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MIMA-3 Int. Conference

MIMA - Materials, Inspection, Monitoring and Assessment
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SUSTAINABLE POWER GENERATION

Electricity Generation through Fossil, Nuclear and Renewables -
Materials, Inspection, Monitoring, Digitalisation & Flexibility
Venue: Woburn House, 20 Tavistock Square, London www.woburnhouse.co.uk

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(a few minutes walk from Euston, Kings Cross & St. Pancras Train & underground stations)
Dates: 17 - 19 October, 2023

Programme & Registration Form

Note: This Conference will be preceded by a 1-day Training Course on 16 Oct. 23,
being held at the same venue. See: www.etd-consulting.com/events

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CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES
The aim of this international conference is to provide an international platform for the exchange
of knowledge and experience related to various power generation plant issues including their
decarburisation, materials, inspection/ monitoring, safe operation and condition/life MIMA-3
assessment. The main theme is how to make power generation more sustainable and reliable.

Topics which have currently gained much significance such as fossil power plant flexible
operation in view of the increasing intervention of the renewables, use of low or zero carbon
clean fuels such as hydrogen and ammonia or a mix of such fuels with the existing fuels,
digitalisation of the power industry, the challenge of the fabrication and inspection of newly
developed materials for the new generation of fission and fusion nuclear power plants and for
wind turbines will be discussed in this three day event.

CONFERENCE FORMAT/ ORGANISATION / PRESENTATION TIMES

The Conference will principally consist of presentations of 25 mins. each, including about 3
mins. for questions/answers. Keynote presentation will be of 35 mins. duration including about

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3 mins. of questions/answers.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Plant operators, owners, designers, fabricators, inspection companies and service providers will
be the prime audience in this conference. It is also envisaged that other organisations such as
research institutes and universities will equally benefit from this experience and the information
exchange.

DEADLINES
PRESENTATIONS: To be sent to ETD by: Monday 2nd October, 2023.

SUBMISSIONS
Proceedings: ETD will aim to provide the presentations to the attendees about one week
before the start of the conference to make sure that the attendees get maximum benefit from
the conference.

All Submissions (& Technical Enquiries to):

Dr Ahmed Shibli ashibli@etd-consulting.com Tel: +44 788 109 7730

Administration Related Enquiries to: enquiries@etd-consulting.com

SUBMISSION OF PAPERS (OPTIONAL)

Arrangements are being made for the publication of a Special Issue of an international journal.
As this Conference is aimed at industry, submission of papers is optional but those which are
submitted will be considered for publication in this Special Issue.

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 Conference Technical Committee
Eur Ing. Staf Huysmans, ENGIE Laborelec, Dr Andreas Klenk, MPA Stuttgart, Germany
Belgium
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Chairman
Mr Rod Vanstone, Consultant, UK, Mr Steven Stultz, Combined Cycle Journal, USA
Co-Chairman
Dr Ahmed Shibli, ETD, UK, Coordinator Dr Stuart Holdsworth, EMPA, Switzerland
Dr David Allen, ETD, UK Dr S Kihara, Best Materia, Japan
Dr Hong-Wei Wang, ETD, UK Dr Andy Morris, EDF, UK
Dr Andrea Tonti, INAIL, Italy Dr K Yagi, National Center for Materials Service
Safety, University of Science & Technology
Prof K-B Yoon, Chung Ang University, Korea Beijing, China

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Conference Organising Committee
Dr Ahmed Shibli, ETD, UK Ili Rodic, ETD, UK
Dr David Allen, ETD, UK Feroza Akther, ETD, UK

The Organiser
European Technology Development (ETD)
ETD is an independent UK based engineering, consulting and R&D company specialising in high
temperature plant inspection and life assessment /extension, maintenance, materials and engineering
issues in power generating and petrochemical/process plant. ETD has, in the past, organised various
international workshops/ courses/ conferences in the UK, Europe, USA, Canada, South Africa, Japan,
Korea and other countries of Asia, mainly on the issues dealing with power and process plant life
assessment/ extension, high temperature plant materials, plant component safety and durability,
performance of in-service welds, power plant cycling, risk-based maintenance (RBM), Reliability
Centred Maintenance (RCM), probabilistic life and crack assessment, weld repairs etc.

