Final Announcement and call for papers
OPE 2012 - Chennai
International Conference & Exhibition on
Pressure Vessels and Piping
February 13- 16, 2013
@ Radisson Temple Bay, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu, India
Organised by
The Indian Institute of Metals - Kalpakkam Chapter & Metal Sciences Division
Indian Nuclear Society, Kalpakkam Branch
Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam, India
Supported by
International Institute of Welding (IIW)
Welding Technology Institute of Australia (WTIA)
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THEME & SCOPE
The theme on pressure vessels and piping is a subject important to
power generation (nuclear and conventional), aerospace, defence,
transport, paper, oil and gas, and chemical processing industries.
The cause as well as prevention of failures and leaks of pressure
vessels, boilers, piping and associated equipment, and demand to
achieve trouble free operation has drawn considerable attention
world-wide. Unscheduled outages often cost huge money. The
repair of damaged pressure equipment and life assessment of
operating plants pose major technical challenges for industry.
There is a concern for some operating plants with limited scope for
repair and replacement. OPE 2012 – KALPAKKAM focuses on a
range of technical issues related to design, material deformation,
damage and its ageing behaviour, fabrication and repair
technologies, non-destructive evaluation and inspection, failure
investigation, assessment and life prediction of components,
quality assurance and international trade in the area of pressure
vessels and piping. The purpose of this conference is to bring
together the multi-disciplinary community of engineers, scientists,
academicians and regulatory bodies to discuss the recent trends
and future developments in the area of pressure vessels and piping.
RELEVANCE
People : Researchers, Academicians, Material and design
engineers, Manufacturing engineers, Welding technologists,
Managers of engineering establishments, Operation and
maintenance personnel, Consultants, Regulatory authorities,
Inspection personnel, Failure analysts
Industries : Power generation, Petro-chemical, Boiler and pressure
vessel manufacturers, Material processing, Welding consumables
and fabrication, Paper manufactures, Non-destructive testing,
Regulatory authorities, Educational Institutions, Research and
development organisations
Equipment : Pressure vessels, Heat exchangers, Boilers, Fittings,
Pipe work and pipelines, Pumps, Valves, Control Range equipment,
Portable cylinders
TOPICS TO BE COVERED
- Design of High Pressure Equipment and Pressure Vessel Codes
- Materials for Pressure Vessels and Piping
- Creep, Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics
- Tensile and Impact Properties
- Deformation and Damage Mechanisms
- Corrosion Science and Engineering
- Inspection Techniques
- Non-Destructive Evaluation
- Small Specimen Testing
- Component Testing
- Ageing Management
- Fabrication, Welding and Repair Technologies
- Failure Analysis
- Life Monitoring, Assessment and Prediction
- Risk, Analysis and Quality Assurance
- International Trade in Pressure Equipment
The conference is structured as plenary sessions followed by
parallel sessions. The plenary lectures will be delivered by the
Eminent Personalities Invited to introduce the theme of conference.
Each parallel session starts with Invited Lectures on specific topic
followed by contributory papers. Apart from oral sessions, a single
Poster Session (attended by all the delegates) is devised that offers
a unique platform to focus on specific topics of interest and helps in
expanding the discussion beyond the limit of oral presentation.
The language for the presentations and the conference
proceedings is English. The conference papers are being reviewed
and the proceedings of the same in the form of a CD along with the
book containing accepted abstracts would be made available to
the delegates during the conference. Three best contributory
papers each in oral and poster sessions will be awarded based on
the selection by the international panel of referees.
VENUE AND ACCOMODATION
Radisson Temple Bay, Mamallapuram is the venue of the
conference and is situated 40 kms from Chennai. Chennai (earlier
known as Madras), the southern coastal city of India is the capital of
Tamil Nadu state, and is the fourth largest metropolis in India. It has
a large number of five star hotels to satisfy the needs and comfort
of international visitors/tourists. Chennai is rich with cultural
heritage for both classical and modern forms of Art, and has large
tourist attractions. The city has the unique distinction of having a
large number of educational/research institutions. Ever growing
and expanding, the vibrant city Chennai has a very important place
in the development of modern India in terms of the contributions
from information technology and various automobile,
petro-chemical and power generating industries.
TRAVELLING TO CHENNAI
Chennai is well connected nationally and internationally through a
well established air network and has an airport with domestic and
international terminals. Regular flights connect Chennai with the
major cities in India, and with American, European and Asian
Countries, and Australia. Many major international airlines (e.g., Air
India, British Airways, Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines, Malaysia
Airlines, Delta Airlines etc.) have regular flights to Chennai. Chennai
is connected to all major cities in India by its dynamic Rail and Road
networks.
WEATHER
Chennai is pleasant and comfortable during the month of
September and no warm clothing is required.
LOCAL TRANSPORTATION
The airport terminals and the railway station will be manned by the
organisers / conference managers for assistance to delegates on
arrival. Overseas delegates will be provided free pick up and drop to
hotels and airport on arrival and return. For all others, taxis and
tourist cars can be made available on payment basis.
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ACCOMMODATION
Special rates have been negotiated with various hotels covering
economy to luxury class with all the necessary facilities, and the
tariff rates along with other information are given in the list of
hotels. The delegates are requested to send their choice at the
earliest and along with the advance payment for accommodation
either to the Convenor, OPE 2012 – KALPAKKAM or the Conference
Manager, M/s Hi-Tours Ltd. In order to avail the negotiated rates of
the hotel tariffs for extended stay in Kalpakkam / Chennai for tours
and travels, the delegates are advised to plan accordingly.
Participants can also make their own arrangement for reservation
in hotels. Please note that the participants are responsible for
settling their accounts with the hotel. The organising committee
and the conference manager will try to do their best for the
pleasant and comfortable stay of delegates.
