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  1. iainuts

    Gas properties for industrial gasses and air

    Suggest you try Refprop as others have pointed to. Just purchase (make your company purchase) the download. https://www.nist.gov/srd/refprop You can use it with Excel. Lots of good YouTube videos explaining how to run it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxwp_7WIYQQ
  2. iainuts

    Hydrogen embrittlement at Inconel 718 springs

    My experience is with valves used in H2 recips up to 400 F with excursions to 450 F and pressure to 14,000 psi. Valves operate at 400 to 800 RPM so stresses are high and cyclic. Stress amplitude is high. Fatigue is an issue. Needless to say, at 1000 F, 300 series SS will anneal so they'd need...
  3. iainuts

    Hydrogen embrittlement at Inconel 718 springs

    302 and 316 cold worked SS is the go to material for springs where you've got high temperature and pressure.
  4. iainuts

    Machining accuracy with silicone rubber

    Try water jet cutting.
  5. iainuts

    Friction & Surface Area

    Physics 101 always says normal force times coefficient of friction gives you the MAXIMUM amount of frictional force that can be developed. But if the shear stress on that frictional interface is greater than the shear strength of one of the two materials, then it seems we should predict failure...
  6. iainuts

    liquid Oxygen storage tank leakage

    Depending on what needs repair, the organization performing the repair generally has to be certified by a governing body which depends on what country it's in and what codes the tank was built to.
  7. iainuts

    thread774-312901 is it necessary t

    Hi PD. Regarding heat leak into a VJ vessel, let's talk about the heat leak first. Consider breaking it down like this: 1) Convective and radiation heat transfer from the environment to the outer jacket. 2) Thermal conductivity through the outer tank wall. 3) Thermal conductivity through the...
  8. iainuts

    Youngs Modulus - 316L SS

    The most useful data I've found for cryogenic properties of materials is the Cryogenic Materials Properties Handbook by Martin Marietta (funded by USAF) and available at the link below (PDF version)...
  9. iainuts

    High pressure window sealing

    The force on the window due to pressure is the differential pressure times the area. You can't change the pressure differential but you can change the area. Is there any need to seal on the OD (or toward the OD) of the window? Why not put the seal on the conical surface like you wanted to...
  10. iainuts

    Co-efficient of thermal expansion and NIST

    That's interesting... I know Phil Eckels. We have a patent together from January 2000. I enjoyed working with him. I haven't purchased his computerized database. Instead, I have spreadsheets to do the same thing.
  11. iainuts

    Co-efficient of thermal expansion and NIST

    Interesting info from EdStainless. Thanks for that. I've always used the Cryogenic Materials Data Handbook: http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/438718.pdf See page D.11.p for 304
  12. iainuts

    Potable water pipe connections

    Lots of great advice, thank you.
  13. iainuts

    Potable water pipe connections

    btrue, thanks for the lead. I've looked for the Victaulic info, haven't located yet. Maybe tonight... ~ bimr, interesting about the blocks. The discussion so far has been to use them. No mention of "restrained fittings" - can you explain what you mean by that? ~ zdas, thanks for the info...
  14. iainuts

    Potable water pipe connections

    I stumbled across some info from Mueller and Dresser. Does anyone have any experience with them good or bad...
  15. iainuts

    Potable water pipe connections

    Thanks LittleInch. The Viking Johnson looks very much like what I was looking for.
  16. iainuts

    Potable water pipe connections

    About half the elevation is the well itself. Once out of the well, the pipe will be buried under or alongside a dirt road bed, mostly flat. Total elevation is roughly 150 feet so only about a 75 foot rise over the 3000 foot distance. No significant hills. Not sure about skilled labor yet. I...
  17. iainuts

    Potable water pipe connections

    I've volunteered to work on a small, water distribution project in the Dominican Republic which will benefit the local community. One of the first goals is to install roughly 3000 feet of 4" pipe from a well to an open tank. Maximum pressure expected is only about 70 psi. The pipe will be steel...
  18. iainuts

    High pressure sealing for small dia

    I'd suggest getting a high pressure nipple from one of the manufacturers of tubing and use tube fittings on either end. Check out: Butech: http://butechvalvecatalog.haskel.com/ HiP (High Pressure Equipment Company): http://www.highpressure.com/ Parker/Autoclave: http://www.autoclave.com/...
  19. iainuts

    Diaphragm compressor compression ratio?

    Any thoughts on what the maximum compression ratio should be for a diaphragm compressor (metal diaphragms)? Assume hydrogen gas. Alternatively, how many stages would be required to take gas from 100 psig to 6000 psig?
  20. iainuts

    Linde cryogenic hydrogen recovery unit maintenance

    Only from experience. I've warmed up SS valves and pumps from -420 and below to ambient by using a garden hose on them to warm them up quickly. Never had a problem with warpage or anything like that.

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