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
Process Technology | February 12, 2021 HF Alkylation Capabilities... Becht has a team of HF Alky experts that have established and led the alkylation networks and licensing activities for… Read More
Fired Heater Services | February 9, 2021 Fired Equipment Turnaround Reviews... With contributing author: [popup_anything id="5630"] Fired equipment is a critical part of most refinery process units. Operating at high temperatures… Read More
Becht News | December 16, 2020 Becht Year in Review – 2020... 2020 has been a year filled with many challenges and we extend our sympathy to those who have been affected… Read More
