The 12th Annual Australian Gas Turbines Conference

The 12th Annual
Australian Gas Turbines Conference
19-20 October 2011 at the Novotel Melbourne on Collins

View photos from the 2010 event

This event is designed to be a platform for discussion on the latest technologies and developments in the gas turbine industry.

Speakers includes:

• Dr Maxine Watson, Director Power Resources, Quest Integrity Group LLC
• Peter South, Manager, Gas Turbines and Sustainable Operations Branch, Verve Energy
• Tiffany Ware, Overhauls Planning Engineer, Origin Energy
• Mladenko Tunjic, Swanbank E Station Superintendent, CS Energy
• Wim Belgraver, Swanbank Turbine Engineer, CS Energy
• Bernie Hayes, Local Sales Director, Alstom
• Tony Mansfield, Regional Director – Asia, Pratt & Whitney Power Systems
• Peter G. Brighton, Australasian Manager Gas Turbine Systems, Donaldson Australasia Pty Ltd
• Quinton Rowson, Consultant - Structural Integrity, Quest Integrity NZL Limited
• Rob Blunden, General Adjuster, FMGlobal
• Daniel Loero, LM6000 Marketing Leader, GE Energy
• Dr. Mark Hendriks, Product Manager, Sales & Sales Support, Sulzer Turbo Services Venlo B.V.
• John Platt, Global Technical Manager, BP Castrol (UK)
• Mike Morrison, Managing Director, OilCheck Pty Ltd
• Geoff Rogers, Technical & Industry Specialist, Safety & Critical Controls, Invensys Operations Management (Asia Pacific)
• Geoff Cooper, Managing Director, Calibrate Recruitment Pty Ltd
• Dennis Rayome, LMS100 Product Line, Marketing Program Manager, GE Energy
• S.Nadeem Ahmed, Sr.Power Plants Engineer, PK MRO PIA Karachi Pakistan
• Dr Matt Smillie, Consultant Engineer, Quest Integrity Group
• Dr Michael Henderson, Principle Turbine Consultant, Quest Integrity Group
• Peter Zinman, President, Gas Turbine Controls Corp

Key aspects to be covered at the 12th annual Australian Gas turbines Conference will include:

• Overview of Australia’s energy sector
• Challenges of insuring gas turbines in the power gen industry
• Case study: Frame 9 vibration management
• Case study: GT13E2 – Large industrial machine
• Self managed maintenance – The alternative to the OEM “The Entegra Case Study”
• How air inlet treatment boost’s plant efficiency!
• Compressor Dovetail remnant life assessment
• Case study: Major inspection of Roma Power Station GT7 in April-May 2011
• Aeroderivative solutions for combined heat & power applications
• LNG application of gas turbines
• Resourcing for the future
• Case Study: Swanbank Power Station SSS clutch failure
• Root cause analysis on the failure of GEMS9001E third stage buckets
• Cause of varnishing in gas turbine lubrication systems
• In service management of turbine oils
• Development of second generation Dry Low Emissions (DLE) for the LMS100®
• Frame 6B, number 2 bearing failure analysis
• Planning & executing midlife control system upgrades
• Prolonging the life of the existing GE Speedtronic turbine control system

TEAM DISCOUNTS
IBC recognises the value of learning in teams. Register 3 team members at the same time from the same company & the 4th team member is FREE. To arrange your team booking please email alex.bennet@informa.com.au.

HERES WHAT PREVIOUS DELEGATES HAVE TO SAY ABOUT IBC GAS TURBINES EVENTS

“It gave me the chance to network within the GT industry and learn of business both inside and outside Aus that I hadn't heard of”
Tom Howell, Origin Energy

“Very professional high standard of speaker and topics, wide range of industry players and interested parties. Thank you” “Wide range of topics covered, high level of speaker experience/expertise”
David Kinsey, Eraring Energy

“Good topic variety I got a great overview of the GT industry, suppliers and key companies”
Dafydd Hayward, Origin Energy

“relaxed atmosphere and the level of presentation of the speakers. Flowed really well”
“Very satisfied overall - thank you”
Robert Holten, Contact Energy

“Diverse back ground, good networking”
William Lee, Origin Energy

“new information received and networking opportunities”
George Farah, HRL Technology

“Presentations were very relevant to our fleet experience and current challenges”
Maarten Grimme, Contact Energy

“A good range of presenters”
Tim Heath, Origin Energy

CALL FOR PAPERS
If you have a suggestion for a session topic, an interest in presenting a paper, a query regarding the developing programme or group bookings, please let me know. You can contact me on alex.bennet@informa.com.au