Process Technology | June 4, 2016 Mentoring Young Process Engineers... Today’s young process engineers have tools available to them that we “old timers” only dreamed about. Although smaller and some… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | May 18, 2016 Reduced Toughness Properties of Some Modern Carbon... Changes in steelmaking practice are reported to be causing some carbon steel piping components that are assumed by ASME Codes… Read More
Process Technology | April 12, 2016 PSM Implementation is a Challenge – Maintain... The Process Safety Management rule (PSM), OSHA 1910.119, was implemented in the early 90’s, more than 20 years ago. Implementation… Read More
Litigation Support | March 25, 2016 Expert Witness – A Becht Engineering Service... Becht Engineering personnel have significant experience in serving as Expert Witnesses for a variety of legal matters. However, litigation can… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | January 16, 2016 Becht Advisors Exceed Client Expectations... Gulf Coast Refinery Turnaround Becht Engineering mobilized Advisors to Louisiana to supplement a Client’s operations organization during a 45-day, fourth… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | January 15, 2016 Mitigating Turnaround Discovery Risk... Recently, a Becht Inspection Planner was preparing the Inspection Turnaround Plan for a client’s HF Alkylation Unit. When reviewing the… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | December 17, 2015 Risk-Based Work Selection – A Process Focusing o... Risk Based Work Selection (RBWS) is one of the Best Practices used by refiners in managing safety and reliability of… Read More
Corrosion, Materials & Integrity | December 2, 2015 Changing Your Crude Slate – Short and Long Term ... There are many reasons why a refinery may want to change their crude slates. However, all of them boil down… Read More
Capital Projects | November 10, 2015 Mecca Crane Collapse – “The Worst Cran... I am sure most of you heard about the tragic crane accident that occurred in Mecca in September 2015. I… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | October 7, 2015 Repair versus Replace – Not Always an Easy Decis... Equipment Operators face hundreds of work list items while planning for scheduled maintenance events. For each item the owner must… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | July 14, 2015 Design/Specification of FCC Replacement Parts and ... Overview Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) units were first developed in the 1930s. Over the years this technology has evolved and it… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | July 13, 2015 An Integrated Approach to Limit the Effects of Wat... This article describes an integrated study of thermal-hydraulic and structural loading of bounding piping systems, to establish an operating envelope,… Read More
Machinery | July 8, 2015 Shaft Fatigue Failures – Part II... Note: This blog is a continuation from the previous article from Becht Engineering, “Shaft Fatigue Failures – Part I”. It… Read More
Machinery | July 8, 2015 Shaft Fatigue Failures – Part I... Many years ago when I first started my career in a rotating equipment maintenance organization, I was spending the day… Read More
Crude Refining & Production | July 3, 2015 State Approval of Used or Relocated Pressure Vesse... Achieving “State Special” designation for a pressure vessel can require a fair amount of effort in documentation development. This process… Read More
