IEEE recommended practice for the testing, design, installation, and maintenance of electrical resistance heat tracing for commercial applications

Author

Tarbutton, George ; Hous, Paul ; Hallenberg, D.

Author_Institution

Thermon Mfg. Co., San Marcos, TX, USA

fYear

1996

fDate

23-25 Sep 1996

Firstpage

43

Lastpage

48

Abstract

Specific test requirements for qualifying electrical resistance heating cables for commercial service and a basis for electrical and thermal design are provided. Heater characteristics are addressed and installation and maintenance requirements are detailed. Recommendations and requirements for unclassified heating cable applications are provided

Keywords

cable laying; heating elements; maintenance engineering; power cable testing; power cables; resistance heating; IEEE recommended practice; commercial applications; design; electrical design; electrical resistance heat tracing; electrical resistance heating cables; heater characteristics; installation; maintenance; testing; thermal design; unclassified heating cable applications; Cables; Construction industry; Electric resistance; Floors; Heat engines; Maintenance; Resistance heating; Temperature; Testing; Thermal resistance;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Petroleum and Chemical Industry Conference, 1996, Record of Conference Papers. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Incorporated Industry Applications Society 43rd Annual

Conference_Location

Philadelphia, PA

ISSN

0090-3507

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3587-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PCICON.1996.564861

Filename

564861