The 11th International conference on hydraulic efficiency measurement (IGHEM2016) will be held at the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria, 24.-26. August, 2016, hosted by Prof. Dr. Gittler, Institute of Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer. The conference will be organized by Josef Steinmassl from Andritz Hydro, with the support of the IGHEM committee.
The conference will provide a forum for engineers from industry and research establishments to present new results, exchange ideas and to discuss directions of future developments.
Conference Topics
The conference will be focused on the experimental, theoretical and computational approaches enhancing measurements in hydraulic power plants, including, but not limited to:
Importance of the efficiency evaluation of hydro power plants and hydro systems
Efficiency and hydraulic behavior prediction by CFD analysis and/or model testing
Site testing as decision making tool for old plants
Instrumentation and calibration of testing devices
Case studies of efficiency measurements
Acoustic and dilution methods
Current meter and velocity area methods
Pressure time and differential pressure methods
Thermodynamic method and new efficiency measuring techniques
Data acquisition systems and data processing
Data analysis and assessment of uncertainties in measurements
Unit management and plant monitoring for best efficiency operation
Aims and requirements of test standards
Tour
The tour on Saturday will give some insights to steel milling in Linz and to a hydraulic laboratory for model turbine testing.
Important dates
Deadline for abstracts: 29. February 2016
Notification of acceptance: 1. April 2016
Deadline for full papers: 10. June 2016
The Johannes Kepler University is one of the universities in Linz.
There are the faculties of Social Sciences, Economics and Business (SOWI), Law (RE) and Engineering and Natural Sciences (TN). 2014 a faculty of Medicine (MED) was added.
For the tram and bus there are two kinds of tickets:
"MAXI-Ticket": valid for 24h for Bus and Tram within the core zone of Linz (excluding the Pöstlingbergbahn)
Weekly Ticket: valid for 7 days for Bus and Tram within the core zone of Linz (excluding the Pöstlingbergbahn)
Tickets can be bought at most stations, at Linz AG Shop and kiosks.
Directions to the University
The Johannes Kepler University is in the north part of Linz. It can easily be reached by car, taxi or best with the tram way number 1 and 2 where the University is the northern end station.
If you want to explore Linz, it's better to go to a hotel in the city center and take the tram to the university.
It is also possible to get a room in the student hostel Julius Raab Heim nearby the University.
If you are interested please send an email to IGHEM.2016@andritz.com.
Preliminary Time Table for the Conference
Day
From
Duration
To
Wednesday August 24th 2016
16:00
02:00
18:00
Registration
18:00
01:00
19:00
Welcome & Organisational
19:00
00:30
19:30
Transfer
19:30
02:30
22:00
Dinner
Thursday August 25th 2016
08:30
01:30
10:00
Session 1
10:00
00:30
10:30
Break
10:30
01:30
12:00
Session 2
12:00
02:00
14:00
Lunch
14:00
01:30
15:30
Session 3
15:30
00:30
16:00
Break
16:00
01:30
17:30
Session 4
17:30
00:15
17:45
Good Bye
Friday August 26th 2016
08:30
01:30
10:00
Session 1
10:00
00:30
10:30
Break
10:30
01:30
12:00
Session 2
12:00
02:00
14:00
Lunch
14:00
01:30
15:30
Session 3
15:30
00:30
16:00
Break
16:00
01:30
17:30
Session 4
17:30
00:45
18:15
Farewell
Saturday August 27th 2016
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Tour (optional)
Preliminary Information for the Post Conference Tour
It is planned to visit the hydraulic laboratory of ANDRITZ HYDRO on Saturday morning.
After a small lunch we will move to the voestalpine Stahlwelt. There you will get some insight into making steel. Included there is a tour through the steel mill where you can see the individual production areas live.
Conference Fee and Registration
Topic
early bird
after 22nd of July 2016
Conference
320 EUR
420 EUR
Extra Dinner for accompaning person
60 EUR
60 EUR
Tour
140 EUR
140 EUR
Dead-line for registration is 12th of August 2016.
In case you have questions or you want to register please send an email to IGHEM.2016@andritz.com.
For registration please add which topics you want to register for. Also don't forget a postal invoice adress and a VAT number (value added tax).
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