In response to the needs of the international industry, ETD regularly launches new multi-client projects for participation by organisations from around the world. The benefit of joining these Group Sponsored Projects (GSPs), in which costs are shared, is that each participant gains the results of the whole project at a fraction of the full project cost.
ETD has excellent expertise through its in-house R&D, plant service/technical consulting and project management experience and links with plant manufacturers, plant operators, service providers and researchers from around the world. The company is thus in an ideal position to conduct such projects on behalf of the project partners and bring together plant experience from best run plant and latest findings from technology development in Europe, Japan, USA and elsewhere.
Running Projects
The following projects are running at present (2008):
(1) Development of a Plant Life Assessment Procedure and Software
(3) Life Assessment Methods for Stainless Steel Components
(4) P91 Inspection, Monitoring, Integrity and Life Assessment
(5)
Damage to
Power Plant due to Cyclic Operation and Guidelines for Best Practices
(2007-2008) (update on the earlier completed
project)
(6) Damage to CCGTs Due to Cycling - Operational, Technical and Cost Issues (update on the earlier completed project)
(7)
Low Alloy Ferritic, Martensitic, Stainless Steels &
Ni-Based Alloys: Review of Materials, Data, Plant Experience & New
Developments for Design and Lifing of
High Temperature Plant
(This project consists of four independent sub-projects on each of ‘low
alloy ferritic’ ‘Martensitic’, Stainless Steels’ and Ni-Based Alloys’. Each
sub-project includes both traditional and newly developed or under-development
materials)
(8)
T91 Boiler Tube Oxidation /
Integrity Issues and Life Extension/ Replacement Strategies
(9) Crackfit: Development of a Procedure and Commercial Software for the Assessment of Cracks in High Temperature Components (being jointly developed with industrial partners) - Further information available only on request from contact details shown below.
(10) Development of a Procedure and Software for the Risk Based Maintenance of Power Plant (both conventional steam plant and HRSGs) – includes boilers, turbines, electrical and auxiliary equipment - Further information available only on request from contact details shown below.
Completed Projects
Reports on the outcome of completed projects are
available for purchase to new organisations/sponsors interested in benefiting
from the outcome of a project
(11) New Materials Review (P91, P92, T23, T24, P122): Research & Worldwide Plant Experience
(12) Guidelines for Maintenance, Inspection, Monitoring and Repair of HRSGs
(13) Damage to CCGT / HRSGs due to Cyclic Operation
(14) Damage to Power Plant due to Two-Shifting / Cyclic Operation
(16) Advanced Inspection Techniques
For up-to-date
and more detailed information, and costs involved, please contact:
Dr A Shibli: ashibli@etd1.co.uk Tel: + 44 1372 363 111