Ask Swagelok: Fluid System Insights and Trends Video Series

Have a Question about Fluid Systems? Ask Swagelok.

Finding answers to your industrial fluid handling questions isn’t always easy. That’s why we’ve created Ask Swagelok—a series of short “tech tip”-style videos in which we pose your questions to our scientists, engineers, and other subject matter experts.

Looking for insights about materials science, product design, or system operation? Want to know how market trends in the oil, gas, chemical, clean energy, or semiconductor industries should be impacting fluid system-related decisions? View the videos below and submit your questions for future episodes to ask@swagelok.com.

Hydrogen Embrittlement

What is Hydrogen Embrittlement?

Hydrogen embrittlement is not a new problem, but learning the the ins and outs can be difficult to grasp for those new to dealing with hydrogen. Just Ask Swagelok.

When Should You Worry about Hydrogen Embrittlement?

Learn about what three factors, when acting together, can be a concern when dealing with hydrogen embrittlement.

How Do We Apply Our Knowledge of Hydrogen Embrittlement?

Learn about how component fatigue and cyclic loading can be mitigated by proper material selection.

How Does Swagelok Design Product for Hydrogen Service?

Learn how Swagelok is combating hydrogen embrittlement, from materials selection to product design.

Hydrogen Fluid System Design

Video: Why is the Design Different for Hydrogen Fluid Systems Compared to Oil and Gas?

Why is the Design Different for Hydrogen Systems Compared to Oil & Gas?

Learn why the design is different for hydrogen fluid systems compared to oil and gas.

Video: Why do Hydrogen Systems Require Different Components than Oil & Gas?

Why do Hydrogen Systems Require Different Components than Oil and Gas?

Learn why hydrogen fluid systems require different components than oil and gas.

Video: How Does Line Sizing Affect the Cost and Design of Hydrogen Systema?

How Does Line Sizing Affect the Cost and Design of Hydrogen Systems?

Understand how line sizing affects the cost and design of hydrogen fluid systems.

How Can Hydrogen Systems be Made Safer Through Design?

Learn how design plays a role in the safety of hydrogen fluid system layouts.

Liquid Sampling

What are Outage Tubes and Why are they Important?

Matt Dixon explains what outage tubes are and why they're important in liquid sampling.

How Does a Sample Cylinder Fill?

Understand how a sample cylinder fills and what users should know about that process.

What is Vapor Space Compression and Why Can it be Problematic?

Learn about vapor space compression and why it can be problematic.

What is Return Pressure, What Affects It, and Why Does it Matter?

Learn about return pressure and why it matters in liquid sampling.

How Does the Sampling Procedure Affect the Sample Taken?

Matt Dixon discusses how the sampling procedure used affects the sample taken.

Offshore Corrosion

What is Corrosion and What Causes It?

Buddy Damm, senior scientist of metallurgy explains what corrosion is at a high level and why it occurs in offshore oil and gas situations.

What Causes Externally Influenced Corrosion and How Can It Be Mitigated?

Buddy Damm, senior scientist of metallurgy explains what externally influenced corrosion is, what types of it exist, and how an operator can prevent or mitigate it.

What Causes Internally Influenced Corrosion and How Can It Be Mitigated?

Buddy Damm, senior scientist of metallurgy explains what internally influenced corrosion is, what types of it exist, and how an operator can prevent or mitigate it.

Clean Energy Certifications

How Can You Better Understand Hydrogen and CNG Certifications?

Chuck Hayes, Swagelok’s global technical lead for hydrogen, explains how you can better understand hydrogen and CNG certifications.

What are the Different Pressure Classes for Hydrogen and CNG Products?

Chuck Hayes explains the differences in hydrogen and CNG pressure classes.

What Does it Mean When a Product is Listed for Certification?

Chuck Hayes walks us through what it means to have a product listed for certification.

Where Can Hydrogen and CNG Designers Turn for Help?

Chuck Hayes details where hydrogen and CNG fluid system designers can turn for help navigating the certification landscape.

Related Resources

Materials Selection Guide

Learn how to identify various forms of corrosion and how to select metals for fluid system components that resist corrosion in harsh environments.

C_v Calculator for Valve Sizing

This calculator can be used to help select a valve with enough flow capacity for a given application. The valve flow coefficient (C_v) is a convenient way to represent flow capacity of a valve. Calculate C_v or flow based on fluid, inlet and outlet pressure, and fluid temperature.

Fluid System Safety Checklist (Printable)

Fluid systems can be complex, presenting an array of apparent and not-so-obvious risk areas. How can you be sure that all parts of your system are operating safely and reliably when failure is not an option? Our handy checklist is printable so you can hang it throughout your plant.