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API 682: Building Better Mechanical Seal Support Systems
API 682 and You: Building Better Mechanical Seal Support Systems Sean Hunsicker, Market Manager, Chemical & Refining Market Mechanical seals became the dominant sealing technology in refineries and chemical plants in the 1980s, causing the American Petroleum Institute (API) to establish a commi...
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Selecting Pressure Regulator Types by Application
Choosing the Right Type of Pressure Regulator for Your Application If you manage an industrial fluid system, you know that maintaining precise process conditions is often an operational imperative. Pressure represents one of your most important conditions, and maintaining desired pressure levels re...
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4 Considerations For Hydrogen Fuel Cell Fittings
Four Qualities to Look for in Fittings for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology Chuck Hayes, Global Technical Lead, Swagelok One of the most formidable challenges in the development of safe, reliable, and leak-tight hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and infrastructure is the nature of hydrogen itself. Hy...
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Analytical Instrumentation for Chemical Manufacturing
How INEOS Achieves Analytical Instrumentation Precision Advanced specialty polymers are increasingly important to our modern world. Just ask anyone from INEOS, a global petrochemicals manufacturer that produces solutions for markets including fuels and lubricants, food packaging, construction, text...
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Managing Supply Pressure Effect in Regulators
How to Manage Supply Pressure Effect (SPE) in Pressure-Reducing Regulators Used in Industrial Gas Systems Wouter Pronk, Senior Field Engineer, Swagelok Fluid system operators running a process line from a gas cylinder source may occasionally observe the phenomenon of outlet pressure increasing...
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Safe Grab Sampling for Refrigerant Production
How Consistent Grab Sampling Enables Ongoing Innovation for a Leading Refrigerant Producer In the highly competitive refrigerant manufacturing space, two qualities can help a manufacturer stay ahead: uncompromising product quality and speed to market. Robust and efficient chemical sampling practi...
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Building Reliable Compressed Natural Gas Stations
Three Ways Smart Fluid System Choices Can Lead to Better CNG Refueling Stations Chuck Hayes, Lead New Product Development Engineer, Swagelok, and Paul LeStrange, Technical Representative, Alternative Fuels, Swagelok San Diego Heavy-duty trucks, municipal buses, and other large vehicles have ...
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Cut Maintenance Costs with Enhanced Gas Panels
How to Reduce Your Maintenance Spend by Improving Gas Distribution Mark Welch, Regional Field Engineer, Swagelok London For a maintenance technician, servicing a gas pressure control panel can often be like solving a puzzle. Confusing or unintuitive tube or pipe layouts may block easy access...
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Liquid Sampling Strategies to Control Costs
Controlling Costs and Reducing Errors in Liquid Grab Sampling Grab sampling plays a critical role in accurate, profitable industrial processes. The practice can help validate process conditions, ensure end products are up to specification, and provide the information necessary to evaluate environm...
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Inventory and Innovation at a Carbon Capture Company
Consignment Inventory Helps Carbon Capture Tech Company Save Thousands Annually Failure is not an option for carbon capture company LanzaTech’s Georgia-based facility, Freedom Pines—especially when doing the important work of helping its customers convert carbon emissions into usable fuels and chem...