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Applications
The list of applications and Market sectors is absolutely huge and the use of electric heat tracing is very diverse.
By expanding the accordions below, you will see a range of typical applications that can be used in various Market Sectors.
Residential/Commercial Sector
- roof and gutter de-icing
- maintaining the temperature of hot water pipes
- freeze protection of cold water pipes and tanks
- freeze protection of boiler condensate pipes
- pond heating
- floor warming and other space heating duties
- Greenhouse Soil Bed warming
- ...and many others
Industrial Sector
Bakery equipment
- heating fuel oil pipes to the ovens
- bread fat heating
- anti-condensation for flour storage
- heating glucose and sucrose products
Brewing
- heating malt, glucose and water pipes and tanks
- fuel oil systems
Chemicals
- heating numerous viscous liquids and/or gases
- research projects
- many refinery applications
Ceramic industry
- heating fuel oil
- paint and varnish heating
Chocolate and sweets
- heating chocolate in pipes and vats
- heating chocolate in road tankers
- heating liquid sugars
- heating cocoa butter and fats
Detergent and soaps
- heating various viscous liquids
- general frost protection
Medicine
- >many applications especially in the pharmaceutical
- industry where waxes, tallows and stearates are used
Non-ferrous metal industries
- fuel oil heating and frost protection
- Oil industry
- fuel oil heating
- lubrication oil heating
- oil additives heating
- many refinery processes require tracing
Drying and cleaning
- heating fuel oil
- dyestuffs manufacture
Electric motors
- curing glass-fibre banding tape
- heating commutators during manufacture
- anti-condensation heating
Electric transformers
- curing glass-fibre banding tapes
- drying out oil-filled transformers
- frost protection of water-filled transformers
Food processing
- heating many food process materials, eg malt, sugars,
- molasses, sauces, honeys, jams,
- Chocolates, waxes, fats, cooking oils
- keeping powdered food dry
- heating storage tanks
- tracing refrigeration rooms
Power generation stations
- boron water
- carbon dioxide
- fuel oil
- caustic solutions
- instrument lines
- frost protection
- pre-heating steam lines to prevent stress
- Precipitator - fly ash hoppers and silos
- flue gas desulphurisation processes, i.e. frost protection and liquid sulphur temperature maintenance
Road construction
- heating asphalt (bituminous tar) and pitch in road stone plants
- fuel oil
- frost protection of sand and aggregate in storage hoppers
Iron and steel
- fuel oil systems
- frost protection
- grease pipelines
- hopper heating
Printing
- inks and dyes during manufacture and storage
Plastics industry
- curing thermosetting resins
- accelerated curing of glass fibre
Sprinkler & fire system manufacture
- frost protection of water-filled lines
Refrigeration
- heating drain lines and drip trays
- heating refrigerator doors
- anti-frost heave of concrete floors
Rubber
- curing rubber sections and fabrications