Editions

Symposium Theme:

• Technologies to increase lifetime of power equipment
• Safety and availability in the last part of resurs of power equipment
• Modernization to improve flexibility of thermo-mechanical power equipment
• Diagnostics as a support for life extension of long time operated thermo-mechanical power equipment
• Diagnostics as a support for availability of power units operated in cycle load
• AI in diagnostics and operation of power equipment
• Innovative methods of testing and assessment of power equipment

The full report from 25th ISymposium is available here (only Polish version).

Symposium Theme:

• Technologies to increase lifetime of power equipment
• Safety and availability in the last part of resurs of power equipment
• Modernization to improve flexibility of thermo-mechanical power equipment
• Diagnostics as a support for life extension of long time operated thermo-mechanical power equipment
• Diagnostics as a support for availability of power units operated in cycle load
• AI in diagnostics and operation of power equipment
• Innovative methods of testing and assessment of power equipment

The full report from 24th ISymposium is available here (only Polish version).

Symposium Theme:

• Technologies to increase lifetime of power equipment
• Safety and availability in the last part of resurs of power equipment
• Modernization to improve flexibility of thermo-mechanical power equipment
• Diagnostics as a support for life extension of long time operated thermo-mechanical power equipment
• Diagnostics as a support for availability of power units operated in cycle load
• AI in diagnostics and operation of power equipment
• Innovative methods of testing and assessment of power equipment

The full report from 23rd Symposium is available here (only Polish version).

Symposium Theme:

• Technologies to increase lifetime of power equipment
• Safety and availability in the last part of resurs of power equipment
• Modernization to improve flexibility of thermo-mechanical power equipment
• Diagnostics as a support for life extension of long time operated thermo-mechanical power equipment
• Diagnostics as a support for availability of power units operated in cycle load
• AI in diagnostics and operation of power equipment
• Innovative methods of testing and assessment of power equipment

The full report from 22nd Informative & Training Symposium is available here.

Symposium Theme:

• Technologies to increase lifetime of power equipment
• Safety and availability in the last part of resurs of power equipment
• Modernization to improve flexibility of thermo-mechanical power equipment
• Diagnostics as a support for life extension of long time operated thermo-mechanical power equipment
• Diagnostics as a support for availability of power units operated in cycle load
• AI in diagnostics and operation of power equipment
• Innovative methods of testing and assessment of power equipment

Symposium theme:

• Life extension of thermo-mechanical power equipment
• Mid-merit and peak load of power units
• Modernization to improve flexibility of thermo-mechanical power equipment
• Diagnostics as a support for life extension of long time operated thermo-mechanical power equipment
• Diagnostics supporting availability of power units operated in cycle load
• Power plants in the coming era of Economy 4.0
• Management of knowledge about technical condition of power equipment
• Remote diagnostics
• Innovative methods of testing and assessment of power equipment
• Technologies to increase lifetime of power equipment

Symposium theme:

• Life extension of thermo-mechanical power equipment
• Mid-merit and peak load of power units
• Modernization to improve flexibility of thermo-mechanical power equipment
• Diagnostics as a support for life extension of long time operated thermo-mechanical power equipment
• Diagnostics supporting availability of power units operated in cycle load
• Power plants in the coming era of Economy 4.0
• Management of knowledge about technical condition of power equipment
• Remote diagnostics
• Innovative methods of testing and assessment of power equipment
• Technologies to increase lifetime of power equipment

Symposium Theme:

• Flexible operation of power equipment
• Diagnostics, which supports flexible operation of power units
• Maintenance as a part of system approach to effective management of production
• Power plants in the coming era of Economy 4.0
• Management of knowledge about technical condition of power equipment
• Life extension of modernized power units of 100-360 MW
• Standarization of testing and assessment of assets in groups of power plants
• Remote diagnostics
• Innovative methods of testing and assessment of power equipment
• Technologies to increase lifetime of power equipment

Symposium Theme:

• Management of knowledge of technical condition of power units,
• Management of maintenance based on CBM, RCM, RBM strategies,
• Extension of operation period of 200 MW and 360 MW power units,
• Standardization of testing and assessment in capital groups in power sector,
• Remote diagnostics,
• Innovative methodologies of testing and assessment,
• Technologies, which increase lifetime of power equipment.

