A combustion safety workshop and an ammonia safety training day are among the educational offerings of the 2023 Process Heating & Cooling Show. The show, which will be held on May 24-25, 2023 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill., will include training provided by leading organizations as a part  of the conference program. 

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When constructing a new canola crushing and oil refining plant capable of processing 2,500 metric tons of canola seed per day, one of the largest Canadian canola producers sought a process heating system capable of mitigating the unavoidable sub-freezing temperatures affecting production during winter.

Users of the Genesis Network can monitor, maintain and troubleshoot heat-trace systems that include as many as 10,000 heat-trace circuits. The tool connects heat-trace controllers with the control room using wireless communications.

Impedance pipe heating is a long-established and accepted — but poorly understood — pipe heating technology. While a simple and elegant way to heat a pipeline, impedance pipe heating technology often is viewed incorrectly and misunderstood as a method to heat process piping.

The Raychem Elexant 9200i establishes wireless connectivity between the company’s electric heat-trace controllers and supervisory software.

Fluke TiS60+ offers 320 x 240 resolution. Infrared images taken with the fixed-focus thermal image camera capture smaller temperature differences from farther away, according to the manufacturer.

Via a touchscreen user interface, TraceNet Genesis gives instant access to heat-trace circuit information, including circuit performance history, fault analysis and circuit drawings. 

An argument could be made that the most important element to implementing an effective heat-trace system is attention to detail during the installation. 

"Impedance pipe heating? Yeah, heard of it. Not really sure what it is though.”