Process Technology | January 16, 2023 Under Pressure... Reactor Runaways – Automatic Depressuring or Manual Depressuring? Recently, I have had several discussions and inquiries regarding reactor runaway events… 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
Process Technology | December 6, 2022 How Clean Is Your Cleaned Heat Exchanger?... Heat exchangers foul so we clean them, put them back in service, and move on. But have you ever wondered… Read More
Process Technology | November 22, 2022 Under Pressure – What Makes Hydroprocessing ... Most of the people that have worked around refineries for some time, feel that they have mastered the basics of… Read More
Process Technology | November 15, 2022 Comparison Of Heat Exchanger Cleaning Methods... When a heat exchanger is cleaned the expectation should be that it will now deliver the maximum possible heat duty. … Read More
Process Technology | November 7, 2022 Banning Hydrofluoric Acid Won’t Eliminate Risk, ... Safety is the top priority for American fuel refineries; in fact, it’s the entire point of my job. I travel… Read More
Process Technology | October 31, 2022 Don’t Ignore Your Heat Exchangers... Rarely do heat exchangers cause catastrophic events in operating plants. For that reason, they tend to get ignored; little or… Read More
Process Technology | September 26, 2022 Cooling Tower Acceptance Testing... In a recent blog, August 8, 2022, the subject of an independent check-rate or rating of a cooling tower’s thermal… Read More
Process Technology | August 8, 2022 Cooling Tower Thermal Performance Rating... A cooling tower is the largest heat exchanger in a plant, designed to remove heat from a process by a… Read More
Process Technology | June 21, 2022 Consider Taking a Long-Term View in a Shortsighted... Production facilities are all about what can we produce today. Everything can be rushed. When problems arise, people want the… Read More
Corrosion, Materials & Integrity | February 3, 2022 Ammonia Plants... The nitrogen, ammonia, hydrogen, urea, and syngas industries are vital to the production of various petrochemical products for worldwide consumption.… Read More
Becht News | December 13, 2021 2021 – Year In Review... With the challenging environment last year of compressed margins, mixed mode work and high employee turnover, Becht focused on delivering… Read More
Process Technology | June 24, 2021 Becht Process Advisors Participate In Q&A In ... Participants: Doug Clarke, Al Keller, Jim Asquith, Sam Lordo, Bob Falkiner, Steve DeLude and Roberto Tomotaki To review the Q&A article… Read More
Process Technology | April 5, 2021 Piping and Instrument Diagrams (P&IDs): Part ... Part 1 of this article, which appeared in the April issue of Hydrocarbon Processing, discussed the inception of piping and… Read More
Process Technology | March 22, 2021 Piping and Instrument Diagrams (P&IDs): Part ... Origin and evolution Process plants require numerous types of equipment to produce the required products from the feed or raw… Read More
