Resistance Cable Heat Trace
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Electric Heat Trace is a very effective way to maintaining the temperature of a fluid, to stop it falling below its solidification temperature while static in the pipe (for example temperature maintenance of full caustic soda lines overnight). It is also used in grease traps and freezer drain lines to keep the pipe warm and prevent liquid from solidifying inside the pipe.
** Note - Due to its relatively low wattage output per linear meter (30W/m max), Electric Heat Trace is not very effective at heating up a flowing fluid in a pipe. When used with a lagging material, it can be used to keep pumps and other process machinery warm to prevent liquids freezing inside them.
If you have a heat trace application please contact us, and supply the following information to allow us to provide you with a quotation.
Maintain Temperature
Pipe diameter (or details on equipment to be traced)
Minimum Ambient Temperature
Insulation type and thickness.
Approx length of pipe to be traced.
Details
This is the most simple and cheapest form of heating cable as it consists of only one heating filament. When power is applied to the cable, it heats up like a light bulb, transferring all that heat to the medium it is applied to.
The cable is much more flexible than the others, and can be used in much tighter curves. It must be controlled by a thermostat however.
Each application for resistance wire needs to be designed to match the length of cable required with the required heat output to ensure the correct resistance cable is selected.