Symposium Theme:

• Planning overhauls
• Creating the competences in the area of diagnostics and overhauls uninfluenced by suppliers of power equipment
• Management of knowledge about technical condition of power units
• Maintenance process risk based management
• Long term services delivered by suppliers of power equipment
• Innovative methods of examinations and assessment of power equipment

Theme:

• Examinations and assessment of tubes of heating surfaces of boilers
• Prevention of tube failures of heating surfaces
• Management of knowledge about technical condition of heating surfaces of boilers
• Changes of combustion conditions in boilers connected to their pro-ecological modernization
• Influence of modernization of boilers on technical condition of heating surfaces
• Risk analysis as a support for diagnostics of heating surfaces of boilers
• Planning the overhauls of heating surfaces of boilers
• Extension of operation period and retrofitting of long time operated power units
• Innovative methods of examinations and assessment of power equipment

Symposium Theme:

• diagnostics as a basis of knowledge about technical condition of power equipment,
• managing the information and knowledge from diagnostics,
• examination accompanying overhauls and diagnostics supporting planning them,
• modernizations of power equipment based on knowledge from diagnostics,
• diagnostic and overhaul services,
• innovative methodologies of testing and assessment,
• lifetime prognosing for long time operated power equipment.

Symposium Theme:

• organization of the productive property management,
• managing the diagnostics and overhauls by the Center of Common Services,
• diagnostics as a basis for the knowledge about the technical condition of the equipment,
• managing the information and the knowledge,
• technical condition of the power equipment as an important part of the corporate knowledge,
• systems of knowledge management as a support for life extension,
• IT support for the diagnostic systems and the systems of knowledge management.

Symposium Theme:

• permissible service life of power equipment and their components,
• qualifying power equipment components for further operation up to 350 000 hours,
• diagnostic monitoring of long time operated power equipment,
• environmental, economic and legal restrictions connected with the extension of the service life of power equipment.

Symposium Theme:

• life extension of power equipment beyond 300 000 hours — possibilities and limits,
• thermo-mechanical power equipment life limitations connected with materials and structure,
• operational conditions for power equipment being in service for more than 300 000 hours,
• modernizations and specific technologies for overhauls for life extension,
• diagnostics, assessments and prognosis of remaining life of tong operated power equipment,
• ecological, economic and legal limitations connected with life extension of power equipment.

Symposium Theme:

• productive expectations related to power equipments in Polish power sector,
• material and design constraints limiting the lifetime of thermal-and-mechanical equipment in power plants,
• operating requirements for power units in service for a long period of time,
• maintenance and repair requirements for equipment longer than 250.000 hours in service,
• examination and condition assessment of and further life prediction for power equipment in service for a long period of time,
• ecological, economical and legal constraints concerning the extension of power equipment service time.

Symposium Theme:

• system approach to diagnostics,
• organization of diagnostics,
• standards and methods for diagnostic examination and testing Selection of diagnostic methods,
• predicting life of equipment and its elements,
• how to make the best use of diagnostic applications,
• innovative methods of the examination and assessment of equipment condition,
• methods and criteria for the evaluation of thermal-and-mechanical equipment with regard to their fitness for further service.

Symposium Theme:

• technological and other factors limiting the service life of thermal and mechanical equipment,
• methods and criteria of the assessment of fitness of thermal and mechanical equipment for further service,
• impact of service conditions on the life of thermal and mechanical equipment tong time in service,
• overhaul technologies and technical maintenance strategies for the equipment as the factors conditioning their tong service life,
• the extension of service time of thermal-and-mechanical equipment through their modernization and replacement of the elements with the shortest remnant life.

Symposium Theme:

• diagnostics problems with long time operated thermal & mechanical equipment,
• methods of examination and assessment of technical condition,
• good investigation practice in diagnostics,
• role of diagnostics in the examination, assessment of reliability and risk of failure,
• monitoring technical condition of thermal & mechanical equipment.

Symposium Theme:

• technical condition of thermal-and-mechanical equipment in heat and power generating plants,
• monitoring the remnant life of the equipment,
• extending the service life of the equipment,
• modernization of the equipment operated in heat and power generating plants,
• optimizing overhaul outlays,
• problems of chemistry in water-and-steam systems.

Symposium Theme:

• technical condition of the elements of turbine flow systems after a long operation,
• diagnostics of flow parts in steam turbines,
• predicting the life of turbine flow system elements,
• modernization and life extension of turbine flow sections,
• effects of modernization of TK 120, 13K215 and 18K360 turbines.

Symposium Theme:

• examination and assessment of the technical condition of boiler-to-turbine piping,
• permissible lifetime of steam piping,
• extending lifetime of boiler-to-turbine steam piping.

Symposium Theme:

• repairs to power units as a strategic element in their service,
• costs of repairs and their possible reductions,
• technical prerequisites for the determination of repair cycles and their scope,
• possible extension of time between overhauls in the light of mandatory regulations concerning the inspection of pressure elements of boilers and pipelines.

Symposium Theme:

• design and operation of condensers with particular consideration of heat exchange conditions and efficiency,
• selection of condensers tubing material,
• critical factors for the life of tubing and tube plates,
• typical damage to condense tubing,
• diagnostics, on and preventive treatment of condensers,
• experience gained during the operation of condensers in modernized power units.