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These types of steam are commonly used in the medical, pharmaceutical, and food & beverage industries. This is because many of their applications, such as sanitation, do not allow for conventional steam. Rust, debris, and chemicals in conventional steam have the potential to produce contaminants in the steam.

Electric heating elements offer a high degree of customization with important and diverse uses. They can be built to withstand corrosive environments and temperatures up to 1600℉. Designs are variable as well. The two most common types for industrial use are finned tubular and open coil elements.

In addition to protecting the heater and increasing its durability, enclosure heaters can also improve safety for people working in their vicinity. It reduces exposed elements and wiring that can present a potential shock or ignition source.

The pipe itself becomes the heater element rather than installing a heater into the pipe. The heating method achieves this by applying low voltage AC to the pipe with electricity. As the current moves through the piping, heat is created by the pipe materials’ resistance to the current. This method of impedance heating has the potential for use in many pipe heating appli...

Of course, this is important for the food and beverage industry and domestic use, such as clean drinking water. It is also a necessity for many industrial applications. Heating clean water has its own challenges. The heater needs to provide heat without adding contaminants and must meet precise temperature requirements. To this end, electric inline heaters are ideal for...

Nitrate salts are the most common, although bromides, chlorides, fluorides, and even organic salts are used for this purpose. They are capable of operating under versatile temperatures and conditions, making them ideal for many heating applications. This article examines the key advantages and applications of molten salts in heating systems.

The three common boundary conditions are: (1) constant temperature (2) constant heat flux (3) convection Constant temperature Boundary Conditions Temperature boundary ConditionsFor the constant temperature boundary condition, the surface temperature is assumed to remain at the specified value. Regardless of how much heat passes through the surface. In general, t...

It plays a pivotal role in enhancing the safety, nutritional and sensory aspects of the product. There are multiple sub-processes like sterilization, freezing, preservation, and freezing in the food processing industry. All of which rely on delivering the right and consistent quality to its customers. One of the challenges of heat transfer in the food and beverage indu...

The heat transfer fluid is heated by a circulation heater and flows to the end target, heating it in turn. Because the end target does not directly contact the heater it is capable of precise heating and prevents damage from contact. The type of heat transfer fluid varies depending on factors including the end target and the required temperatures.

Without the right heater materials, equipment risks corrosion. This can result in product degradation, mechanical failure or damage, and can result in inefficiencies, leaks, or other hazards. There is no one-size-fits-all solution for preventing this damage. Corrosion is affected by the processes, operating temperatures, environment, and product of a project. As such, e...

Propane Dehydrogenation or PDH is a process that converts a propane feedstock to propylene which is used commonly in various petrochemical applications. As the global demand for propylene increases in the automobile sector, manufacturing of bottle caps, fabrics, packaging material, and production of various derivative chemicals the industry is moving more towards on-pur...

Other names include enhanced surfaces, heat sinks, heat dissipators, heat concentrators, and many more. Even restricting our attention to fluid-to-fluid heat exchangers, there is an enormous number of different configurations. Many fluid-to-fluid heat exchanger calculations can be couched in terms described by the easy-to-visualize cases represented by counterflow and...

High-velocity oil flushing uses circulation heaters to heat liquid to a high temperature. It then forces the heated liquid at high speeds through piping and machinery. This removes contaminants from hydraulic and lube oil systems. Any debris is loosened and forced through the system, flushing it out.

Countries with long, cold winters have relied on district heating networks. Advances in small nuclear reactors provide the potential to dramatically expand the district heating markets. They can provide more economic heating with a smaller ecological footprint. The lack of large centralized heating plants in district heating makes it difficult to reduce and control em...

A coil is a heating element attached to the heating unit itself. The heater generates the electric current which flows into the coil. The heating coil transfers the electric energy into heat energy. It may be directly immersed in the medium to heat it up or radiate heat through an open space.

Circulation Heaters: These are also known as in-line heaters. The sheath material is made of steel, stainless steel or titanium. When treating lube and waste oil, steel covering is used which is considered economical; whereas, stainless steel is mostly used for heating water because of its robustness and anti-rusting features.

Introduction: Storage Tank Freeze Protection In this case study, we will look at a wastewater and desalinization processing plant in Alaska, where winter lasts 6 months and the average annual temperature is 37°F or 2.78°C. This plant can produce between 30,000 and 100,000 m3 per day. The processing plant wants three 8000-gallon storage tanks to house treated water bef...

Wattco inline heaters are designed to enhance the performance of a regular immersion heater, heating up liquid solutions while maximizing efficiency. These units are ideally suited for heating pressurized fluids including water, oil, steam, and various gases. Engineering factors to consider include: the heat requirement for the application of the circulation heater...

Circulation heaters are designed for direct fluid heating. Flanged immersion heaters are mounted in a thermally-insulated chamber/vessel for efficient heating of a flowing medium. These circulation heaters consist of inlet and outlet nozzles that allow the fluid (for example, municipal water) to enter and exit the circulation heaters. For water application, the user ...