Title :
Electric Heating of Pipelines with Variable Resistance Wire
Author_Institution :
Design Division, Department of Electrical Engineering, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, Del. 19898.
Abstract :
The electrical heating of pipelines has received a lot of attention recently because of better controllability and maintenance experience than steam tracing. This paper describes a way of electrical heating with a variable resistance wire. The installation in a manufacturing area, with many zones of process piping to be heated is described. These methods reduced design and installation costs.
Keywords :
Cable insulation; Circuits; Conducting materials; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Electric resistance; Induction generators; Pipelines; Resistance heating; Temperature; Wire;
Journal_Title :
Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TIA.1972.349784
