He has analyzed poor welds and stress-corrosion cracking in weld regions with the fracture mechanics methodology in Div. Fitness for Service analyses included analyzing both degraded structures and improperly fabricated structures, including buried cooling water pipe in nuclear facilities and large ship loader structures exposed to salt spray and sulfurous coke. Responsibilities for the furnace repair have included oversight of field personnel, development of structural reinforcement, and analysis of the completed repairs. Becht has worked on several rehabilitation projects on furnaces damaged by over pressure events. Becht work includes the investigation of the failure of one of the largest mobile cranes in the United States, developing the structural model for the crane failure which was benchmarked against observations of the event. Finally, he has extensive experience modeling waterhammer transients for piping systems. An example of CFD experience includes developing models of blastwaves exiting high-energy line breaks in nuclear power plants. ![]() He has developed a thermal-hydraulic model for short term LOCA transients in order to develop forcing functions on reactor-internals. In the hydraulic area, his work includes the study of NRC issues related to entrapped gases in liquid lines, for which he developed hydraulics models and analysis of the effects of pump start-up, and two- phase transients. His experience ranges from developing new designs meeting code requirements, failure investigation and repair, and FFS assessments. Becht is a mechanical and nuclear engineer with expertise in FEA and thermo-hydraulics modeling and analysis. Progressed through roles including Console Operator, Shift Supervisor, Training Coordinator, Operations & Maintenance Supervisor and Turnaround C Construction oversight, commissioning and start-up. Start-up crew of new power station including two 1250 psi boilers, two 50 MW steam turbines, de-mineralized water and condensate treatment, cooling water system and associated equipment.Member of the Corporate Heat Transfer Technology Team.Also, participated as a team member in a head office study, investigating Boiler and Heater incidents for a five year period occurring within Shell worldwide. Participated in incident investigations involving heaters at the Deer Park site.Trained craftsmen in proper maintenance of burners. Trained operators in basic furnace operations.Witnessed new burner performance testing at the manufacturer’s facility for all new burners. Worked with the burner vendors on firing issues.Managed heater maintenance work during turnarounds, such as decoking, convection/radiant tube replacements, stack damper replacement, and burner repair or replacement.Developing new projects for heater and flare improvements.Investigating heater issues that may cause unit rate constraints. Trouble shooting day to day operational issues with the heaters and flares.Liaison to the Corporate IR team from the central office. Managed the heater infrared monitoring program for the site.Tracked the site wide energy efficiency using the Solomon Energy Intensity Index. Responsible for reliability and efficiency of site fired heaters. ![]() Site Fired Equipment Specialist, Shell Oil Deer Park Provided ongoing heater IR monitoring, run and improve, combustion system tuning, and training for field personnel to many domestic US Refineries.Participated in three-week process heater study at a Canadian Refinery. ![]() He has extensive experience in furnace operation, Infrared (IR) imaging, operations training, run & improvement, incident investigation and combustion system tuning. Keith Austin has over 35 years of experience in refining based on his long-term career with Shell and subsequent consulting.
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