The Becht Blog
In this section of the site contributing authors submit interesting articles relating
to the various services, industries and research & development efforts of Becht.
News & Blog
Becht Donates 18,000 Masks to Local Communities
Becht’s core value of “One Team – One Dream” extends beyond business to our neighbors and friends, especially during times of crisis. COVID 19 has created market instability, domestic and international travel shutdowns, quarantines and multiple difficulties that have rippled through our global communities. During these challenging times, we often find that those most in […]
COVID-19 – Bringing Innovation, Resilience And Self Reliance To Address A Frightening Situation
The introduction of the COVID-19 virus has changed our world overnight. This frightening event has shut down our economy, closed schools, put new rules into our society and as of today resulted in more than 74,000 deaths in the US. To put this in perspective just over 58,000 Americans died in the Vietnam war. The […]
Risk Ranking Of Cracking Failures Of Duplex Stainless Steel (DSS) REACs In Hydroprocessing Equipment – An Update
Introduction This is an update to our previous blog on cracking of refinery hydroprocessing REACs made of duplex stainless steel: View Original Post 2205 DSS (UNS S31803 or S32205) has been used in refinery hydroprocessing unit reactor effluent air coolers (REACs) since the mid 1980’s (1). 2205 was selected due to its good resistance to ammonium […]
Becht Opens Europe Office In Netherlands And Hires Chris van der Beek
Becht is pleased to announce the grand opening of our The Hague, Netherlands office in June 2020 to serve the EMEA Region. Chris van der Beek, former senior leader within Shell, will serve as Becht’s Director, Europe Operations. Chris brings with him a deep passion for solving problems and serving industry, aligning with Becht’s core […]
Becht Welcomes Robert Ohmes To The Team
Robert Ohmes, formerly Regional Operations Manager Americas at KBC Advanced Technologies, has joined the Becht team. With over 25 years of experience in refining and technical consulting working for KBC and Flint Hills Resources, Robert has extensive business planning and optimization expertise. He has broad experience consulting internationally including Korea, Thailand, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, India, […]
Becht Engineering Co., Inc. Rebrands As Becht – Shorter Name, Same Commitment To Excellence
After over 55 years of delivering excellent engineering performance, Becht’s brand identity is changing, but the company will continue providing services and unique solutions to Refining, Petrochemical, Renewable and Power clients worldwide. (Liberty Corner, NJ – April 2020) After fifty-five years of providing professional services to Refining, Petrochemical, Chemical, Renewable Energy and Power clients worldwide, […]
Becht Welcomes Tim Shepperd To Our Team
Tim Shepperd, formerly VP Technology & Consulting for HF Alkylation Consultants, has joined the Becht team. With over 30 years of experience in refining and technology licensing working for ConocoPhillips and UOP, Tim has extensive knowledge of chemical and refining processes with much of his career devoted to HF alkylation units. As a licensing specialist […]
Becht Announces Acquisition of Code Inspection & Testing Co – IR Technologies
Bringing Heater Infrared Imaging Solutions to the Refining, Petrochemical and Power Generation Industries Becht and Code Inspection & Testing Co- IR Technologies (Code ITC-IR) have come together to bring comprehensive heater solutions to our clients worldwide. Becht has built a name for itself providing engineering solutions, plant services and software tools to over 90% of […]
Outlet Collector Pressure-Drop Assessment
Why do outlet collectors only rarely fail, even when subjected to pressure-drops well above the design basis of the collector? The answer lies in the design approach which incorporates simplifying assumptions to accommodate a tractable and conservative approach. These conservatisms can be relaxed where necessary to give results much more in line with actual experience […]