Corrosion, Materials & Integrity | October 26, 2020 Recent Advances in Becht’s HTHA Damage Modeling ... Overview This past spring, we described how we’ve incorporated well-established void growth modeling into our high temperature hydrogen attack (HTHA)… Read More
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
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
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
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
Learning & Development | July 16, 2020 The Oil Industry – Winners, Losers, and Ever... Becht’s “Winners, Losers, and Everything In Between” series presents strategies to maximize your workforce in the time of COVID-19. Part… Read More
Strategic Business Planning | July 2, 2020 The Oil Industry 2020 – Winners, Losers And ... Athletic endeavors, especially team sports, can be rewarding to participate in or watch at any age. Developing teams and players… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | June 25, 2020 Multidisciplinary Approach to Improve Reliability ... With contributions by Chuck Becht V In this difficult era of decreased margins and rapidly changing markets, onstream reliability is… Read More
Crude Refining & Production | May 8, 2020 COVID-19 – Bringing Innovation, Resilience a... The introduction of the COVID-19 virus has changed our world overnight. This frightening event has shut down our economy, closed… Read More
