Mechanical Engineering | July 25, 2013 When Should Category M Fluid Service be Selected f... ASME B31.3 provides rules for Category M Fluid Service in Chapter VIII of the Code. These rules are designed to… Read More
Machinery | July 22, 2013 Machinery Hurricane Flood Damage– Innovative Sea... Serious floods rarely occur in the life of a refinery or petrochemical plant. But when such an event does occur… Read More
Machinery | July 22, 2013 Process Compressor Gas Seals... This is the second article in a planned series where questions related to process machinery will be addressed. The intent… Read More
Machinery | July 22, 2013 The Potential Pitfalls of Fabricated Machinery Fou... A new process unit was designed and built by a petrochemical manufacturer. As part of the project, two 50 horespower… Read More
Machinery | July 22, 2013 Changing of the Guards... The Becht Guys were recently involved with removing an existing large WPII (weather protected, internal air-cooled) electric motor and installing… Read More
Machinery | July 22, 2013 Vibration Issues With a Large Catalyst Drier... Summary At a Gulf Coast site, a large catalyst drier began experiencing vibrations after start up and suffered a failure.… Read More
Machinery | July 22, 2013 Correcting Splitline Leaks on Dresser-Rand M-Line ... Two compressors at a refinery in Texas were up-rated to bushing type dry gas seals to eliminate the historical H2S… Read More
Machinery | July 22, 2013 Very Unusual Motor Vibration Issue Resolved With I... Background and the Problem 24 new 3600 RPM, 440 volt AC induction motors were replaced at a large refinery as… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | July 22, 2013 Changes in the 2012 Edition of ASME B31.3... In addition to the many clarifications, updated references to codes and standards, updates to basic allowable stresses, and added listed… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | July 22, 2013 Demister Pads—Simple Devices Until They Don’t ... A demister pad is similar to an air filter except instead of removing dust particles from a stream of air… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | July 15, 2013 Piping Vibration Screening Rule... It is useful to have a screening rule for evaluation of piping vibration in order to determine if the vibration… Read More
Capital Projects | July 15, 2013 Ten Questions That Must Be Answered Before Attempt... When attempting any lift, regardless of how small or seemingly insignificant, there is some basic information that must be known… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | May 24, 2013 Training and Qualification of Bolted Joint Assembl... For quite some time now, Section VIII Division 1 of the ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code has included the… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | May 16, 2013 Pump Trips and Check Valve Closure... Systems running multiple pumps in parallel can undergo serious equipment and piping damage during a pump trip caused by a… Read More
Capital Projects | March 22, 2013 A Lift Plan for Every Lift... Ten Questions That Must Be Answered Before Attempting Any Lift When attempting any lift, regardless of how small or seemingly… Read More
