Corey HarpeFossil Hydro OperationsCo-op Development ProgramNovember 29th 2016

About Me

■ University of Florida

– Senior: Mechanical Engineering

– Graduation: May 2018■ How many rotations with Duke Energy?

– Session 1 & 2: High Energy Piping (FL Region) at Crystal River Steam Plant

■ Central Engineering – Boilers and Fuel Prep

– Mentor: Chris Barbee

– Manager: Randy Kaupang

Today’s Discussion

• My Safety MomentI• Responsibilities this RotationII• HRSG and Boiler InspectionsIII• Bartow AutoPIPE AnalysisIV• ASME Branch Reinforcement CalculatorV• Looking AheadVI

My Safety Moment

Dropped Objects

During steam drum inspections at Hines a coworker bent over and a paint pen fell off the top story and down to the ground. The pen exploded and we all took a moment to revisit the danger of dropped objects and the importance of tethers.

Responsibilities this Rotation■ Analyzed

– AutoPIPE Stress Analysis of Bartow HRH Drain Modification

■ Attended– 2016 FHO TechX Conference

– Tour of the University of Florida Co-generation Plant

■ Created– Material Spec. Database for Osprey’s HP and HRH Piping Systems

– ASME B31.1 Branch Connection Reinforcement Area Calculator

■ Inspected– Osprey Plant baseline inspections with Structural Integrity

– Boilers at Crystal River Unit 2, Unit 5, and Anclote Unit 2

– HRSGs at Hines PB4A and PB4B

HRSG Inspections – Hines PB4A

Boiler Inspections – Crystal River Unit 2

Boiler Inspections – Anclote Unit 2

Bartow AutoPIPE Analysis - Intro

Bartow AutoPIPE Analysis – Benefits

■ Training

– Learned the fundamentals of AutoPIPE

■ Testing– Analyzed code stresses

and thermal displacement

■ Collaborated– Compared to Steve Grace’s

Caepipe Analysis

ASME Branch Reinforcement Calculator - Intro

ASME Branch Reinforcement Calculator - Benefits■ Learned valuable information

– ASME Codes

■ Man hours saved– Piping engineers can use this tool

instead of reading the code book

■ Safety– Ensure that existing designs or

repairs meet code

■ Teamwork– Received feedback from Boilers

and Fuel Prep Team and revised accordingly

Looking Ahead■ Returning May 22nd to join the Nuclear Generation Engineering

Summer Internship Program at the Brunswick Plant

▲Available from: Duke Energy Brand Toolkit & iCreate

Questions?

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