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Fluid System Leak Detection and Inspection
Common Causes and Costs of Fluid System Leaks Fluid system leaks are a common occurrence in most plants. Because you’re charged with maintaining your plant’s safety and profitability, even the smallest leak can present an issue. That’s why it’s helpful to understand how and why leaks occur, how to ...
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Optimizing Component Selection for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles
Optimizing Component Selection for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles Chuck Hayes, Principal Engineer Around the world, significant investment is being made in hydrogen mobility and the infrastructure that makes it possible. Why? As vehicle manufacturers seek to drive higher and higher efficiency and cu...
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Why Green Hydrogen Is a Sustainable Fuel Source
Hydrogen: A Truly Sustainable Alternative Fuel Chuck Hayes, Global Technical Lead, Swagelok The world continues to develop alternatives to fossil fuels. Sustainability is the primary motivator. Reducing and outright eliminating carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions from a wide variety of application...
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How China’s Guofu Builds Safe Hydrogen Refueling Stations and More
How China’s Guofu Builds Safe Hydrogen Refueling Stations and More with Help From Swagelok Hydrogen transportation is set to play an important role in China’s carbon neutrality goals. The country’s government has made it clear that such technology will be key in the strategic development direction ...
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How to Choose a Pressure Regulator
What is a Pressure Regulator and How to Choose One Pressure regulators play a crucial role in many industrial fluid and instrumentation systems, helping to maintain or control desired pressure and flow in response to system changes. It is important to select the right regulator to keep the system o...
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Is Hydrogen Fuel Expensive?
Understanding the Cost of Hydrogen Fuel Chuck Hayes, Global Technical Lead, Swagelok Cost is one of the most important factors affecting whether new technology—especially hydrogen fuel—is adopted at scale. When evaluating hydrogen fuel cost, decision-makers must consider not just price per unit,...
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Can Hydrogen Fuel Work for Long Distances?
Have Hydrogen Vehicle Range Anxiety? Here’s Why You Shouldn’t. Chuck Hayes, Global Technical Lead, Swagelok As alternative fuels and transportation technologies continue to increase in popularity and availability, it’s natural to wonder if they can deliver comparable ranges to typical diesel- or...
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Do’s and Don’ts for Sampling System Accuracy
Do’s and Don’ts for Sampling System Accuracy Ken Backus, Field Engineer (North America) Reliable process sample accuracy can be a challenge for even the most experienced fluid system engineers and analyzer technicians. Often, identifying the cause of inaccuracies can feel like something of a guess...
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Supporting Green Hydrogen Production and Storage
Small Molecule, Big Impact: How Everfuel is Paving the Way for Green Hydrogen Production Hydrogen is the next great frontier in energy. It is plentiful, easy to extract, and when used as a fuel, it produces no CO 2 emissions. It holds tremendous promise as a clean, efficient source of power for a w...
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The 5 Most Common Revelations Experienced in Process Analyzer System Training: A 50 Year Retrospective
The 5 Most Common Revelations Experienced in Process Analyzer System Training Tony Waters, Sampling System Expert, Instructor A process analyzer sampling system is one of the most challenging systems within your plant. Not only is it challenging to design, it’s also challenging to operate accurate...