authors:
Martin Schneider, GE Jenbacher, Austria
Ayman Abdel-Aziz, GE Jenbacher, Egypt