Critical Path Analysis, Schedule Optimization or Cold Eyes Review (call it what you want) are all designed to check your Turnaround (TA) Schedule for logic, manpower and equipment efficiencies that can affect the duration of the TA Schedule. When margins are high you can have unit-down-days that are worth upward of $1MM/day. For this type margin […]
“When You’re Stuck, You’re Stuck” Over years of normal operation – like cycling and wear and tear – High Energy Pipe support friction can increase causing distress in these critical systems. Friction is a common phenomenon which is widely understood and considered in both piping analysis and support design. Generally, a piping analyst models a […]
One of the major issues in designing large motor driven pump applications is minimizing the overhung weight on the pump rotor. Motor or gearbox drives are designed and sized independently of the driven unit. They are based on motor frame size and/or gearbox frame sizes and the drive component manufacturer has no information on the […]
Becht Engineering is pleased to welcome Bobby Wright to the Becht Engineering family. Bobby comes to Becht from Stress Engineering in Houston, TX and will be the Lead Technical Authority for BechtTechnicalSolutions. This position covers our multi-discipline services to offer unique solutions to our clients’ issues. Bobby has over 30 years of experience mobilizing teams providing […]
or “Kidnapped By My Own Business Team” A number of years ago I worked closely with an Operating Company Business Team and Mergers and Acquisitions group performing due diligence assessments. I often led these assessments and my input on reliability, maintenance, mechanical integrity and inspection was incorporated into a multi discipline team of legal, environmental, […]
Becht Engineering will be attending the 2019 API Inspection Summit in Galveston, TX January 28-31st. Be sure to stop by the Becht booth #513 to learn more about all of our service offerings. Additionally, Becht will be presenting the following presentations: ASME Post Construction Standards: Past, Present, & Future – Clay Rodery (C&S Technology LLC) […]
In addition to the many clarifications, updated references to codes and standards, updates to basic allowable stresses, and added listed materials, there are several substantive changes to the 2016 Edition of ASME B31.3, Process Piping, which is scheduled to be issued mid-January 2019. These substantive changes are: Owner Added specific permission for the owner to […]
Review of rigging attachments to the equipment being lifted have prevented lift failures. When planning major crane lifts we are very careful about confirming the crane foundation, rigging stability/capacity, and crane capacity. Are we taking enough time to analyze the points of attachment for the rigging? Becht Engineering Heavy Lift Division says “NO”. Our experience […]
How hard can it be? I’ve heard from several (unnamed) analysts that because they have access to an FEA program and have successfully applied FEA in other fields, that FEA for pressure vessels should be a snap. What is it about FEA for pressure vessels that makes it unique? I was recently discussing with another […]
In the past ten years, there have been a few oil storage tank annular plate failures due to soil side corrosion and fatigue loading (filling and emptying) which has led to large spills. The corrosion tends to be localized in a groove fashion and the size of the flaw could vary from 3 feet to […]
