Machinery | July 23, 2014 Reciprocating Compressor Cylinder Alignment (Often... Compressor cylinder bore misalignment can cause failures that are often not attributed to misalignment. Crosshead shoes uneven wear, compressor piston… Read More
Machinery | February 13, 2014 No Detail or Procedure is Trivial, or, Sophisticat... Today it is common practice in overhauls of large rotating equipment to spend many man hours in detailed planning, coordination,… 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
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
