Changing Your Crude Slate? You Need to Consider More Than Just Naphthenic Acid Corrosion and High Temperature Sulfidation. Refiners are constantly evaluating their crude slates in an effort to maximize profits. It involves a continuous effort in trying to get the most product value from the lowest cost crudes. Generating a $1.00 per barrel margin […]
As Becht Safety Solutions takes its place as the newest member of the Becht family, it’s important that we understand what the cornerstone of the Becht Safety Solutions philosophy is. Simply put; it is Leadership. While proper leadership is critical for the success of any organization, group, unit or family, it is without a doubt […]
The pressure vessel and piping jurisdiction in Alberta, Canada is ABSA – the pressure equipment safety authority. All pressure equipment as defined by the provincial Safety Codes Act must be registered with ABSA. I have been involved in registering piping systems and pressure vessels in this, my home jurisdiction. The focus of this blog […]
Since the introduction of ASME Section VIII, Division 2 in 1968, a design basis document called a Users Design Specification (UDS) has been a Code requirement. The original requirements from 1968 were rather sparse. So, when Division 2 was re-written and issued in 2007, it was decided to expand the requirements to encompass all of […]
Pressure thrust is present in all pressurized piping systems. It is simply the gage pressure times the inside area of the pipe. It acts at changes in direction, such as elbows, and at changes in pipe cross section, such as reducers. Pressure thrust is normally carried as an axial load by the pipe. However, inclusion […]