Tube furnaces can be used for a range of thermal processes, including annealing, coating and drying. They offer much greater thermal uniformity when compared to cylindrical heaters. One manufacturer offers two types: split tube and solid tube.

Did you know that circulation heaters play a vital role in several essential processes in the power generation industry? For example, they can be used to preheat fuel oils and lubricants; superheat steam; and heat natural gas above the dewpoint.

Heaters are designed to protect the contents of bulk containers such as drums, IBC tanks and gas bottles from damage due to cold temperatures.

A petrochemical company, as part of its manufacturing process, will utilize four steam-heated drum cabinets to heat material to 200°F (93°C) prior to mixing and blending with other ingredients. Supplied by Lewco Inc., each cabinet can hold up to 32 55-gallon drums and is heated using live steam.

Anyone who has spent even passing time in the Midwest will have noticed a key difference among the seasons. There’s fall (nothing to do), winter (nothing to do), spring (still nothing to do) and festival season — I mean summer.

Harsh environments can compromise the performance of heat-tracing systems, resulting in system failure and costly maintenance.

Designed to protect and warm the contents of containers in hazardous areas, ATEX-certified heaters for drums, IBC tanks and gas bottles can be safely used in hazardous areas.

Convection and conduction heaters are used in heat processing applications to create and apply heat via either a medium such as air or via direct contact.

One of the most crucial aspects of the overall health of an industrial heater is its insulation resistance, which can be affected by many factors. Faulty elements, age, moisture ingress and long periods of downtime can all negatively impact the health of an industrial heater.

Most modern thermal fluid heaters at industrial plants are reliable, so unexplained heater shutdowns do not happen often. As a result, many plant operators do not know how to fix a shutdown problem — they have never encountered one in the past. But, eventually one does occur, and it is usually at the most inopportune time. This means the operator is under pressure to get the heater back in operation.