Process electric heaters

Process electric heaters are normally used to heat elements such as water, oil, liquid solution and gasses. To heat these elements with different chemical compounds would require process electric heaters that can handle higher wattage.

Therefore, you will most probably see process electric heaters in industrial areas as opposed to domestic places. Similar to the indoor electric space heater, the process electric heaters are extremely energy efficient because all the energy consumed is utilized to the maximum. There are many types of process electric heaters such as immersion heaters, tubular heaters, and circulation heaters to name a few

Immersion heaters

Immersion heaters come in two forms, the pipe plug immersion heater and the flanged immersion heaters. The pipe plug immersion heater is usually installed on walls of tanks using a regular piping. They come in different measurements, heat capacities and materials depending on its function whether it is to heat oil, water, or other liquid solutions. On the other hand, the flanged immersion heater is capable of handling higher kilowatt ratings.

Tubular element heaters

Tubular element heaters are multipurpose process heaters. This is due to its ability to be shaped into any configuration to heat air, gases, liquids and surfaces. Tubular element heaters are mainly utilized for absolute submersion into water, oil, solvents and etc. Besides that, flat and round surface tubular elements is capable to heat up surfaces. 

Circulation heaters

Circulation heaters are solid process heaters created to heat moving or flowing liquid or gases. These circulation heaters are usually found in factories that require nitrogen, steam, and other chemicals. Circulation heaters are practical for heating purified and inert gases and liquids such as de-ionized water. Circulation heaters are vital for operations in the petrochemical industry, the offshore industry and the food industry.

Characteristics of Good Process Electric Heaters :

• Flexible
• Process heaters should be designed to be flexible. In other words, the heater should be able to meet your unique application requirements. A process heater that meets the application requirements would ensure that the entire manufacturing process is in operating smoothly and on schedule.

• Efficient
• Secondly, process heaters should be energy efficient. Industries are already facing price hike on raw materials. Therefore, an energy efficient process heater would significantly help to reduce cost. A good process heater should be able to reach optimal thermal efficiency to reduce energy consumption.

• Clean
• With ever growing emphasis on creating a sustainable environment, the process heater should be eco-friendly. This means that the manufacturer has to adhere to standards set in place by regulatory bodies to ensure the lowest emission of green house gasses possible.

• Advanced
• A decent process heater should be equipped with the latest technology. Operating a process heater should be a breeze when its controls are computerized. A state of the art computerized system for the process heater would also allow easy monitoring.

• Versatile
• A multipurpose process heater is able to heat various fluids and liquid solutions from simple H20 and to more the more complex such as carbon tetrachloride. It should also be able to withstand different pressures and temperatures.