Mechanical Engineering | February 12, 2024 Use of Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling for E... Erosion is a mechanical degradation process in which the material gradually wears off due to continuous impingement of abrasive solid… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | February 6, 2024 Hydrogen Piping and Pipelines... ASME B31.12, Hydrogen Piping and Pipelines was first published in 2008 to address gaps in existing piping codes with respect… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | January 18, 2024 Evaluation of Piping Loads on Nozzles... Are load considerations different between vessel nozzles and pump nozzles? In general, yes. For vessels, nozzle loads are generally calculated… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | January 16, 2024 Design of Flue Gas Quench Sections... In the development of aircraft engines, physical tests are necessary to examine the overall performance of the engines. The exhaust… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | January 4, 2024 Changes to f Factor in the 2022 Edition of ASME B3... In the 2022 edition of ASME B31.3, the f factor was changed. There have been some mixed reactions in articles… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | November 30, 2023 Stresses Beyond the ASME B31 Code Stress... Far too often, piping engineers fail to recognize that their responsibilities extend beyond simply meeting the code. The ASME B31… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | November 27, 2023 DOE Has Identified the Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub... On October 13, 2023, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced the seven regional clean hydrogen (H2) hubs that are to… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | June 12, 2023 Properties of Castable Refractories... Refractory linings are common throughout the refinery and found in many different units including the FCCU, fired heaters, and Claus… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | May 4, 2023 FCCU Reliability Challenges Now and in the Future... Article appears in the March/April 2023 issue of Inspectioneering Journal Introduction Fluid catalytic cracking units (FCCUs) have been fundamental to… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | March 22, 2023 Continuum Damage FEA Implementation of the Becht H... With Contributing Authors Scott Leakey and Dave Dewees, P.E. It’s approaching three years since we demonstrated a mechanistic model for… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | January 11, 2023 Introduction to Refractory... Welcome to the first of a five-part blog series on refractory for petrochemical applications. This first blog is an introduction… Read More
Becht News | December 22, 2022 Becht 2022 Year In Review... This past year was notable for geopolitical events and higher margins. It was great for us to once again be… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | November 29, 2022 Life or Death of the PSA... Weld peaking or out-of-roundness affecting PSAs is evaluated, highlighting the value of conducting peaking measurements to determine a PSA’s inherent… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | October 24, 2022 ASME B31.3 Process Piping – Substantive Chan... The new edition of B31.3 is scheduled to be issued December 2022. As usual, there are many clarifications, updated references… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | July 14, 2022 Independent Enterprise Risk Management Assessment ... Project Risk Assessments and Risk Management Assessments have proven repeatedly to be effective “tools” to ensuring the likelihood of a… Read More