INTERNATIONAL
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
R. K. Sinha, India
N. Saibaba, India
Rajnish Prakash, India
S.S. Bajaj, India
Prabhat Kumar, India
S.K. Jain, India
CALL FOR PAPERS
Papers are invited on the topics outlined above and other subjects
of interest to the theme of the conference.
Abstracts of about 250 words should be submitted to the Convenor
of the conference, both by e-mail and the hard copy. Abstracts
should clearly bring out the purpose, important results and the
outcome of the study. The abstract should contain title of the paper,
the author’s name (s) and their affiliation including the mailing
address, fax numbers and the e-mail of the corresponding author. It
is important to note that the papers are accepted based on the
understanding that the author or one of the authors will attend the
conference. Guidelines for the submission of manuscript for review
and the preparation of final version will be communicated upon the
acceptance of the abstract.
B.P. Rao, India
Arup Roy Chaudhry, India
A.K. Purwaha, India
B.C. Tripathi, India
Heinrich Heidt, Germany
E. Roos, Germany
P. Ramarao, India
Chris Smallbone, Australia
Sathish Udpa, USA
IMPORTANT DATES
October 31, 2013
: Submission of Abstracts
November 15, 2013
: Acceptance of Abstracts
December 15, 2013
: Submission of Manuscripts
Camera-ready
: Acceptance of the paper
January 15, 2013
M.V. Kotwal, India
P. Chellapandi, India
T. Jayakumar, India
K.K. Rajan, India
Samir K. Brahmachari, India
REGISTRATION FEES
For participants from countries other than India:
US $ 400 (Students: US $ 200)
For participants from India
IIM and INS Members : ` 6000/Non-members
: ` 7000/Students
: ` 2500/-
Christian Boller, Germany
K. Radhakrishnan, India
M. Narayana Rao,
Jacques Foct, France
Markus O. Speidel, Switzerland
Hemant M. Nerurkar, India
The registration fee includes admission for all sessions, a set of
conference materials (Book of abstracts, Conference Proceedings in
CD-ROM and the souvenir), three days lunch with tea/coffee and a
conference dinner.
The registration fee can be paid in the form of a crossed (A/C payee)
demand draft drawn in favour of “OPE 2012 – CHENNAI”, payable at
State Bank of India, Kalpakkam
Russel Coade, Australia
Raafat Ibrahim, Australia
Dr Pankaj Mehta, India
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People Behind - OPE 2012
A strong and devoted team of people is working for the successful organisation of OPE 2012 – KALPAKKAM. The International Advisory
Board and International Steering Committee with eminent persons related to the area of pressure vessels and piping and Allied Sciences
from India and overseas as well as the Organising Committee have been formed. For more information on any aspect relating to the
conference you may contact any one of the following at the address given below:
Mr. S. C. Chetal
Dr. Prof. J. W. H. Price
Director,
Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research
Kalpakkam 603 102, India
Phone: +91-44-27480267 / Fax: +91-44-27480060
Email: dir@igcar.gov.in
Co-Chairman – OPE 2012
(Adjunct Fellow, Dept of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,
Monash University, Australia)
Principal, Integrity Partners
(Mechanical and Materials Engineering Life, Integrity and Failure Analysis)
10/191 Franklin St, Melbourne, Vic 3000, Australia,
Ph: +61-411 55 88 56, Fax/Ph: +61-3 9642 5083.
Web: www.johnwhprice.com
Dr. B. Venkatraman
Convenor, OPE 2012
Associate Director, RSEG
Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam 603 102
India Phone: +91-44-27480071, 27480352 (O)
Alt: 27480500 Extn. 22306, 23498, Fax: 27480209
Email: bvenkat@igcar.gov.in; qadbvr@gmail.com
Professor Raman Singh
Co-Chairman – OPE 2012
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering, Bldg 31
Monash University – Clayton Campus (Melbourne)
Vic 3800, Australia
Phone : +61 3 9905 3671 / Email : raman.singh@monash.edu
Mr. Chris Smallbone
Co-Convenor
Chief Executive Officer,
Welding Technology Institute of Australia (WTIA),
PO Box 6165 Silverwater, NSW 1811
Unit 50, 8 Avenue of the Americas, Newington, NSW 2127
Tel : +02 9748 4443, Fax : +02 9748 2858
Web : www.wtia.com.au
Mr. G. Padma Kumar
Chairman –Technical Committee – OPE 2012
Head – Sodium Experiments & Hydraulics Division
Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research,
Kalpakkam 603 102, India Phone: +91-44-27480086 (O)
Alt: 27480500 Extn. 22781, 22229, Fax: 27480086
Email: gpk@igcar.gov.in
Dr. Baldev Raj
Co-Chairman, OPE - 2012
President, International Institute of Welding
President - Research, PSG Institutions
President, Indian National Academy of Engineering
Peelamedu Post, Coimbatore 641 004 India
Phone: +91-422 - 4344201
Email: baldev.dr@gmail.com
Mr. B. Anandapadmanaban
Honorary Treasurer – OPE 2012
Head –Quality Assurance Division & Head, Reactor Maintenance Division
Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research,
Kalpakkam 603 102, India, Phone: +91-44-27480071, 27480091 (O)
Alt: 27480500 Extn. 23490, 26234, Fax: 27480209
Email: bap@igcar.gov.in
Conference Manager
Delegates can contact for booking of accommodation and tours & travels they intend to perform prior or after the conference.
Hi-Tours Ltd.
Mr. Jawahar, Vice President – Sales & Marketing, Mobile : 91 44 98417 26479
Ist Floor, Sri Kalyan Square, 83, Pantheon Road, Chennai – 600 008, India
Tel: +91 – (0)44 – 42148011/12/13 / Fax: +91 – (0)44 – 42148014
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