The company has been leading and co-ordinating a number of large cutting edge international
industry projects (supported by the industry from North America, Japan, Europe and elsewhere or by
the UK government and European Commission) on issues related to the assessment and improvement
of high temperature plant performance, materials and design, maintenance and inspection strategies,
and the development of innovative inspection techniques. The company has carried out/ participated
in leading edge projects on P91 and P92 weld repairs, long term creep rupture data generation, crack
assessment, integrity issues and has carried out studies of P/T91 performance in plant worldwide.

The company has developed its own unique equipment (in collaboration with other industry) such as
a portable spark erosion machine for ‘boat sampling’, a portable AFM for early-stage creep cavitation
damage detection in P91/ P92 components, a precision portable hardness tester called ‘Smart Sleeve’.

Further information on ETD, its consulting services, full plant inspection and life assessment, training
courses offered and other activities can be seen at: www.etd-consulting.com

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 CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
(may be updated from time to time)

DAY – 1 Tuesday 17th October 2023 0930 – 1750h

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INTRODUCTION TO THE CONFERENCE (0930 - 0945h)

Dr Ahmed Shibli, ETD, UK (Conference Coordinator)
Eur Ing. Staf Huysmans, ENGIE, Belgium (Conference Chairman)
Rod Vanstone, Consultant, Ex-GE, UK (Conference Co-Chairman)

SESSION 1: DECARBONISATION OF FOSSIL POWER PLANTS

(0945 – 1230h)
Paper 1-1 (0945-1020h)
Keynote:
Long term impact of hydrogen combustion on gas turbine hardware

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Kurt Boschmans, Antoine Mochel, Evy De Bruycker, Steve Nardone
ENGIE Laborelec, Belgium

Paper 1-2 (1020-1045h)

Materials for H2 fired industrial gas turbines
Joy Sumner, Andrew Potter, Stefano Mori, Nigel Simms, Cranfield University, Cranfield,
Bedfordshire, UK

Paper 1-3 (1045-1110h)

Technology adoption in fossil fuel power plants in the decarbonization era
Mohd Khairulnizam bin Junoh, TNB Power Generation Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia

SHORT BREAK 1110 – 1130h (20mins.)

Paper 1-4 (1130-1155h)

Using alternate fuels in existing gas turbines: An opportunity for utilisation of gas turbine
assets in economic way for decarbonization and grid stability in renewable era
Pankaj Kumar Gupta, General Manager, Suneet Mehta, Sr. Manager, Energy Transition &
Policy Research, NTPC, India

Paper 1-5 (1155-1220h)

Opportunities and technical challenges of hydrogen as a fuel for firing in combined cycle
gas turbines in power generation
Hong Wei Wang, Ahmed Shibli, David Robertson, European Technology Development Ltd. (ETD),
Leatherhead, Surrey, UK

Discussion on Decarbonisation - 1220-1230h

LUNCH
SESSION 2: RENEWABLES 1230 – 1330h
& FLEXIBLE (1 hr)
OPERATION OF FOSSIL

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SESSION 2: RENEWABLES & FLEXIBLE OPERATION OF FOSSIL
POWER PLANTS (1330 – 1530h)
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Paper 2-1 (1330-1405)

Keynote
How hydropower contributes to the integration of intermittent renewable energy
Maryse Francois, Senior Consultant in Renewable Energy & Hydro Power Storage /
Independent Non-Executive Director, Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Paper 2-2 (1405-1440h)

Keynote
Flexible and future-proof HRSGs

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Sebastiaan Ruijgrok, Peter Rop, NEM Energy B.V., The Netherlands

Paper 2-3 (1440-1505h)

ETD’s studies of fossil power plant flexible operation in Europe, North America and Asia
– technical and cost issues
Ahmed Shibli, European Technology Development Ltd. (ETD), Leatherhead, Surrey, UK

Paper 2-4 (1505-1530h)

Cost impacts, cycling and reliability issues
Nadeem Ahmed, ETD Consultant, European Technology Development Ltd. (ETD),
Leatherhead, Surrey, UK

COFFEE BREAK 1530 – 1600h (30mins.)

