HydroVision International 2015

Session 1E: How It's Made (or Should Be) - Specification Writing for the Real World (Room A106)

15 Jul 15
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Tracks: Operations and Maintenance

Speaker(s): Kenneth Odom, Principal Engineer, Southern Company Services; Matthew Dunlap, Senior Mechanical Engineer, Kleinschmidt; John Sigmon, Senior Mechanical Engineering , HDR Engineering, Inc.; Jeffrey Reichmuth, Consulting Engineer, Puget Sound Energy

Moderator(s): Gerry Russell, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, American Hydro Corporation;

Turbine-generator equipment owners, operators, designers and consultants wrestle with the weighty issues involved in developing specifications to ensure the successful upgrade and refurbishment of hydro plants. Our panel of experts will debate and agree on a high-level checklist to serve as a guide for the development of an effective refurbishment and upgrade specification. The right specification can result in a turbine that provides many years of steady operation with minimal maintenance.