Programme

Conference languages are German and English with simultaneous translation

 

 

Thuesday, 25th October 2011

 18:00 Get-Together in the exhibition hall
Swan Analytical Instruments invites all participants to a Get-Together in the exhibition area
   
 

Wednesday, 26th October 2011

 

Plenary Lectures  Ballsaal A + B

09:00 Welcome, Opening
09:10
 P 01

The revised VGB Standard for Water-Steam-Cycle Chemistry
Dr. F.-U. Leidich, ALSTOM Power Systems GmbH, Mannheim / Germany

09:30
 P 02

Switchover from neutral operation to oxygen treatment at the power station Stuttgart-Münster of EnBW Kraftwerke AG"
H. Rösemann, D. Pöchmann, S. Kappler-Amft, EnBW Kraftwerke AG, Stuttgart / Germany

09:50
 P 03

Steam contamination with degradation products of organic matters present in the feedwater of the Lanxess-Rubber Cogeneration Plant
R. Ertryckx, LABORELEC, Linkebeek and N. Poelemans, ELECTRABEL, Kallo / Belgium

10:10 Break
10:40
 P 04

Laboratory scale on-line noble metal deposition experiments simulating BWR plant conditions
Dr. V. Karastoynov, S. Ritter, Dr. A. Ramar, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen / Switzerland

11:00
 P 05

Building a new demin installation for the power plant EPZ in Borssele
M. van Deelen-Bremer, KEMA, Arnhem and S. Goole, EPZ, Vlissingen / The Netherlands

11:20
 P 06

Replacement of the cooling tower installations in the nuclear power plant Gösgen-Däniken AG
H.W. Rich, Gösgen-Däniken AG / Switzerland

11:40

Break - Lunch in the exhibition area

 

Section A  "Water Chemistry"

13:40
 A 01

Ageing of IEX resins in demin plants - Cost optimisation by adaption of regenerants
Dr. D. Mauer, MionTec GmbH, Leverkusen / Germany

14:00
 A 02

The largest DowTM Edi System at a combined cycle plant in Europe
M. López García, Dow Chemical, Tarragona / Spain

14:20
 A 03

From river Main water to boiler feed water - Experiences with ultrafiltration
I. Haferland, Dr. A. Dietze, Infraserv, Frankfurt / Germany

14:40 Break
15:00
 A 04

Experiences with treatment of the water-steam-cycle in the RDF-power plant Nehlsen Stavenhagen with film-forming amines
B. Kolander, Nehlsen Heizkraftwerke GmbH, A. de Bache and Dr. W. Hater, BK Giulini GmbH / Germany

15:20
 A 05

Comparative modeling of the bubbles thermal collapse and cavitations for estimation of bubbles collapse influence on the primary circuit water chemistry quality
V. Karnaukhov, Y. Eykhorn, A. Aleshina and O. Stepanov, Kurchatov Institute, Moscow / Russia

15:40
 A 06

Overcoming the steam quality - issues from an HRSG for the production of process steam
F. de Vos, R. Heijboer, KEMA, P. McNicholas, Air Liquide, Arnhem / The Netherlands

16:00 Break
16:20
 A 07

Legionella - new requirements for power plant operation
Dr. T. Brück, VSE AG, KW Ensdorf / Germany

16:40
 A 08
How the right chemistry in the FGD helps to improve the removal in the waste water treatment plant

L. Vredenbregt, KEMA, Arnhem / The Netherlands

 

Section B  "Analytitical Chemistry"

13:40
 B 01

In-situ testing of filter media in a South African coal-fired boiler bag house 
F. Popovici, Evonik Fibres / Italy

14:00
 B 02

Expanding the variety of renewable fuels in the biomass power plant Timelkam using the chemical input control
Dr. J. Waltl u. Dr. T. Linsmeyer, Energie AG OÖ, Gmunden / Austria

14:20
 B 03
Corrosion, operating experiences and process improvements to increase the availability and operating time of the biomass power plant Timelkam

G. Winkler and J. Schimpl, Energie AG OÖ, Linz / Austria

14:40 Break
15:00
 B 04
The influence of temperature on the measurement of the conductivity of highly diluted solutions

Dr. H. Wagner and Dr. P Wuhrmann, Swan Analytische Instrumente AG, Hinwil / Switzerland

15:20
 B 05
A multiparameter instrumentation approach to makeup and cycle-chemistry measurements

D. Gray, Mettler-Toledo Thornton Inc., Bedford, USA

15:40
 B 06
Optical measurement of dissolved oxygen at ppb level. A comparison of amperometric and optical methods

