Listed below are brief descriptions of several of the challenging projects completed by Becht Engineering Company's HEA Division since its founding.

• Clean Fuels Technology evaluation - FCC gasoline and diesel HDS
• Evaluation of an existing fired boiler using PFRN heater rating program
• Study of existing refinery plant and instrument air system for bottleneck removal
• Due diligence reviews of major shale oil and coal upgrading projects
• Redesign of alcohol/water fractionation including detailed specs for a new reboiler
• Instrumentation of alcohol/water fractionation tower reboiler
• Review of metallurgical requirements in unusual heat transfer service
• Reduction of NO_x and CO emissions from a very large process heater
• Calculations on the extent of dispersal of an oil spill
• Cost estimates of process units to provide tax basis
• Specification of mass flow meter for batch fill of fermentation reactors
• Package boiler specifications for a far east sugar refinery
• Proposal prep for government funding of energy recovery project
• Inspection after fired heater explosion and follow up advice
• Expert testimony on heat transfer equipment failure
• Proposal preparation support for unique catalytic process improvements
• Metallurgical review of sour water stripper design
• Valuation of shutdown oil terminal for prospective buyer
• Strategic studies on processing at increased throughput in an existing refinery
• Preparation of bid request package for a $50MM project
• Assessment of cost and performance of ethanol as component of gasoline
• Field inspection and metallurgical report during refinery shutdown
• Field staffing for new plant initial startup
• Process simulation of existing refinery hydrocracker
• Conceptual designs for refinery upgrade feasibility study
• Evaluate processes, investment for world scale aromatics project
• Process study of crude/vacuum unit expansion
• Design of new batch still for very heavy hydrocarbon service
• Evaluation of overall refinery power and electrical distribution system
• Provide staff engineers for onsite service at a refinery
• Training of others in water treatment, process engineering
• Evaluation of contractor proposals (6) made to client
• Review/ analysis/ critique of complex heat exchanger design
• Observation/ report on emissions test done at clients plant site
• Reinstrumentation of boilers to meet low NO_x operating requirements
• Evaluate relocation of refinery process units to new site (vs. new construction)
• Business information search for 2 European growth companies
• Expert witness on fired heater burner design
• Evaluation of impact of running synthetic crudes on refinery operations
• Metallurgy recommendations for higher sulfur crudes
• Annual "tuning" of all fired heaters in an existing refinery
• Expert testimony on evaluating loss due to breach of contract