Corrosion, Materials & Integrity | October 17, 2018 Reducing Loss of Primary Containment (LOPC’s... Reducing Loss of Primary Containment (LOPC's) or commonly referred to as “leaks” in a refinery is a key factor to… Read More
Corrosion, Materials & Integrity | October 14, 2018 Why Risk-Based Inspection (RBI) Works... The API Inspection Codes were originally based on failure prevention and did not consider the consequences of failure or potential… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | September 30, 2018 Elastic Follow-up Can Result in Failures in System... The analysis procedures in the Code essentially assume that the strain range in the system can be determined from an… Read More
Litigation Support | September 28, 2018 The Becht Expert Witness – A Partner with Credib... In any legal case it is very important to establish a true partnership between the law firm and the expert… Read More
Litigation Support | September 23, 2018 Securing the Right Expert to Support Your Lawsuit... On March 25, 2016 I published a Blog titled “Expert Witness, a Becht Engineering Service to Avoid”. This Blog focused… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | September 17, 2018 Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) Transfer Line Flexi... FCC’s are complex units - and the design of their transfer lines has some unique considerations. While many of the… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | September 10, 2018 Risk Assessment of Refinery Hydroprocessing Unit R... Cracking of REAC Duplex Stainless Steel Failures of Refinery Hydroprocessing Unit REACs made of 2205 DSS have in some cases… Read More
Crude Refining & Production | September 3, 2018 Treat Reliability Like …... This blog outlines ways to think about reliability to help drive a culture of continuous improvement. It is the fourth… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | April 19, 2018 Multi-Discipline Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA... Becht Engineering is at the forefront of performing extensive Root Cause Failure Analyses (RCFA) for its clients in heavy industry.… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | January 25, 2018 Five Keys to a Cost-Effective Repair/Modification ... : Process: Does the repair change the process chemistries, physics (fluid phase), and thermo-hydraulics (flow rates, pressures, temperatures)? Does the… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | January 11, 2018 Purpose of the Flange Bolt Rules in ASME VIII and ... The partial objective of the ASME Appendices ASME VIII Div.1 Appendix 2, and ASME III Div.1 Appendix XI provide “Rules… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | January 3, 2018 Differential Thermal Expansion: A Challenge to Fla... by George Antaki and Jeremy Lundquist It is not uncommon to use B7 low alloy high-strength bolts on stainless steel flanges.… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | December 1, 2017 Storage Tanks Floating Roofs – Challenges In... Over one hundred thousand floating roofs have been used in hydrocarbon (oil) storage tanks since the 1950s. A majority of… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | October 22, 2017 Reliability Program Implementation and High-Altitu... This is the third in a series of Blogs on improving plant reliability performance through changes in culture, programs, equipment… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | October 5, 2017 Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) – A Key Eleme... Many companies and organizations have been on the reliability journey for a number of years, while others are just beginning. … Read More
