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This article was sponsored by Swagelok Company, a manufacturer of fluid system products, assemblies, and services for the chemical, oil, gas, clean energy, and semiconductor industries.
Although hydrogen fuel technology has been around for more than 50 years, there are a few challenges that have slowed widespread adoption.
One challenge is that hydrogen is among the smallest molecules found in nature, which makes fluid system containment challenging. For operational safety and efficiency, it is critical that it is contained by leak-tight tubes, valves, hoses, and regulators. “Hydrogen is very reactive,” says Chuck Hayes, principal engineer…