Owner/operators attending the Fifth Annual Meeting of the Australasian HRSG Users Group (AHUG) held in Sydney, New South Wales, Dec 8-10, 2015, reported experiencing many of the same problems facing gas-turbine users the world over—some exacerbated by the relatively small size of the electric-generation industry in Australia/New Zealand. Conference content was digested by Consulting Editor Steve Stultz and reassembled into the 10 short articles below, each only a mouse click away, making it easy to locate subject matter of interest and extract information of value to your plant.

• How the ups and downs of fuel supply impact gas-turbine operation

• A tale of three plants: Issues facing power producers Down Under and how they are coping

• Planning and executing a long-term layup program (a/k/a cold storage)

• Water, steam sampling strategies for cycling plants

• One plant’s disturbing HRSG events and findings

• Tight control of operating variables critical to avoiding steam-valve damage

• Even expansion joints are impacted by operational changes

• Chemistry in support of flexible operation

• Follow IAPWS recommendations to mitigate operational issues

• Understanding thermal transients and how to make SH/RH drains operate effectively