1) What material do you want to heat?
(be specific. e.g. steel, brass, water, fuel, oil, plastic, air, nitrogen)
2) How do you want to heat this material?
Circulation
Conduction
Convection
Immersion
Radiated infrared
Don't know
3) Do you have any particular type of heater in mind?
Band
Cable
Cartridge
Ceramic fiber
Flexible
Heated Parts (Cast-in, IFC)
Multicell
Radiant
Strip
Tubular, process assembly
No preference
Don't know
4) How much of the material is there to heat?
lbs
kgs
gallons
liters
gpm
lpm
cubic feet
cubic meters
cfm
cmm
5) What is the starting process (cold) temperature?
°F and/or
°C
6) What is the final/operating process temperature?
°F and/or
°C
7) How quickly do you want to achieve final process temperature after system start-up?
Hours
8) What is the power availability/specification?
AC
DC
Amps
Phase
Volts
9) Please provide a detailed application description:
10) Are there any unique application considerations? If so, please describe:
(e.g. limited space, corrosive/erosive/explosive environment, packaging/housing)
11) Do you require agency approval(s)? If so, which one(s):
(e.g. UL, CSA, C-UL, NEMA, ASTM, ANSI)
12) Will you require any other thermal systems components?