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SESSION 3A (Parallel): WIND TURBINES - THEIR INSPECTION AND
DAMAGE ANALYSIS
(1600 – 1750h)
Paper 3A-1 (1600-1635h) MIMA-3
Keynote
Technology around wind turbine blade inspection: an overview
Sarinova Simandjuntak, School of Engineering & The Built Environment, Anglia Ruskin
University, Chelmsford, UK

Paper 3A-2 (1635 -1700h)

Evaluation of hyperspectral imagery for damage assessment of wind turbine blades
Andy Gibson1, Sarinova Simandjuntak2, Emily Dunkason1, Hanly Bingari1 Alex Fraess-
Ehrfeld3
1. University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK
2. Anglia Ruskin University, East Anglia, UK

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3. Airborne Robotics Ltd., UK

Paper 3A-3 (1700-1725h)

AI predictive maintenance for wind turbines
Stephen Clemmet, Silogic Technology Ltd., St. John’s Innovation Centre, Cambridge, UK

Paper 3A-4 (1725 -1750h)

Physics-Based AI Model to Evaluate Damages on Wind Turbine Structures

Jetsada Arnin, Lukasz Zapotoczny, Miguel Ubago Torres, James Nash, Saber Khayatzadeh
Ilosta Ltd (Crack Map™), Glasgow, UK
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SESSION 3B (Parallel): CREEP MODELLING, FAILURE AND P91

INSPECTION
(1600 – 1750h)
Paper 3B-1 (1600-1635h)
Keynote
Modelling of creep cavitation and rupture
Zhongyu Lu, and Qiang Xu, School of Computing and Engineering, University of Huddersfield,
Huddersfield, HD1 3DH, UK

Paper 3B-2 (1635 -1700h)

Creep lifetime prediction method using the cavitated volume fraction approach
Mbombo Okpa, Zhongyu Lu, and Qiang Xu, School of Computing and Engineering,
University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK

Paper 3B-3 (1700-1725h)

TP304H reheater tube failure due to sigma phase embrittlement
Suraya binti Mohd Nadzir, TNB Research, Malaysia

Paper 3B-4 (1725 -1750h)

A new GSP (Group Sponsored Project) for the development and demonstration of
inspection techniques for creep cavitation detection in P91 Tee-pieces
David Robertson, Ahmed Shibli, European Technology Development Ltd. (ETD), Leatherhead,
Surrey, UK

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 DAY – 2 Wednesday 18th October 2023 0900 – 1700h

WELCOME & INTRODUCTION TO DAY-2 (0900 - 0905h)

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SESSION 4: MATERIALS FOR NUCLEAR & FOSSIL POWER PLANTS

(0905 – 1700h)
Paper 4-1 (0905-0930h)
Keynote
Enhancing integrity of P91 steel pipe in a supercritical thermal and Generation IV
nuclear power plant
Hyeong-Yeon Lee, Ki-Ean Nam, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), Korea

Paper 4-2 (0930-0955h)

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TRANSFUSION – a project to transfer high temperature materials technology from
fossil to fusion energy
David Allen, European Technology Development Ltd. (ETD), Leatherhead, Surrey, U.K.

