Watlow Process Heating Resources Downloads

April 16, 2024

Watlow Process Heating Resources Downloads

Watlow process heating products solve electrical heating problems by converting electrical power to heat to heat solids, liquids, or gases. The range of heater types includes:

  • Heaters
  • Band and Nozzle Heaters
  • Cable Heaters
  • Cartridge Heaters
  • Cast - in Heaters
  • Circulation and Process Heaters
  • Ceramic Fiber Heaters
  • Flexible Heaters
  • Multicell Heaters
  • Polymer Heaters
  • Radiant Heaters
  • Strip Heaters
  • Thick Film Heaters
  • Tubular and Process Assemblies

Carotek has collected the documents we feel would be most helpful for you to understand more about Watlow’s process heating products and provided them here for easy access.

Reducing Risk: Data Insights for Greener, Efficient Thermal Systems

Reducing Risk: Data Insights ™ Pave the Way for Greener, More Efficient Thermal Systems describes how using electric process heaters rather than fossil fuels (natural gas) can help mitigate challenges in petrochemical processing such as coking/fouling, heater failure/downtime, and the slow pace of electrification. With the right combination of new technology (e.g., WATCONNECT and Data Insights) and technical knowledge around thermal systems and data analysis, it is possible to achieve greener, more efficient systems and processes.


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Watlow's Heating Solutions for Your Applications

Watlow's Heating Solutions for Your Applications brochure describes the features, benefits, and performance capabilities of Watlow tubular heaters for a wide range of applications, from plastics processing to power generation. The specifications of WATROD Tubular and FIREBAR Flat Tubular heaters are included.


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Two Versus Three - leg Power Control, in Three Phase Heating Applications

The Benefits of Two - leg Versus Three - leg Power Control, in Three Phase Heating Applications describes how 3 - leg power control is traditionally used in 3 phase heating applications, but may not be necessary. Technological developments in SCR (silicon controlled rectifier) power controllers have resulted in new products and methods that can reduce both CAPE X and OPEX in applications such as tin bath roof heating in the glass industry .


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Top 10 Tips to Improve Efficiency in Heat Treatment Processes

Top 10 Tips to Improve Efficiency in Heat Treatment Processes explains how poor control of heat treatment processes can lead to large amounts of wasted energy and quality issues that result in non - compliant waste product and costly fines. This article covers our top 10 tips for efficiency, including how to reduce temperature overshoot and the measurable advantages of digital recorders.


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Choosing Two - LEG vs Three - LEG Control for 3 - phase Applications

The Choosing Two - LEG vs Three - LEG Control for 3 - phase Applications white paper explains that the best method to control three phase heaters depends on the heater. It explains the importance of considering “ Two - leg versus three - leg control ” and “ zero cross versus phase - angle control. ”


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Electric Process Heaters Help Decarbonize Petrochemical Refining

The Electric Process Heaters Help Decarbonize Petrochemical Refining white paper explains how electric process heaters can be used instead of fossil fuels to enable all - electric processes, mitigating CO2 emissions and advancing decarbonization goals. This paper explains how big an electric heater can be and what is required to maintain proper control of a large electric heater for petrochemical process heating.


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New Alternatives in Power Conversion for Electric Heaters

The New Alternatives in Power Conversion for Electric Heaters white paper discusses some of the disadvantages of traditional electric heater power conversion: heaters become damaged, high voltage cracks ceramic heaters, multiple heaters are connected to a circuit, and voltage varies globally. In contrast, Watson ’ s power conversion technology can smoothly adjust power up or down as needed.


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Predict Terminal Enclosure Temperature to Improve Heater Reliability

Better Predicting Terminal Enclosure Temperature to Improve Heater Reliability white paper describes how electric process heater solutions are designed, and explains how traditionally simplistic temperature modeling led to failures due to underestimating the temperature profile from the heater flange to terminal enclosure.


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Thermal Loop Solutions in Heat Treatment

The Thermal Loop Solutions: A Path to Improved Performance, Sustainability and Compliance in Heat Treatment white paper explains how heat treatment thermal loop solutions offer several advantages over traditional heat treatment methods, including improved temperature control, increased efficiency and improved sustainability outcomes. They can also provide the necessary level of control and ensure compliance with aerospace and automotive industry regulations.


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Better Heaters Mean More Innovative Analytical Equipment Designs

The Better Heaters Mean More Innovative Analytical Equipment Designs white paper explains how advanced ceramic heaters offer more design flexibility for mass spectrometers and other pieces of analytical equipment. They are smaller than legacy metal sheathed heaters, respond faster, can be more accurately controlled and can be more resistant to environmental contamination.


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Decarbonization, Electrification and the Case for Modern Electric Process Heaters

The Decarbonization, Electrification and the Case for Modern Electric Process Heaters white paper examines the pressures to electrify in the LNG industry and related industries. It goes on to explain how switching to electric heat exchangers helps achieve industry decarbonization goals.


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