Heat-loss calculations
Design ambient, maintain temperature, pipe and vessel geometry, insulation performance and fitting allowances.
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Engineering that reaches the installation.
Calculations and documentation grounded in how industrial heating systems are selected, supplied, installed and operated.
Heater & cable selection
Thermal duty, maintain and exposure temperatures, installation environment and hazardous-area requirements.
Electrical design
Power distribution, protection, control philosophy, cold-start loading and circuit lengths.
Cable schedules & BOM
Circuit schedules, cable quantities, connection and termination components, panels and instruments.
Installation guidance
Cable routing, fixing, insulation interfaces, sensor placement and site coordination.
Commissioning support
Test planning, checks, settings and operating guidance to support system handover.
HEAT TRACING / INSTALLATION PRINCIPLES
Correct routing.
Careful allowances.
Heat-tracing cable follows the outside of the pipe in straight parallel runs or an engineered spiral arrangement, beneath the insulation.
Detail the fittings, too.
Use specified aluminum or glass-fiber adhesive tape to secure the cable directly to the pipe. Valves and flanges need external service loops and additional cable allowance. Keep cable clear of moving parts and observe the manufacturer’s minimum bend radius and fixing requirements.
Cables never enter pipe bores or pass through flange bolt holes. Detail the junction box with a power cable input and heating cable output. Drawings and installation details must match the selected cable system.
Start with a preliminary estimate.
Our calculator estimates straight-pipe heat loss. EHT engineering review adds the installation, electrical and application detail needed for a final selection.
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