Let’s talk about the use of electric heat tracing
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Electric heating has the advantages of high heating rate, energy saving, simple design, convenient construction and installation, no pollution, long service life, and can realize remote control and automatic control. It is the technological development direction to replace steam and hot water heating. Let’s talk about the use of electric heat tracing in devices and the problems in practice.
Electric heating construction is easy to install and can realize automatic control. Currently, it is mostly used to replace steam heating. It is convenient to use, energy-saving and easy to control. However, when we use it, we often find that there is leakage of electricity and hitting people.
Be careful when using pipelines in the wild. The one in our factory showed his head and thought it was copper, but it was stolen along the way... :L
It's pretty easy to use, but it's not waterproof outdoors.
At present, I still prefer steam condensate heating. Nowadays, most devices have condensation water recovery, which uses this part of heat to save energy and achieve the best use effect. Of course, it would be too luxurious to use steam tracing directly.
It's pretty easy to use, but it's not waterproof outdoors.
Not bad. My company uses it. It’s really effective in preventing freezing in winter.
Electric heating is great. It can be controlled automatically, and the temperature control is convenient and stable. The main issue is to prevent leakage.
It seems that the lifespan is not particularly long, and it is easy to break. Replacement requires a lot of work. You must use a good one. If the quality is not good, you have to replace it every year, which can be life-threatening, especially the kind that is buried in the ground.
Electric heating has temperature control, but why is the actual temperature so different from the given temperature? What factors affect electric heating? Please give me some advice!
Most of the heat tracing currently used is steam heating. Electric heating is generally used for heating of sampling pipelines. There are also equipment and pipes that have relatively high heat tracing requirements that often use electric heat tracing.
Our company has used it in pipelines with large vibration, but it is easy to break. Personally, I think steam is the best if it can use steam and the temperature is not high.
The advantage of electric heating is that it can control the temperature of the surface of the heating tape without changing the properties of the material due to the temperature of the heating medium. However, the initial investment for electric heat tracing is higher and the subsequent maintenance costs are lower. If there is residual steam and hot water in the device, it is more economical to use steam and hot water for heating. Generally, it is better to use electric heating for long-distance pipelines, and the overall effect is good. There is a big price difference between domestic and imported electric heating tapes and supporting equipment, as well as a big difference in service life (a good service life is 8-12 years). It is recommended to choose an electric heating supplier with better performance.