Capital Projects | November 6, 2013 Crane Inspection – The Next Level... The OSHA Crane Rule, effective in 2010, clearly defines the requirements for crane inspections. The rule defines the frequency and… Read More
Fired Heater Services | October 23, 2013 A Novel Nondestructive Technique for Detecting and... Fired heaters come in many types and configurations: catalytic reformers, crude heaters, visbreakers, vacuum heaters, coker heaters, etc; and many… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | October 22, 2013 What is the Future of ASME B31.3, Appendix P?... Appendix P was written to introduce piping flexibility analysis rules that are more suitable for computer piping flexibility analysis, in… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | October 17, 2013 API 579/ASME FFS-Based Software Delivers Efficient... Process vessels such as towers, drums and heat exchangers may be exposed to low temperatures as a part of normal… Read More
Capital Projects | September 25, 2013 Crane Backward Stability ... Backward stability for cranes has always been a serious consideration and often misunderstood or overlooked. The tendency is to carefully… Read More
Machinery | September 17, 2013 Oil System Cleaning – Making Oil Flushing a ... Oil system cleaning or Oil Flush has humbled many Machinery Guys. What seems like a very simple task often turns… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | September 11, 2013 Turnaround Safety – A Key to Success... Apples to Oranges? Over the years, one thing that continuously strikes fear into many hearts of Safety professionals and management… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | September 10, 2013 Performing an FEA in Section VIII, Division 1 to Q... While there are currently no explicit rules on how to perform a finite element analysis (FEA) if you are doing… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | September 3, 2013 Use of Fracture Mechanics for Fatigue Design... While fracture mechanics is used in fitness-for-service, FFS, for evaluation of crack like flaws that are detected and for evaluation… Read More
Corrosion, Materials & Integrity | August 28, 2013 Changing Your Crude Slate?... Changing Your Crude Slate? You Need to Consider More Than Just Naphthenic Acid Corrosion and High Temperature Sulfidation. Refiners are… Read More
Crude Refining & Production | August 23, 2013 Understanding Safety Leadership... While proper leadership is critical for the success of any organization, group, unit or family, it is without a doubt… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | August 8, 2013 Submitting an FEA Report to ABSA... The pressure vessel and piping jurisdiction in Alberta, Canada is ABSA – the pressure equipment safety authority. All pressure equipment… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | August 5, 2013 Requirements for an ASME Section VIII, Division 2 ... Since the introduction of ASME Section VIII, Division 2 in 1968, a design basis document called a Users Design Specification… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | August 5, 2013 What is Bellows Pressure Thrust?... Pressure thrust is present in all pressurized piping systems. It is simply the gage pressure times the inside area of… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | July 26, 2013 Requirements for an ASME Section VIII, Division 2 ... Since the introduction of ASME Section VIII, Division 2 in 1968, a design basis document called a Users Design Specification… Read More
