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Capital Projects | September 10, 2014

Lift Director – Are You In Compliance With T...

Are You In Compliance? In construction today, it seems like the rules and regulations are changing everyday. There is good…

Corrosion, Materials & Integrity | August 14, 2014

NonMetallic Composite Wrap Pipe Repair...

Nonmetallic composite wrap repairs are wraps comprising two constituents: A fabric woven from a fiber such as graphite or glass…

Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | July 28, 2014

Inspection Planner Position Helps Lead to Turnarou...

Providing “Best in Class” risk based fixed equipment turnaround inspection planning entails a four phase workflow process to scope, plan,…

Machinery | July 23, 2014

Reciprocating Compressor Cylinder Alignment (Often...

Compressor cylinder bore misalignment can cause failures that are often not attributed to misalignment. Crosshead shoes uneven wear, compressor piston…

Mechanical Engineering | July 3, 2014

Why Do Coke Drums Tilt Over Time?...

Background Refinery coke drums experience fatigue induced issues which can be attributed to the coke drum operating cycle; rapidly heating…

Electrical, Instrumentation & Controls | June 17, 2014

Systems Obsolescence Mitigation Strategy...

The majority of industrial plants around the world have long since deployed microprocessor-based systems to automate the monitoring, control and…

Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | May 16, 2014

Hazard Identification: The Mitigation Hierarchy an...

Hazard Identified; What Next? As we’ve discussed in recent articles, once a hazard is identified as legitimate, it needs to…

Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | April 24, 2014

Becht Engineering Contributes to Successful Turnar...

Valero’s Three Rivers Refinery is a 400-acre site with a total throughput capacity of approximately 100,000 barrels per day. It…

Capital Projects | April 17, 2014

Black Boxes On Cranes – Useful Tool or Liabi...

Industry is concerned about the “Black Boxes” on Cranes. Are they a useful tool or a liability? They record everything…

Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | April 11, 2014

Successful Engineering Support for Valero’s ...

Rich Basile joined Becht Engineering in June 2012, after his retirement from ExxonMobil Research and Engineering. During his career at…

Capital Projects | April 8, 2014

Becht Engineering Contributes to Another Successfu...

The Valero Port Arthur Refinery was commissioned in 1901 and has had many process additions and improvements in its history. …

Capital Projects | April 4, 2014

Crane Bridge Design...

The CMAA Standard for Cranes: Becht Engineering recently completed the structural analysis for a single girder 5-ton crane bridge with…

Corrosion, Materials & Integrity | April 4, 2014

Cracks in Cement Lining and Coating...

I was the Principal Investigator for the recently issued EPRI Technical Report “Guidelines for the Evaluation of Cracks in Cement…

Capital Projects | March 28, 2014

Burns & McDonnell Project – Wynnewood R...

My assignment as a Heavy Lift and Rigging Advisor was to observe and consult with the client onsite during the…

Ammonia & Syngas | March 25, 2014

Working on the Road – Using the Cloud...

I was recently preparing for a cross-country trip and I had to decide what to take. Normally it is necessary…

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