Providing “Best in Class” risk based fixed equipment turnaround inspection planning entails a four phase workflow process to scope, plan, execute and evergreen inspection plans to cost effectively mitigate a client’s regulatory and business risk. Becht Engineering has successfully completed piloting the, “Inspection Planners Position” to bridge gaps inherent in developing and executing inspection plans […]
Compressor cylinder bore misalignment can cause failures that are often not attributed to misalignment. Crosshead shoes uneven wear, compressor piston rod failure at both the crosshead and at the piston, compressor piston rod coating failure, piston wear and compressor cylinder bore wear can all be attributed to cylinder misalignment. The objective of this article is […]
Proper inspection, maintenance and operation of aging equipment has become an important issue in today’s process and power industries. Industry codes and standards typically deal with the design of new equipment. More recently other codes and standards have been developed to deal with the repair, rerating or change of service of equipment dating back as […]
Background Refinery coke drums experience fatigue induced issues which can be attributed to the coke drum operating cycle; rapidly heating the drum with hot coking feed, and, following the completion of coking process, rapidly quenching of the drum contents with water prior to cutting. Rapid temperature changes as the drum transitions between steady state temperatures […]