Paper 4-3 (0955-1020h)

Long term creep testing of aberrant P91 materials and welds for plant component life
prediction – an investigation of different abnormal heat treatments, welding procedures, and
repeat weld repairs
David Robertson, Ahmed Shibli, European Technology Development Ltd. (ETD), Surrey, UK
Evy De Bruycker, Staf Huysmans, ENGIE Laborelec, Belgium
Masatsugu Yaguchi, CRIEPI, Japan

COFFEE BREAK 1020 – 1050h (30 mins.)

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Paper 4-4 (1050-1125h)
Keynote
Research subjects on damage and life evaluation of 9Cr steels used in USC power plants
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in China
K Yagi, M Wang and Y Lu, National Center for Materials Service Safety, University of Science
& Technology Beijing, China

Paper 4-5 (1125-1150h)

Molecular dynamics simulation of thermomechanical fatigue and isothermal
fatigue properties of Ni-based single crystal superalloys
Wenping Wu, Department of Engineering mechanics, School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan
University, Wuhan, China

Paper 4-6 (1150-1215h)

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Creep at very low stresses in austenitic stainless steels
Rolf Sandström, Materials Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology,
Stockholm, Sweden

Paper 4-7 (1215-1240h)

Challenges and parameters effect of wire arc additive manufacturing of nickel-based
alloys
Rafael Nunes, Koen Faes, Belgian Welding Institute, Belgium
Staf Huysmans,Evy De Bruycker, Engie Laborelec, Belgium

LUNCH 1240 – 1325h (45 mins.)

Paper 4-8 (1325-1350h)

Effects of heat treatment on creep strength of SS321 manufactured by powder bed fusion
Hyung Ki Ryua, Young Wha Mab, Thi Giang Lec and Kee Bong Yoond*
a
Graduated Student, bSenior Researcher, cPost Doctoral Fellow, dProfessor
a, c, d
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chung Ang University, Seoul, Korea
b
Corporate R&D Institute, Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction, Changwon, Gyeongnam,
Korea

Paper 4-9 (1350 -1415h)

Dosing-layer-quality monitoring in condenser tubes
Phoenix Lai Fung Cheng, CLP, Hong Kong

Paper 4-10 (1415-1440h)

Creep life estimation of Centralloy ET 45 grade GX45NiCrSiNb-35 radiant tubes
Suraya binti Mohd Nadzir, TNB Research, Malaysia
M Harris B Mohamad, PETRONAS Chemicals Derivatives Sdn Bhd, Malaysia

COFFEE BREAK 1440 – 1510h (30 mins.)

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Paper 4-11 (1510-1545h)
Keynote
ECCC creep data assessment methodologies for design of high temperature plant – fit for
purpose? MIMA-3
David Allen, Impact PowerTech, UK

Paper 4-12 (1545-1610h)

Issues with materials in fossil power plants; typical findings from NTPC stations and
their analyses
Rajeev Jain, AGM, Corporate Quality Assurance, NTPC
Bhaskara Santosh K P, DGM, Project Engineering - Mechanical, NTPC, India

Paper 4-13 (1610 -1635h)

Creep damage and creep lifetime prediction: correlation or causation?
Zhongyu Lu, Qiang Xu, School of Computing & Engineering, University of Huddersfield, UK

Paper 4-14 (1635-1700h)

Prevention of exfoliation in Super 304H/ 347H tubes of super critical boilers by in-situ

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Srinivasa Rao U, DGM, Corporate Quality Assurance, NTPC
Anubhav Dahiya, DGM, Project Engineering - Mechanical, NTPC
Bhaskara Santosh Kumar, DGM, Project Engineering - Mechanical, NTPC
Anand D Varma, Senior Manager, NTPC Energy Technology Research Alliance, NTPC, India

BOAT TRIPA ON
4-hour BoatTHAMES
RIVER Trip & Dinner
& BBQon River
DINNERThames 1800 – 2200h
(4 hours)

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 DAY – 3 Thursday 19th October 2023 0900 – 1500h
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WELCOME & INTRODUCTION TO DAY- 3 (0900 - 0905h)

