Lessons Learned from Unique Failures Involving a Coal Gasifier, a Nitric Acid Condenser, and a Sulfur Storage Tank

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Dan Benac
Douglas Olson

January 2015

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dan benac, PE, CFEI, ASM Fellow

Dan Benac, PE, CFEI, ASM Fellow

Mr. Benac is a member of BakerRisk’s Materials Engineering Group. His work focuses on structural integrity and material issues, failure analysis of plant equipment, materials evaluations, and materials selection for designs. Mr. Benac has conducted hundreds of in-depth investigations and analyses of service failures and mishaps for a variety of structures for the nuclear, refining, petrochemical, and fossil-power industries. He currently supports the investigation of equipment such as pipelines, rotor shafts, valves, pumps, diesel-engine components, heat exchangers, reactor vessels, piping, compressor, and turbine blades and disks.

Mr. Benac has co-authored fifty peer-reviewed technical papers related to equipment reliability. Mr. Benac also serves as program manager for the global Ammonia & Fertilizer Joint Industry Program and subject matter expert on damage mechanisms and mitigation options for ammonia and fertilizer equipment.

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American Petroleum Institute (API): API 941 - ASME/API 579 Fitness for Service
American Society for Metals (ASM): Failure Analysis Society, Alamo Chapter
National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE): NACE San Antonio Section

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