Fluid System Evaluation Services
Swagelok Southern California's Fluid System Evaluation Services are designed to help you take advantage of the expertise our field engineers can offer. They will perform an onsite evaluation of your fluid systems to ensure that all is operating as efficiently and cost effectively as possible. If there are any areas have room for improved performance, notable inefficiencies, our team will take note and present their proposal.
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What causes fluid system inefficiencies?
Most fluid system problems are related to installation issues, not individual component failures. Fittings that are not properly tightened, ferrules that have been turned backwards, even valves that have been installed backwards can be spotted by the keen eye of a Swagelok field engineer. These conditions can invite leaks and unintended emissions. Even seasoned industry professionals can make these common errors if they were not properly instructed on optimized performance and fluid system leak detection.
Oftentimes, a leaky valve or noisy regulator is replaced with the same component, which may have been improperly selected during system design. This corrective measure may be a quick fix, but doesn't address the root cause or other potential issues which may come from it further on down the line... which could also lead to dangerous conditions for catastrophic failure for your team members.
How can Swagelok help?
It's no secret that better system designs can improve fluid system performance. Here are some ways that a fluid system evaluation before, during, and post-installation can ensure your plant is operating safely and profitably.
Pre-Installation
Pre-planning a project with a Swagelok fluid system expert, i.e., one of our field engineers, ensures that you are selecting the proper hose or tubing for your application with the correct end connection configuration. Media temperature and pressure are major conditions to consider, along with materials of construction, when dealing with highly corrosive environments. Incompatible choices can lead to leaks, vibrations, system failures, and more. When working in limited space, pre-planning can ensure proper allowance for installation and maintenance purposes. Nothing is worse, that having to replace a valve and not having enough room to turn a wrench.
It's never too late to work with us even if your fluid system designs have already been completed. Our field engineers can still review them and provide P&ID CAD drawings to reroute tubing, hoses, etc., if necessary for system optimization. They can also review material and component selection to ensure the same. BOM's can also be reviewed to convert hard-to-find components with longer lead times to standard stock that are readily available. You can never go wrong with a second set of Swagelok-certified eyes.
During and Post-Installation
Having a Swagelok field engineer onsite during your installation can help guide your team or contractor and answer any questions to avoid errors and resolve any unexpected issues that may arise. Even the best laid plans experience hiccups. We can make the most of your valuable time to help keep construction timeline on schedule.
Post-installation inspects can ensure that the assemblies were completed correctly according to properly. Unfortunately, it's not uncommon for some valves to be installed upside-down.