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Hose Connector Types & Use Cases
Tips for Choosing the Right Hose Connection Doug Nordstrom, Senior Product Manager Industrial hoses play critical roles in facilities across the globe—but they often come with little guidance on useful best practices from the manufacturer. Hose selection , installation, inspection, and maintenanc...
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How to Avoid FPSO Vessel Fluid System Construction Issues
Tackling the Complexities of Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) Construction Tommy Jamail, Senior Regional Construction Manager, Asia Pacific Barry Rowe-Platts, Technical Lead, Engineering Services As members of the oil and gas industry have sought to maintain profitable upstream op...
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What Are Fugitive Emissions & How to Avoid Leaks
Exploring Effective Strategies to Decarbonize and Cut Fugitive Emissions Mike Aughenbaugh, Associate Target Market Manager, Swagelok A confluence of factors is driving change throughout the oil and gas industries. Widespread decarbonization efforts and consent decrees from the U.S. Environmental...
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A Practical Guide to Gas Sampling Systems and Methods
A Practical Guide to Gas Sampling Methods Matt Dixon , Senior Principal Design Engineer, Swagelok Optimizing your chemical processing costs and maintaining high-quality product outputs require regular capture of representative process fluids for laboratory analysis. Grab sampling —also called spo...
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Fitting Training: How to Install Tube Fittings
Tube Fitting Installation: Everything You Need to Know Reliable industrial fluid systems are essential for safety, efficiency, and profitability in your plant—and their ability to operate dependably relies on many factors. Some of the most important include proper tube and tube fitting installation...
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Maximizing Hydrogen Electrolyzer Efficiency
Optimize Hydrogen Electrolyzer Efficiency with High-Performance Fluid Systems Hydrogen continues to gain traction as a low-carbon energy source with major potential. Here’s one point of evidence: The European Commission aims to produce 10 million tons and import 10 million tons of renewable hydrog...
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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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Ensuring Hydrogen Purity for Fuel Cells
Why Sampling at the Nozzle Matters for Reliable, Standards-Compliant Hydrogen Systems As the global energy landscape shifts toward cleaner and more sustainable solutions, hydrogen has become a pivotal fuel for decarbonizing transportation, industry, and power generation. Among its most promising a...
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Myth Busting: Learn the Facts About Hydrogen Fuel
Know Your Hydrogen Fuel Facts – Avoid Falling for Myths Chuck Hayes , Principal Applications Engineer for Clean Energy, Swagelok There is no doubt that the economy for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and fueling is growing. But as the technology used to harness hydrogen gains more prominence, misinfor...
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What is a Block Valve and How Does It Isolate Fluid Systems?
How to Isolate a Fluid System with a Block Valve What is the Function of a Block Valve? A block valve isolates a specific section of a fluid system to prevent flow and pressure from reaching downstream components. This is important because a single line’s pressure or flow inside represents a hazard ...