SESSION 5: INSPECTION, MONITORING & DIGITALISATION –

CHALLENGES AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEW MORE ADVANCED

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TECHNIQUES

Paper 5-1 (0905-0940h)

Keynote
DX (Digital Transformation) of plant maintenance with online monitoring and AI
analysis
S Kihara and H Matsuda, Best Materia, Tokyo, Japan

Paper 5-2 (0940-1005h)

Development and use of a portable Scanning Force Microscopy (SFM) device for early
stage creep and fatigue damage detection in industrial components
Andrea Tonti, Antonello Alvino, INAIL, Italy
Cheng-Jung Lin, Ahmed Shibli, European Technology Development Ltd. (ETD), Leatherhead,
Surrey, UK

Paper 5-3 (1005-1030h)

Creep testing of ultra-miniature specimens for the life assessment of older power plants
M Yaguchi1, H Nakatsuka2, C Hisaka2, K Takahashi2 and A Nitta2
1
Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI), Japan
2
Kobe Material Testing Laboratory (KMTL), Japan

COFFEE BREAK 1030 – 1100h (30 mins.)

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Paper 5-4 (1100-1135h)
Keynote
Utilising plant inspection and monitoring data more effectively – challenges and
opportunities
Andy Morris, EDF, UK
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Rossella Bonetti, Wei Sun, University of Nottingham, UK

Paper 5-5 (1135-1200h)

Further developments in CRACKFIT – software for the assessment of cracks in boilers
and turbines
Stuart Holdsworth, EMPA, Switzerland
Hong-Wei Wang, Feroza Akther, European Technology Development Ltd. (ETD), Leatherhead,
Surrey, UK

Paper 5-6 (1200-1225h)

Scanning Electrical Potential Drop (S-EPD) for off-line NDT determination of remaining
lifetime in P91 pressure vessel welds

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A G Wojcik, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, UK
A S Santos, Matelect Ltd, Harefield, UK
M Waitt, Matelect Ltd, Harefield, UK
A Shibli, ETD Ltd, Leatherhead, Surrey, UK

LUNCH 1225 – 1310h (45 mins.)

Paper 5-7 (1310-1335h)

MAGSCAN-2: Development of a rapid scanning electromagnetic tool for the quality
assurance of martensitic steel (P91, P92) plant components
John Wilson, Anthony Peyton, University of Manchester, UK
David Allen, Cheng-Jung Lin, European Technology Development Ltd. (ETD), Leatherhead,
Surrey, UK

Paper 5-8 (1335 -1400h)

Mechatronics design and architecture of evaluation software for a portable instrumented
indentation system PIIS3000TM
Daniel Omacht1, Yingzhi Li2, Mingcheng Sun3
1
UTMdev s.r.o., Ostrava-Vitkovice, Czech Republic
2
DNV-GL (former KEMA, retired), Arnhem, The Netherlands
3
State Grid Liaoning Electric Power Research Institute, Shenyang, China

Paper 5-9 (1400 -1425h)

Advanced Data Analysis procedure for improving failure assessment in pipes
Miguel Ubago Torres, James Nash, Jetsada Arnin, Lukasz Zapotoczny, Saber Khayatzadeh,
Ilosta Ltd., (Crack Map™), Glasgow, UK
David Robertson, European Technology Development Ltd. (ETD), Leatherhead, Surrey, UK

DISCUSSION & CLOSING REMARKS 1430 -1500h

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 REGISTRATON FORM
Please complete and email to: enquiries@etd-consulting.com

International Conference: MIMA-3

High Temperature Plant: Materials, Inspection, Monitoring and Assessment (MIMA-3)

Venue: Woburn House, 20 Tavistock Square, London

Dates: 17 – 19 October 2023

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Presentations in electronic format, lunches, coffee/ tea during the breaks and boat trip on River Thames
including the conference dinner on the boat.
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