V. Gachet, S. Bell, and F. Dunand, Hach Lange GmbH / Switzerland

16:00 Break
16:20
 B 07
Alternative insulating fluids in comparison to traditional mineral oil

E. Pagger, VERBUND Umwelttechnik GmbH, Prof. Dr. M. Muhr, TU Graz, Dr. G. Pukel, Siemens Transformers / Austria

16:40
 B 08

Online analysis and sustainable quality assurance in the cooling water treatment of the E.ON power plant Shamrock in Herne
L. Scharf, E.ON, J. Redlich and Ralf Wysk, Nalco Deutschland GmbH / Germany

17:00 End of the first conference day
ca. 19:00

Evening event at the "Zum Franziskaner" kindly supported by BK Giulini GmbH, BKG Water Solutions and Purolite (Deutschland) GmbH
Please wear your VGB conference badge this evening

 

 Friday, 27th October 2011

 

Section A  "Water Chemistry"

09:00
 A 09

Column experiments on strong acid cation exchanger with boric acid and alkali cations
P. Kus, K. Vonkova , CV Rez, Husinec-Rez and Dr. J. Kysela, Inst. Chem. Techn. Prague / Czech Republic

09:20
 A 10
Possible sources of water for the FGD project OROT Rabin Power Station

Dr. V. Marcu, Y. Schechtman, S. Moscovich, IEC / Israel

09:40
 A 11

Removing of heavy metal traces from FGD waste water by using ion exchangers in coal-fired power plants
Dr. S. Neumann, Lanxess Deutschland GmbH/ Germany

10:00 Break
10:30
 A 12
Electrodeionisation (EDI) for demineralisation in the make-up water treatment - Ready for use in power plant?

S. Späth and J. Berger, Grünbeck, Höchstädt / Germany

10:50
A 13
Longtime experiences with reverse osmosis membranes in three different systems for process water production

Dr. P. Sehn, DOW Anlageng., Rheinmünster / Germany

11:10
 A 14

Procedures for effective cleaning of reverse osmosis membranes
Dr. H. Kempen, B. Hansen, Kurita Europe GmbH and R. Zierau, Zellstoff-Stendal GmbH / Germany

11:30  Break - Lunch in the exhibition area
 

Section B  "Analytical Chemistry"

09:00
 B 09

Mercury removal in coal-fired power plants - a chemical challenge
Dr. J. Mayer, E.ON New Build & Technology / Germany

09:20
 B 10

TOC process analyzers for condensate, steam or boiler feed water
Dr. W. Arts, LAR Process Analys. AG, Berlin / Germany

09:40
 B 11
Innovative methods for maintaining and monitoring the transport preservation for turbo generators

S. Rodriguez, R. Pfohl, Alstom Power Systems, Dr. R. Dubois, S. Wittner, RWE Technology / Germany

10:00 Break
10:30
 B 12

Determination of ash content and calorific values of coals directly on the conveyor belt?
Dr. J. Wess, Panalytical GmbH, Kassel / Germany

10:50
 B 13
Modern chromatographic procedures in the analytical power plant chemistry - optimization of time, costs and analytical performance

Dr. D. Jensen, Dionex Europe, Olten / Switzerland

11:10
 B 14
Treatment of waste water from the flue gas cleaning

Dr. K. Hagen, T. Meyerhoff, K. Ogiermann, WWS Deutschland / Germany

11:30

Break - Lunch in the exhibition area

 

Plenary Lectures  Ballsaal A + B

13:30
 P 07

Hygroscopicity of alkaline earth halides and lower working temperature of surface filter in Ca(OH)2 sorption processes for cleaning exhaust gas
K. Zeng, Martin Luther Universität Halle-Wittenberg, B.-A. Dranga, (MLU), J. Krüger, Ingenieurbüro VWT, Prof. Dr. H. Köser, Otto-von-Guericke Universität Magdeburg / Germany

13:50
 P 08

Troubleshooting at reverse osmosis performance decrease
J. Soons, R. Heijboer, M. van Deelen, KEMA, Arnhem / The Netherlands

14:10
 P 09

Effect of changes in the operating mode on the behavior of mercury in wet FGD plants
B. Heidel, S. Farr, Dr. K. Brechtel, Prof. Dr. G. Scheffknecht, IFK Uni Stuttgart and Dr. H. Thorwarth, EnBW / Germany

14:30 Concluding remarks - End of the lecture programme