Mechanical Engineering | December 8, 2020 ASME B31.3 Process Piping – Substantive Chan... Update The new edition for ASME B31.3, Process Piping, has been issued (December 2020). As usual, there are many… Read More
Crude Refining & Production | December 1, 2020 Next Generation Downstream-Looking Ahead At The In... Originally posted to Asian Downstream Insights The future of the downstream industry: a vast, uncertain horizon, marked by new technologies, and… Read More
Corrosion, Materials & Integrity | October 28, 2020 Recent Advances in Becht’s HTHA Damage Modeling ... Overview The first four parts of this series have described the updated Becht HTHA model and presented extensive validation for… Read More
Corrosion, Materials & Integrity | October 28, 2020 Recent Advances in Becht’s HTHA Damage Modeling ... Overview Part 3 of this series presented the data set and calibration used to characterize C-0.5Mo performance. This part extends… Read More
Corrosion, Materials & Integrity | October 27, 2020 Recent Advances in Becht’s HTHA Damage Modeling ... Overview Part 2 of this series presented the extension of our model to C-0.5Mo material and calibration to very detailed… Read More
Corrosion, Materials & Integrity | October 26, 2020 Recent Advances in Becht’s HTHA Damage Modeling ... Overview In Part 1 of this blog series an overview of two basic extensions to our void growth based HTHA… Read More
Corrosion, Materials & Integrity | October 26, 2020 Recent Advances in Becht’s HTHA Damage Modeling ... Overview This past spring, we described how we’ve incorporated well-established void growth modeling into our high temperature hydrogen attack (HTHA)… Read More
Crude Refining & Production | October 8, 2020 Normalization Of Deviance Costs Lives... Space Shuttle Challenger Many of us can remember exactly where we were at 11:39 AM EST on January 28, 1986.… Read More
Machinery | September 18, 2020 Rotating Equipment – Shaft Alignment Basics... Shaft alignment is likely the most misunderstood facet of rotating installation and maintenance. Most shaft alignment today is done by… Read More
Fired Heater Services | August 22, 2020 Heater Experts Solve Common Problems With IR Therm... Many owner-operators in the oil/gas and petrochemical industry know infrared (IR) thermography is a pillar of any robust inspection program.… Read More
Learning & Development | August 13, 2020 New Solutions for Age-Old Problems... Becht continues its series on “Strategy to Maximize Value in the Time of COVID-19” with this 3rd blog focusing on… Read More
Corrosion, Materials & Integrity | August 6, 2020 Practical HTHA Experience and Time-Based Nelson Cu... Recently, Becht published an article in Inspectioneering Journal regarding High Temperature Hydrogen Attack. This article was written by: DAVE DEWEES,… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | August 6, 2020 Equipment Health Is an Investment, NOT an Expense... Equipment health is integral in an operating facility to obtain the highest performance; not just for a unit but across… Read More
Learning & Development | July 16, 2020 The Oil Industry – Winners, Losers, and Ever... Becht’s “Winners, Losers, and Everything In Between” series presents strategies to maximize your workforce in the time of COVID-19. Part… Read More
Strategic Business Planning | July 2, 2020 The Oil Industry 2020 – Winners, Losers And ... Athletic endeavors, especially team sports, can be rewarding to participate in or watch at any age. Developing teams and players… Read More
