thermal
Heat Tracing
Electrical and steam tracing for viscous and freeze-sensitive service.
At a glance
- Discipline
- thermal
- Executed to
- IEEE 515
Scope of work
- Electrical trace heating on process lines
- Steam tracing and condensate return
- Temperature control and monitoring
- Insulation over traced lines
- Continuity and insulation resistance testing
Method & materials
Circuit lengths are set by the heat loss calculation for the line, its insulation and the lowest ambient it has to hold against — not by what reaches the panel.
Insulation resistance is measured before and after insulation is applied, because damage during lagging is the common failure and is invisible afterwards.
Standards
- IEEE 515Testing and installation of electrical resistance heat tracing.
Work is executed to these codes. This is not a claim of certification against them.
Images · 2
Traced pipework with a heat-tracing label and temperature controller
Traced and clad pipework on a skid
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