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Motor Controllers

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Sep 17 2020

Every electric motor, regardless of its size or purpose, requires some sort of controlling mechanism. Motors come in a large variety of sizes and applications. Simple motors are found in home appliances such as hairdryers in the bathroom, juicers in ...

Over-The-Side Heater Installation Types

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Sep 9 2020

Over-the-side heaters are versatile heating systems, offering convenient, reliable heating for a variety of applications. They are used in important processes including degreasing tanks, parts cleaning, heat transfer fluids, and plating tanks. OTS he...

Tank Heaters for Shale Gas Storage

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Sep 8 2020

The shale boom in the USA has hit peak productivity. While Americans enjoy the benefits of plentiful, cheap gas, producers face new challenges. Namely, there is an increased need for shale gas storage due to the vast quantities produced. To maintain ...

Warning Signs to Look for During Heating System Maintenance

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Sep 7 2020

Proactive heater maintenance is the key to getting the best performance and value out of your industrial heating system. Taking advantage of regularly scheduled maintenance saves you money, increases safety, and maximizes the operational efficiency o...

Oil Water Separation Using Heating Elements

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Sep 4 2020

Oil/water separation is an important process in the production of oil and gas. It is especially necessary where fracking methods are employed. A major component of downstream refining processes, separating the oil and water from other fluids makes it...

How to Choose the Right Digital Control Panel for Your Heating System

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Aug 21 2020

A digital control panel is the brain of your industrial heating system. Controlling the processes, temperatures, operations, and safety of your heaters, it is essential that you choose the right digital control panel and components for your ap...

Desalination – Freshwater Production of the Future

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Aug 20 2020

Kyle Petitt What is Desalination? Desalination is the process of removing the salt from saline water to make it into drinkable freshwater. Once in the form of fresh water it can be distributed for consumption, agriculture, and other industrial proces...

Electric Heaters in Food & Beverage Pasteurization Systems

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Aug 18 2020

Product safety and quality are paramount in the food and beverage industry. For many products, those factors rely on pasteurization systems that use electric heaters. The Use and Importance of Pasteurization in the Food Industry The pasteurization pr...

Preventing Condensation in Gas Turbines Before Combustion

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Aug 13 2020

Electric heaters play a critical role in power generation. In nuclear power they are a driving force, creating the steam that turns in the turbines. Although gas turbines use combustion, not steam, electric heaters can still play an important part in...

High-Velocity Oil Flushing in Circulation Heater Systems

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Aug 11 2020

A long-lived, efficient heating system relies on proper maintenance and regular cleaning. Industries that use hydraulic or lubrication systems need oil flushing to keep equipment in good working condition. Although there are three main different me...

Nanoparticle Enhanced New Heat Transfer Fluids | Needs & Trends

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Aug 5 2020

Guest Post: Professor Alina Adriana Minea Fluids are essential for many heat transfer processes in the majority of engineering equipment. Conventional heat transfer fluids include water, ethylene glycol, thermal, and engine oils. Modern processes p...

Defeating the Duck Curve

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Aug 5 2020

Guest Post: Kyle Petitt Renewable Energy Renewable energy technologies have historically struggled to compete with fossil fuel energy production. Renewables provide clean, carbon emission-free energy production. But, until recently, have been more ex...

Coalescer Skid Systems for Oil & Gas Applications

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Jul 16 2020

Coalescer filter systems are a key component of Canada’s oil and gas industry. These specialized filtration systems are integral to purifying the hydrocarbon mix, and are an important component of larger separation units. Without a coalescer, oil a...

Identifying & Preventing Thermal Fatigue in Electric Heaters

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Jul 13 2020

Any industry that works with electric heaters of any kind needs to be aware of thermal fatigue. This type of ongoing thermal stress on your electric heater can easily cause a failure of the machinery, leading to catastrophic losses while endangering ...

Process Skids for Pipeline Heaters

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Jul 10 2020

Both upstream and downstream pipelines rely heavily on industrial heaters for the transportation, preparation, and maintenance of oil products. Accurate, efficient heaters improve productivity and product quality – while minimizing loss. Electr...

Glycol Uses for Industrial Heating Systems

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Jul 10 2020

Industrial heating systems, like circulation heaters, generally use either water or glycol mixtures for fluids. In applications where glycol is a suitable fluid, it is almost always the superior option. This article examines the benefits of glycol an...

Role of Electric Heaters In Chillers | Refrigeration Heater

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Jun 5 2020

Heat plays an essential role in the chilling process. Accurate, reliable, and quick heating is relied on to provide efficient chiller performance. This has made electric heaters an ideal solution for chilling applications. How Chillers Work Refrigera...

How Direct Contact Heaters Evolved to Outperform CFHWs in Power Plants

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Jun 3 2020

Direct Contact Heaters (DCHs) have become more efficient than Closed Feedwater Heaters (CFHWs). CFHWs have been a mainstay in power plants for decades. Modern technological advances, however, have made DCHs the ideal solution for current and future p...

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What to Use When Heating Wax
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What is Passivation? Why do We Need to Passivate Flanged Heaters?
Most of the parts of flanged heaters are made of stainless steel—an alloy that is mainly compri...
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What is a Digital Controller?
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Vegetable Oil Heating
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Over the Side Heaters for Wax Liquids
In industrial operations, an important element that requires heating is liquefied wax. This process ...
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Refineries and the Various Immersion Heaters Needs
Electrical heating is one of the key procedures used by almost all the process heating industries. T...
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Bitumen Recovery
Bitumen Recovery For about forty years now, electrical heaters have been used in the petroleum indus...
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Industrial Immersion Electrical Heaters and their Industrial Applications
Industrial immersion electrical heaters have a number of industrial applications. These heaters are ...
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Electric Heating Coils: Selection & Design
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Duct Heating in HVAC and Building Construction
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What is a Pressure Vessel?
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Temperature and Power Controls for Industrial Electric Heating
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Bitumen Heating
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Come and visit us at the Salon Industriel de Quebec October 2, 3 & 4 . Booth #524

Latest blogs

Motor Controllers

Over-The-Side Heater Installation Types

Tank Heaters for Shale Gas Storage

Warning Signs to Look for During Heating System Maintenance

Oil Water Separation Using Heating Elements

How to Choose the Right Digital Control Panel for Your Heating System

Desalination – Freshwater Production of the Future

Electric Heaters in Food & Beverage Pasteurization Systems

Preventing Condensation in Gas Turbines Before Combustion

High-Velocity Oil Flushing in Circulation Heater Systems

Nanoparticle Enhanced New Heat Transfer Fluids | Needs & Trends

Defeating the Duck Curve

Coalescer Skid Systems for Oil & Gas Applications

Identifying & Preventing Thermal Fatigue in Electric Heaters

Process Skids for Pipeline Heaters

Glycol Uses for Industrial Heating Systems

Role of Electric Heaters In Chillers | Refrigeration Heater

How Direct Contact Heaters Evolved to Outperform CFHWs in Power Plants

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