Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) Analysis Resolves Deaerator Cracking
Becht Engineering recently reviewed a utility company's deaerators which experienced a through-wall,...
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Becht Featured Projects
Becht is continuously working on challenging and innovative projects for our clients.
Listed below is a select sampling of recent projects from our portfolio.
Soil-Structure Interaction Analysis of Buried Tanks
Becht Engineering is performing a seismic analysis to assess the structural integrity of the tanks ...
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Becht Conducts Steam Coil Failure Analysis
Background & Approach
Last March, Becht Engineering was asked by a client to inspect and analyz...
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Corrosion – Risk-Based Inspection (RBI) Program
Focus on Corrosion – A Refinery-Wide Risk-Based Inspection (RBI) Program
Becht Engineering ha...
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Pressure Vessel Fitness for Service
Pressure Vessel Fitness for Service
A major oil company revitalizing an Iraqi oil field called ...
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Fitness-For-Service of a Vacuum Tower with Wall Thinning
ASME FFS-1 / API-579 Level 3 Assessment Avoids Unnecessary Downtime
In 2011, Becht Engineering ...
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Coke Drum Replacement
Coke Drum Skirt Replacement - No Downtime
A major refinery in the Middle East requested Becht E...
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RBWS Program Implementation
Becht’s team of Reliability Specialists rolled out a risk-based work selection (RBWS) program at a...
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High Temperature Valve Transient FEA
Becht engineers performed this analysis on a high temperature valve for a jet engine test facility. ...
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Flow Induced Vibration
Becht has been involved in a number of flow induced vibration problems. The problems typically occur...
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Flue Gas Piping Design
Flue Gas Piping Design
Becht engineers did the analysis and design of the inlet and exhaust pip...
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Heater Tubesheet Design
Fired Heater Tubesheet Design Review
Prompted by the failure of a convection section tubesheet in...
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Steam Cracking Furnace Repair
A steam cracking furnace for a major gulf coast petrochemical plant was severely distorted, with wal...
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Pump Trips/Chk Valve Closure
Pump Trips and Check Valve Closure
Systems running multiple pumps in parallel can undergo serious...
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Equipment Re-Rating
Equipment Re-Rating
Becht has re-rated many pressure vessels and heat exchangers to higher design...
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