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
Mechanical Engineering | September 23, 2020 Improving Burner Design And Operation With CFD Mod... By Dave Dewees & Zumao Chen Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling can be used as an efficient and low-cost alternative… 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
Strategic Business Planning | September 18, 2020 Winners, Losers and Everything In Between – ... In the final installment of the Winners, Losers, and Everything In Between series, we address “Planning for Sustainability”. What is… Read More
Process Technology | September 15, 2020 Improving Fixed Bed Naphtha Reformer Catalyst Rege... Background Refiners have been reforming naphtha to improve its octane or to produce aromatic chemicals since the 1930s. Initially the… Read More
Strategic Business Planning | September 9, 2020 Using LP Models To Sharpen Aim At Hydrocarbon Supp... It’s time that we shift our focus away from the doom, the gloom, the fear, and the uncertainty of today’s… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | August 31, 2020 CFD Modeling Of Mixing Tees – Design Of A Th... Published in Hydrocarbon Processing, August 2020 hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine By Dave Dewees, Zumao Chen, and Magnus Gustafsson Mixing tees - in which… Read More
Corrosion, Materials & Integrity | August 31, 2020 Processing Lower Cost Crudes With Greater Confiden... Published in Inspectioneering Journal July|August 2020 By Gerrit Buchheim, Winston Robbins, and Frank Sapienza For more than 100 years, it… 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
Mechanical Engineering | August 6, 2020 Managing the Life Cycle of Coke Drums... The Becht team of ABBY KING, N CHITHRANJAN, and MITCH MOLONEY recently published an article featuring the Life Cycle of… 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
Strategic Business Planning | August 6, 2020 The Value Spaces in the Hydrocarbon Supply Chain... “Demand Destruction”, “Oil Processing Won’t Be Back”, “Exports Stagnant”, “Record Quarterly Losses”, “Capital Budgets Slashed” and “Refinery Permanently Closed” are… Read More
Litigation Support | July 18, 2020 Applying Project Management Skills to Litigation C... Or ... How to Save a Fortune Litigation is expensive. Uncontrolled litigation is financially devastating. The blog discusses applying basic… Read More
