Emergency
1-800-492-8826

Our Products

Quote Me Now
PDF Catalog

Finned Tubular Heating

Click to Enlarge

Finned tubular heating elements from WATTCO™ are the most versatile and dependable electric heating element available today. These industrial heating solutions are among the most common heaters and are best suited for a large number of applications such as conduction, convection, and radiation. WATTCO™ factory-configures every tubular process heater to almost any shape or size. Custom bending diameters can be made upon request.  WATTCO uses the finest materials in construction such as steel, stainless steel, incoloy, inconel and/or titanium alloys. WATTCO also uses high quality magnesium oxide to allow for efficient heat transfer from resistive coil to your heating medium whether it is air, liquid or solid.  These heater elements have a strong outer sheath to help protect the heater from physical stress and uses high quality alloys to allow efficient heat transfer from resistance coil to your heating medium. Depending on their rating, sheath and shape, WATTCO™ electric tubular elements are used in a variety of heat applications that require process temperatures of up to 750°C (1 382°F) to heat liquids, gases and solids. A variety of diameters are available to help adjust watt densities in your application to design these electric heaters for best performance and long life. Standard and custom made terminal pins allow for easy installation and maintenance. Bending radiuses are designed with careful expertise to allow for optimal performance when meeting “form fit and function” within your application.

Get a quote on a tubular heater today. WATTCO also manufactures other industrial heating products such as infrared heaters, immersion heaters, circulation heaters and more. Click here to view all of our products.

  • Options
  • Bends

    Unlimited number of custom bends available.

  • Flexibility

    Great flexibility to meet application need

  • Densities

    Watt Densities of up to 120 WPSI available

  • sheath

    Thicker sheath wall are available for intensive applications. Sheath temperatures of up to 1200ºF.

  • Humidity

    Silicone seals to ensure moisture resistance in humid environments.

  • Cold Section

    Custom made cold sections are available.

  • Terminations

    Numerous types of terminations available.

Specifications Applications Features & Benefits Images
  • Standard diameters: 0.260 inch , 0.315 inch , 0.375 inch , 0.430 inch , 0.475 and 0.625 inch diameters
  • Available in a broad variety of sheaths, diameters, and ratings
  • Supplied with electrically insulated sheath
  • Provide superior internal electrical insulation and heat conductivity
  • CSA, CSA US & UL approved

Copper 
  • Water
  • Oil  
  • Grease  
  • solutions non-corrosive to copper

Steel 
  • Alkaline cleaning solutions
  • Tars 
  • Asphalt  
  • Air heating  

Stainless steel 
  • Corrosive liquids
  • Food processing equipment 
  • Radiant heating

Incoloy®
  • Cleaning and degreasing solutions
  • Corrosive liquids  

Inconel® 
  • Plating and pickling solutions  
  • Acid  

Titanium 
  • Corrosive liquids   

KEY FEATURES THREADED FITTINGS

  • Brazed, crimped or welded to the element’s cold section.
  • Used as a tight joint to the heater, which is fixed in open tanks or vessels.
  • Supplied in brass, steel, or stainless steel. COMPRESSION FITTINGS
  • Available in nickel-plated brass for field installation on elements of 0.375”, 0.430”, 0.475” elements diameter.

BENEFITS

  • Easy to install
  • Configurable to virtually any shape
  • Compact size
  • Precise and easy control of heat output
  • Durable
  • Easy to maintain
  • Easy to replace thus eliminating long shut-down periods

FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED Please consider the following factors to select the ideal WATTCO™ tubular elements/tubular heating elements for your application:

  • Heating element watt density
  • Sheath material (corrosive or non corrosive)
    • Temperature of the product
    • Degree of aeration of the application
    • Air velocity within your application
    • Ambient temperature

Latest blogs

Common Industries that Wattco works with

Case Studies View All

Why is Mineral Oil Used in Thermal Heaters?
Thermal heaters, also known as thermal fluid heaters, employ the use of a thermal liquid such as wat...
Read More..

What to Use When Heating Wax
Situation A popular chemical compound that often requires heating is wax, which is an organic compou...
Read More..

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 mainl...
Read More..

What is a Digital Controller?
Control panels are essential elements of any electrical device. Control panels are especially i...
Read More..

Vegetable Oil Heating
Food Industries and Vegetable Oil Viscosity In Cleveland Ohio, a large food manufacturer called WATT...
Read More..

Wattco News View All

Preheaters of Natural Gas
  Natural gas is one of the most commonly used fossil fuel and a nonrenewable source of energy....
Read More..

Extending the life of your circulation heater
Electric circulation heaters are utilized for a wide variety of functions in the food and beverage ...
Read More..

Wattco’s In Depth Guide to Circulation Heaters
Circulation heaters, sometimes called In Line Heaters, are compact heating units used in a variety o...
Read More..

Temperature control in cold winter climates with flanged or circulation heaters.
With winter on the horizon, it is safe to say that everyone from man to machine is in need of adequa...
Read More..

All About Tubular Heaters
In process heating, tubular heaters fall in the category of electric heaters usually having high sur...
Read More..

Most Popular Blogs View All

Downloads

Disclaimer:

Legal

NOTE: All information in CONDEX WATTCO INC ("WATTCO") catalog was considered accurate and correct at printing time. WATTCO is committed to product research and development. WATTCO therefore has the right to make changes to specifications, designs and the Sales Terms and Conditions without prior notice. Should a conflict arise, WATTCO Sales Terms and Conditions will prevail. WATTCO is not responsible for any typographical errors.

For Any questions feel free to
call us at

1-800-492-8826

Copyright © 2018 Wattco. All Rights Reserved.