In this issue of Process Heating, we have two articles to help you be successful using thermal fluids as well as advice on boilers, ovens and dryers, and packaged heating systems.

Following these strategies can save millions of dollars in unexpected maintenance activities and lost production.

Engineers and maintenance personnel often are faced with the question of elastomeric compatibility when heat transfer fluids are considered. 

Heat transfer fluids can provide years of trouble-free service, but eventually the fluid may need to be replaced as a result of contamination or degradation. Failure to address contaminated or degraded fluid can result in decreased production, reduced fuel efficiency, plugged lines, fouling of heat transfer surfaces, equipment failure and potential safety issues. 

In Process Heating's annual Equipment Overview on Heat Transfer Fluids, we have compiled all the data you need to choose a fluid that can take the heat - and move it to wherever you need it to go.

Thermal fluids, also commonly known as heat transfer fluids, HTFs, hot oils or thermic fluids, are designed to provide accurate, uniform temperature control to process operating units while still maintaining low system pressures. 

Since this column will appear in our January issue, I can finally tell you about a project that has been in the works for quite a while: our new eBook on thermal fluid heating for industrial processes.

Avoid common pitfalls and learn the steps to specifying and operating a thermal fluid heating system.

High temperature liquids can wreak havoc on industrial operations if properly specified and installed pumping systems are not in place. Industrial process pumps are often the workhorses that keep operations moving reliably and safely. 

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