Fluid handling professionals have a range of new tools at their disposal. Managing, measuring, and controlling liquid process flows is safer and more cost effective with connectors that don’t spill, probes that extract accurate samples, and pumps that suit the application at hand.
Non-spill connectors
In industrial environments, the prevention of dangerous spills, chemical exposure, and product contamination is a high priority. The new NS212 product line from Colder Products (www.colder.com) is designed to provide that protection. It is more robust and versatile than the original NS2 product, which was limited in the range of media, temperature, and pressures it could support. The NS212 couplings, made with elastomeric o-ring seals, are suitable for applications such as liquid cooling, ink handling, analytical instrumentation, MEK solvents, and any type of chemical.
“We made the package size as small as possible,” says Tim Jacobson, specialty industrial product manager for Colder Products. “Although it falls in the 1/8-in. nominal flow category for a coupling, it has near ¼-in. flow capability.” In addition to good flow, the NS212 couplings can connect and disconnect without leakage, and inclusion and spillage are very minute. “If you’re worried about exposure to or contact with hazardous chemicals, and access space is limited, this is a great solution,” adds Jacobson.
Fluid sampling probes
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When oil, gas, and chemical industries extract process samples in online analyzer systems, the sample must be representative of what is in the process pipe. Swagelok’s (www.swagelok.com) Sample Probe Module (SPM) is designed to improve the extraction process. The SPM consists of a sample probe valve and either a welded or retractable probe. It can extract the sample from the center of the process pipe to avoid extracting sludge along the pipe walls, and because the probe is cut at an angle, it reduces the amount of particulate extracted.
“Our goal with the pre-engineered Sample Probe Module was to design in features that address traditional safety and longevity concerns in the field — for example, interlocking mechanisms that prevent technicians from crimping and improperly inserting sample probes enhance technician safety and extend the life of the probes,” says Doug Nordstrom, market manager for analytical instrumentation at Swagelok.
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