Heater Failure
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How to Determine if an Electric Heater is Good or Bad Using an Ohmmeter
Determining how much heat your system needs is a critical first step in designing efficient industrial heating processes. This blog post walks through how to calculate heat energy for both start-up and steady-state conditions, including essenstial considerations such as temperature change, material properties, and heat losses. It explains formulas for specific heat, latent heat, and various types of heat loss (conduction, convection, and radiation). By following these steps, engineers and process designers can accurately size heaters, avoid energy waste, and improve system performance.
WHITE PAPER: Better Predicting Terminal Enclosure Temperature to Improve Heater Reliability
One of the most common failures in electric process heaters used in various industrial applications involves electrical terminations and not the heating elements. Engineers at Watlow® believe designers across the industry are underestimating the temperature profile from the heater flange to terminal enclosure in these thermal systems.