II BLRB Seminar Schedule

For the 2025 II BLRB seminar we are proud to present the following schedule, which, in addition to sharing our own technical expertise, features speakers from a number of key companies in the industry. We hope to see you there.

DAY 1

ITEMTIMERESPONSIBLE
Registration
07:45-08:30ADM
Introduction
08:30-08:45Paul Praszkier / Sergio Stahl
Boiler Water Contamination Corrective Actions
08:45-09:15Paul Praszkier – Safe Control
Under deposit Corrosion & Hot Water Oxidation
09:15-09:45Paul Praszkier – Safe Control
Coffee break
09:45-10:15
NDT methods for detection of internal corrosion damages
10:15-10:45Niklas Sandström – Boiler Scan
Impact of boiler pressure and furnace load on lower furnace
material selection
10:45-11:15Rodrigo Tavares – Andritz
Recovery boiler corrosion: an overview
11:15-11:45Miguel K. Frichenbruder – Safe Control
Summary & Questions
11:45-12:00
Lunch
12:00-13:00
Leak Alert – Boiler Water Leak Indication for
High Pressure Systems
13:00-13.30Anderson Beber – Solenis
Carryover in recovery boilers
13:30-14:00Jarmo Mansikkasalo – Valmet
The most common defects in alkali recovery boilers in service
14:00-14:30Gustavo Avancini – Safe Control
The cumulative impact of deferred maintenance
14:30-15:00Mario Carvalho – Safe Control
Coffee break
15:00-15:30
Alternatives for high alloyed super heater tubes in BLRB’s
15:30-16:00Jonas Höwing – Alleima
Challenges during superheater ties maintenance
16:00-16:30Timo Jyllila – Andritz
Social event / Discussions, Dinner
16:30-21:00

DAY 2

How to sootblow more efficiently with less steam
in a Brazilian boiler
08:30-09:00Vinicius Lobosco – Heat Management
Use of A213 T23 in RB superheaters – a brief review and
practical aspects
09:00-09:30Juliano Takahashi – Safe Control
Best practice for maintenance shutdowns09:30-10:00Fabiano L. Alpino – Safe Control
Coffee break10:00-10:30
Advantages of grid blasting of boilers10:30-11:00Niklas Hansson – OMO
Corrosion in power boilers & how to prevent it11:00-11:30Simon Praszkier – Safe Control
General problems in modern BFB power boilers11:30-12:00Paul Praszkier – Safe Control
Lunch12:00-13:00
Design and safety aspects in modern high-energy
recovery boilers
13:00-13:30Petri Pynnonen – Andritz
Overlay welded lower furnace in recovery boilers13:30-14:00Juha Ojanperä – Valmet
NDT – why not?14:00-14:30Niklas Sandström – Boiler Scan
Coffee break14:30-15:00
Fabrication audits in China – Recent experiences15:00-15:30Jörgen Knutsson – Safe Control
Experiences from technical evaluation of
project proposals
15:30-16:00Paul Praszkier – Safe Control
Wrap-up 16:00-16:15Sergio R Stahl