"A Primer on CHP Technologies"

Sunday, June 10, 2012
Bella Convention & Exhibition Center
Copenhagen, Denmark

Overview and Topics
Attendees will learn the basics of CHP technologies including various practical considerations and rules of thumb relating to the key topics listed below on technologies currently used and also under development for enhanced performance. CHP technologies are gaining renewed attention as a means of effective utilization of available energy resources. Earn 7 Professional Development Hours (PDH’s) and receive a certificate of completion!

• Basics of Cogeneration/CHP, including important terminologies used
• Currently used CHP technologies with their advantages and limitations
• Introduction to gas turbines, HRSGs, steam turbines and auxiliaries
• Practical aspects of main components of a CHP or district energy system
• Factors affecting performance of a CHP system and techno-economic evaluation
• Importance of HRSG and steam system design and performance 
• Emissions related issues and environmental regulations
• Operational and maintenance considerations
• Case studies of actual systems with applications of discussed analysis methods

Who Should Attend
Young and fresh engineers handling industrial energy or CHP projects, those involved in gas turbines or waste heat recovery applications, engineering & constructions companies involved in cogeneration and district energy projects, government policy and regulatory staff, and CHP project developers.

After completing the course the participants should be able to:

• Comprehensive overview of CHP technologies (matured and emerging)
• Practical considerations in the design, evaluation and operation& Maintenance issues
• Case studies on CHP applications

Course Schedule

Sunday, June 10, 2012 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Subjects which are treated in detail include: Basics of Cogeneration/CHP (Instructor: Dr. R. Bhargava) Available CHP Technologies (Instructor: Dr. R. Bhargava) Gas Turbine Based CHP System's Main Components (Instructor: C. Meher-Homji) Practical Design Aspects of CHP Main Components (Instructor: C. Meher-Homji) Factors Affecting Performance of a CHP System and Techno-Economic Evaluation (Instructors: C. Meher-Homji & M. Klein) Importance of HRSG System's Design and Performance (Instructors: C. Meher-Homji & M. Klein) Emissions Related Issues and Environmental Regulations (Instructor: M. Klein) Operational & Maintenance Considerations (Instructor: S. Ingistov) Discussion on Case Studies (Instructor: C. Meher-Homji/M. Klein) Glossary of Terminologies (Instructor: Dr. R. Bhargava)

Instructors
Rakesh Bhargava, Ph. D.
Dr. Bhargava is a Mechanical Engineering Advisor at Hess Corporation in Offshore Americas/West Africa Developments group. He has been actively involved in the design, research, development, and applications of gas turbines and other rotating and reciprocating machines used in the off-shore, refinery, power generation, chemical, and pipeline industries. His areas of interests include gas turbine performance enhancement technologies, field problems resolution, on-site plant equipment performance testing, and the global energy market. He is a Fellow and Associate Fellow of ASME and AIAA, respectively and currently is a Chair of the ASME/IGTI Industrial & Cogeneration Committee. He received 2009 ASME Dean W. R. Woolrich Engineer of the Year Award.

Cyrus Meher-Homji, P.E.
Cyrus Meher-Homji is an Engineering Fellow and Senior Principal Engineer at Bechtel Corporation. He works as a turbomachinery advisor for the LNG Technology Group on ongoing LNG projects and studies. His thirty two years of industrial experience covers gas turbine and compressor engineering, design and troubleshooting. His areas of interest include condition monitoring, aerothermal analysis and gas turbine and compressor applications in LNG liquefaction. Cyrus is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas, a Fellow of ASME and is active on several committees of ASME's International Gas Turbine Institute. He serves on the Texas A&M University Turbomachinery Symposium Advisory Committee. Cyrus has a Master's Degree in Engineering from Texas A&M University and an MBA from the University of Houston.

Manfred Klein
Manfred Klein is Program Coordinator, Energy and Environment at the Gas Turbine Laboratory of the National Research Council of Canada. His areas of interests include industrial gas turbine research, alternative fuels and clean energy business development. Prior to this, he spent 16 years with Environment Canada, involved in industrial and energy-related solutions to emissions of air pollution and greenhouse gases. There, Manfred assisted in developing National Emission Guidelines for Gas Turbines, with energy-output based environmental standards. He also developed cement kiln emission guidelines, measurement practices, environmental assessments, and taxation incentives for industrial cogeneration and district energy. Manfred has been involved extensively in training functions with governments, universities and with various industry organizations: Canadian Industrial Gas Turbine Applications (IAGT) Committee (former Chair); Environment R&D Committee, Canadian Gas Association; and International Gas Turbine Institute (former Chair, Environment & Regulatory Affairs). Manfred has Bachelor degree in Mechanical & Aero Engineering from Carleton University in Ottawa.

Steve Ingistov, P.E.
Steve Ingistov is Principal Engineer in a 420 MW Watson Cogeneration Facility situated inside Los Angeles Refinery in Carson, CA. His main responsibilities include maintaining reliability and availability of the main gas and steam turbines, other plant auxiliary equipment and striving continuously to improve their efficiencies. Steve’s innovative engineering contributions have resulted in 12 US Patents geared to minimize parasitic losses associated with gas turbines. Steve is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of California, ASME Fellow, and past Chair of the IGTI Industrial & Cogeneration Committee. For his outstanding contributions to the Watson Cogeneration Facility, he has been recognized with 2000 Refinery Manager Award for Innovation and 2002 Helios Innovation Award. Steve received Master Degree in Mechanical engineering with specialization in the area of Turbomachinery from Marymount University in Los Angeles, CA. Steve has written numerous technical papers in the areas of operational, maintenance and power enhancement