European Master and Certification Program
in Risk Engineering and Management

XIII-B-R03 POWER
Risk Analysis in Power Industry

Course code: 136470
Language of instruction: English
Lecturers: Dr.-Ing. Jörg Michael Bareiß (EnBW AG), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karl Maile (Steinbeis Advanved Risk Technologies GmbH), Mathias Bauer (EnBW Erneuerbare und Koventionelle Erzeugung AG), Prof. Dr. Aleksandar S. Jovanovic (Steinbeis EU-VRi GmbH), Lic.Tech Pertti Auerkari (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland)
Assessment: Defined in the module

Short description

Knowledge of risk analysis applied specifically in power industry, starting with advantages and effectiveness of its application. It presents the regulatory basis and requirements, and elaborate commonly used methods through number of examples.

Objectives

The course provides the knowledge of risk analysis applied specifically in power industry, starting with advantages and effectiveness of its application. It presents the regulatory basis and requirements, and elaborate commonly used methods through number of examples.

In the end of the course students will be able to

  • understand procedure for risk-based inspection and maintenance as defined for European industry by CEN CWA 15740:2008
  • present damage mechanisms specific for power industry
  • quote inspection techniques as used in power industry and their effectiveness
  • understand principles and conditions for life and risk assessment 
  • understand importance of quality assurance program in mitigation or reduction of risks in power industry

Target Attendees / Participants

The course is dedicated to:

  • professionals (engineers, managers, inspectors, legislators, …)
  • other professionals dealing with risk and safety in industry
  • individuals with no previous experience but willing to extend their knowledge and take up new roles in this field within their companies
  • university students of Steinbeis European Master Program in Risk Engineering and Management, and similar programs.

Course Content by Units

Unit 1: Introduction

  • Uncertainties and risks in power plant condition assessment
  • EU Guide document CEN CWA 15740:2008
  • VGB 506 Methods (Uncertainty assessment)
Unit 2: Material behavior and damage mechanisms
  • Creep, fatigue, creep – fatigue
  • Corrosion
  • Failure example and life assessment
Unit 3: Inspection and maintenance
  • NDT and monitoring
  • Hardness Testing / Replica
  • Monitoring of pressure and temperature
  • Quality assurance
  • Inspection techniques, inspection effectiveness (POD)
  • Non destructive testing (NDT) programs and results
Unit 4: On-line monitoring
  • Remaining life assessment
  • Exhaustion-calculation (TRD code), effect of uncertainties of input data
Unit 5: Remaining Life Assessment (RLM) new power plants
  • New steels for plants with steam outlet temperature >600 °C
  • Enhanced (RLM) (strains, displacement, forces)
Unit 6: Quality Assurance
  • Introduction, problems
  • Quality inspection plan
  • Risk (new materials, fabrication problem, effects of global sourcing)
Unit 7: Principles of life and risk assessment
  • background information: initial and historical data, target setting
  • NDT and monitoring of damage mechanisms
  • modeling and measuring damage for required inputs
  • preliminary analysis, condition review: principles and examples
  • principles of risk assessment in power plants (ref. CWA 15740)
  • discussion on example cases with short review of the lesson
Unit 8: Condition and life assessment: risk view
  • life assessment of hot end components, inspection and maintenance optimization: principles
  • application on examples: superheaters, steam piping, turbines (ref. RIMAP Power Workbook)
  • views on expected benefits and economical impact
  • discussion on applications with a short review of the lesson
Unit 9: Review of the course main issues and preparation for final exam
Unit 10: Final exam

Teaching Methods

The course includes:

  • introductory note explaining aim and structure of the course, and used methodology as well
  • ex cathedra lecturing illustrated by number of examples
  • review of main topics in the end of each lecturing unit
  • one case study
  • presentation of commonly used software tools and collective exercises

Literature

  1. Textbook:
    Risk Analysis in Power Industries, Version 2, February 2009
  2. Transparencies for each unit:
    • Work Shop Agreement CWA 15740
    • Damage Mechanisms , high temperature components in power plants
      Creep, Fatigue, Creep-fatigue, Corrosion
    • Case study: Crack initiation in components
    • Inspection
    • Case study Risk Based Inspection
    • On-Line Monitoring
    • Remaining Life Management - New plants
    • Quality Assurance
    • Principles of life and risk assessment
    • Condition and life assessment: Risk view
  3. Additional material:
    Principles of Life and Risk Assessment
    RIMAP Application Workbook for Power Plants



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(Course profile ID: XIII-B-R03, generated on March 28, 2024)