Programme HighlightsThe Presentation will focus on fossil fuel fired high pressure
boilers. Briefly chronicling the history of boiler development, the scale-up in
unit size over time to todays 1000 MWe sized plants, the presentation will look
specifically at design and materials selection. Key features of both
subcritical and supercritical boiler plant will be discussed.Speaker
Mark Upton retired in 2020 from the position of Chief Engineer
(Process & Performance) working with Doosan Babcock but continues to work
as an independent consultant. Trained as a mechanical engineer he holds BSc and
MSc degrees and is a registered Chartered Engineer. His career spans over 35
years in the power generation industry.
Initially working on Fluidised Bed combustion projects and then moving
on to large conventionally fired utility boiler projects Worldwide, he has
gained wide experience. In recent years he has been deeply involved in the
provision of 600 MWe class and above, supercritical pulverized coal boilers in
the Asia/Pacific region, as well as on the supply of oil fired and natural gas
fired boiler projects in the Middle East region.
Additionally, he has authored a number of
published papers and given a number of Technical presentations at various
events and conferences around the World.
Fee
Free
Language
English Presentation Material
Registration &
Enquiries
This seminar is free of charge and prior registration is
required. The number of participants is
limited to 150. Applications will be accepted
on a first-come-first-served basis with priority given to members of MMNC
Division. Only on-line registration via MMNC divisional website
http://mc.hkie.org.hk/ shall be accepted for registration. Attendance
E-certificates will be issued after the event. For enquiries, please contact Ir
Furla Chan at email: furlachan@gmail.com.