“In the manufacturing and refining industries, temperature is a vital aspect at each step of the process. In order to ensure precise temperature control, industrial plants employ a variety of advanced technologies.
Let’s discuss one of these technologies below., which is the Steam Trace and its importance in maintaining the temperature of process media in industries.“
How Steam Trace Works
Steam tracing is a well-known method for keep process media warm. This process involves applying an external heating source to pipes, tanks or other process vessels.
THE steam circulates around process pipes to keep fluids within a specific temperature range. Trace lines are the pipes that carry steam alongside the process piping.
Where Steam Trace is Found in Applications
Steam Tracing is commonly found in processing facilities, such as refineries or chemical manufacturing plants. Typical applications for Steam Tracing include:
- Low or slow flow piping sections, as branch connections of parallel heat exchangers or pumps, or detours around equipment.
- Equipment or piping that needs to be kept warm due to low ambient temperature conditions.
- Relief valve inlet piping (to keep the piping and valve interior free of any precipitating materials or crystallized hydrates).
Reasons to Use Steam Trace
Steam Tracing is commonly used to:
- Prevent that the process means solidify due to separation of waxes, crystallization and freezing of water.
- Maximize plant efficiency, since support systems and piping external to the process are inherent heat sinks.
- Maintain fluidity of viscous products during shutdowns or in isolated pipes.
- Avoid separation of components of the fluid caused by low temperatures.
- Prevent freezing of process media containing water.
- Prevent condensation of gaseous process fluids.
- Prevent pipe damage due to very low ambient temperatures.
- Prevent the formation of hydrates or related compounds such as incrustation in pipes due to low temperatures.
Tayga High Performance Steam Dash: Efficiency, Guaranteed Reliability and Productivity
With one performance up to 6 times higher than conventional Steam Trace, the High-performance Steam Dash stands out for its high efficiency and reliability. We provide here a comparison between the two solutions to help you understand better.
When opting for Tayga's High Performance Steam Dash, you are choosing efficiency, reliability and innovation for your industrial operations. Our exclusive solution raises the bar in heating and optimizes your processes.
When choosing Tayga heating and insulation solutions, you guarantee the integrity and performance of your processes. To learn more about how Tayga heating and insulation solutions can benefit your business, contact us today.
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