Josh Yoakam: About the Author
Mechanical Integrity Engineer, Holly Frontier Companies
Josh Yoakam is a Corporate Mechanical Integrity Engineer, applying Corrosion & Materials / Fitness for Service expertise, while supporting HollyFrontier Company's various sites. Mr. Yoakam is an active participant in API CRE SCIMI leadership and an SCCM member. He is also a member of NACE, ASME, and ASM International. Mr. Yoakam is also one of nine distinguished SMEs currently serving on Inspectioneering's Editorial Board.
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Published Articles
The role of an API inspector is rapidly changing. Necessary skills for success have transformed as technology, standardization, and regulations have become part of the way of life.
High temperature sulfidation is probably the most well- known corrosion mechanism in the oil refining industry because it occurs in large sections of the refinery.
This is the second of two articles published in Inspectioneering Journal discussing the value of hydrogen bake-outs. Our first article was published in the May/June 2013 issue and received a great response from the Inspectioneering community. In this piece, we will continue the discussion and touch on some new technologies used to enhance the bake-out process.
