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 […]
The majority of industrial plants around the world have long since deployed microprocessor-based systems to automate the monitoring, control and protection of their equipment and production processes. These systems include programmable logic controllers (PLC), distributed control systems (DCS), safety instrument systems (SIS) and other digital systems ranging from tank gauging systems to motor operated valve […]
Becht Safety Solutions Introduces HIDIR Workshop: Hazard Identified – Intervention Required Becht Safety Solutions is pleased to announce the introduction of the HIDIR risk-identification workshop. In light of recent statistics concerning the demographic of today’s industrial workforce, Becht Safety Solutions has developed the HIDIR program to address the documented risk-identification training gaps existing within the current workforce. HIDIR, which stands […]
Hazard Identified; What Next? As we’ve discussed in recent articles, once a hazard is identified as legitimate, it needs to be mitigated. A time-tested approach is what is known as The Industrial Hierarchy of Controls. While effective if applied properly, we must consider the human interface when utilizing the hierarchy of controls. A quick refresher […]
Becht’s Heavy LIft Manager, Joe Collins, will be participating as a featured panelist at the upcoming World Crane & Transport Summit (WCTS) to be held November 12 & 13, 2014 in Miami, Florida.. The panel will discuss heavy lifting and transport in the oil and gas sector. Mr. Collins has 40 years experience in the heavy lift industry. […]
Valero’s Three Rivers Refinery is a 400-acre site with a total throughput capacity of approximately 100,000 barrels per day. It is located midway between San Antonio and Corpus Christi, in the heart of the southeast Texas shale oil counties, most notably the Eagle Ford Shale formation. When the first members of the Becht Engineering team […]
Industry is concerned about the “Black Boxes” on Cranes. Are they a useful tool or a liability? They record everything from load related data, engine data, geometric data and configuration changes. There is a wealth of information being stored and it can be used to improve safety and for more effective fleet management. It can […]
Rich Basile joined Becht Engineering in June 2012, after his retirement from ExxonMobil Research and Engineering. During his career at EMRE, Mr. Basile was the Commercial Technology Owner for Pressure Vessels, Fluid Solids and Advanced Analysis/FFS, responsible for the mechanical design, analysis and technology development for ExxonMobil pressure vessels and other equipment in units such […]
