By Grant Jacobson and Jan Zander This is the second article in a series about PEAK (Practical Energy Assessment Kit), Becht’s new energy efficiency assessment toolkit designed to help refineries unlock their full potential. In Part 1 of this blog series, we explored how energy efficiency isn’t just about cutting costs—it’s about improving reliability, […]
Welcome to the first article in a multi-part series about PEAK (Practical Energy Assessment Kit), Becht’s new energy efficiency assessment tool designed to help refineries unlock their full potential. Operating a refinery has always been a complex balancing act. These days, with rising energy costs, ever-changing regulations, and stiff global competition, it’s an even trickier […]
Modern delayed coker heaters provide the energy to drive the coking process with challenging feeds, wide temperature cycles, and operating constraints. The balancing act maintained by the operations team to hit the correct coil outlet temperature, maintain an even heat flux, manage drum swaps, and remain vigilant to comply with decoke timing can be quite […]
