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How to Reduce Costs and Improve Safety with a Better Gas Distribution System Design
Q&A: How to Reduce Costs and Improve Safety with More-Efficient Gas Distribution Gas distribution systems are critical to the efficient operation of refineries, research facilities, laboratories, and other industrial sites. If you operate one of these facilities, however, gas distribution and deliv...
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Steam Heat Exchangers and Tracing Systems: Best Practices for Design Engineers
Steam Heat Exchangers and Tracing Systems: Best Practices for Design Engineers Alex Chu, Industrial Steam System SME, Swagelok Field Engineering Designing a proper steam heat exchanger or steam heat tracing system first requires a full understanding of the operational characteristics where the s...
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Why Haven’t Sampling Systems Improved— Three Main Reasons
Why Haven’t Sampling Systems Improved — Three Main Reasons Mike Frost Over the last few decades, process analyzers have become even more reliable while sampling systems have not. Many process analyzer sampling systems are not fulfilling their intended purpose of delivering an uncontaminated, rep...
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Top 5 Hydrogen Infrastructure Best Practices
The Top 5 Best Practices for Designing Hydrogen Fluid Systems Hydrogen is one of the world’s most promising sources of clean and sustainable energy and power . From transportation and material handling to stationary, portable, and emergency backup power, it’s useful in a range of applications—and ...
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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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Why You Should Not Intermix Tube Fittings
Why You Should Not Intermix Tube Fittings From Different Manufacturers Fluid and analytical instrumentation systems rely on dozens of quality components working harmoniously to keep operations running efficiently. Any performance lapses can result in leaks, potential safety concerns, and system dow...
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Improve Safety and Efficiency in Liquid Grab Sampling
Achieve Safe, Efficient Liquid Grab Sampling with the Right System Design Matt Dixon, Application Commercialization Manager, Swagelok In chemical plants, refineries, and oil and gas facilities, grab sampling plays a crucial role in industrial fluid sampling operations. Also known as field ...
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How to Test a Regulator to Verify Performance
Why Safe Industrial Pressure Regulator Performance Requires Rigorous Testing Back-pressure regulators and pressure-reducing regulators are used in a wide variety of industrial environments around the world. They must often provide uncompromising performance in harsh conditions, from high temperat...
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Closed Loop Sampling Systems: How to Reduce Emissions
How to Reduce Fugitive Emissions With Closed-Loop Sampling Systems Unintentional release of emissions into the atmosphere can occur at various locations throughout refineries or chemical plants. And due to increasingly stringent regulatory measures across the globe, there has never been more press...
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Common Challenges with Process Sampling Systems
Common Challenges with Process Sampling Systems Phil Harris and Tony Waters, Sampling System Experts & Instructors Any analyzer engineer will tell you that process sampling systems can be challenging to operate correctly. If any components within your sampling system were to fail, your facility...