Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) Analysis Resolves Deaerator Cracking Becht Engineering recently reviewed a utility company's deaerators which experienced a through-wall,... Read More
Soil-Structure Interaction Analysis of Buried Tanks Becht Engineering is performing a seismic analysis to assess the structural integrity of the tanks ... Read More
Becht Conducts Steam Coil Failure Analysis Background & Approach Last March, Becht Engineering was asked by a client to inspect and analyz... Read More
Corrosion – Risk-Based Inspection (RBI) Program Focus on Corrosion – A Refinery-Wide Risk-Based Inspection (RBI) Program Becht Engineering ha... Read More
Pressure Vessel Fitness for Service Pressure Vessel Fitness for Service A major oil company revitalizing an Iraqi oil field called ... Read More
Fitness-For-Service of a Vacuum Tower with Wall Thinning ASME FFS-1 / API-579 Level 3 Assessment Avoids Unnecessary Downtime In 2011, Becht Engineering ... Read More
Coke Drum Replacement Coke Drum Skirt Replacement - No Downtime A major refinery in the Middle East requested Becht E... Read More
RBWS Program Implementation Becht’s team of Reliability Specialists rolled out a risk-based work selection (RBWS) program at a... Read More
High Temperature Valve Transient FEA Becht engineers performed this analysis on a high temperature valve for a jet engine test facility. ... Read More
Flow Induced Vibration Becht has been involved in a number of flow induced vibration problems. The problems typically occur... Read More
Flue Gas Piping Design Flue Gas Piping Design Becht engineers did the analysis and design of the inlet and exhaust pip... Read More
Heater Tubesheet Design Fired Heater Tubesheet Design Review Prompted by the failure of a convection section tubesheet in... Read More
Steam Cracking Furnace Repair A steam cracking furnace for a major gulf coast petrochemical plant was severely distorted, with wal... Read More
Pump Trips/Chk Valve Closure Pump Trips and Check Valve Closure Systems running multiple pumps in parallel can undergo serious... Read More
Equipment Re-Rating Equipment Re-Rating Becht has re-rated many pressure vessels and heat exchangers to higher design... Read More