Hot Oil Tracing for Pipeline
Hot Oil Tracing for Pipeline
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Hi Guys, Does anyone here have an experience on installing a hot oil tracing for a 1 km pipe used for bitumen transfer? I understand that for pipelines as long as these electric tracing is the way to go but is it really worth considering to install hot oil tracing instead? If yes,are there special considerations in the design of the heat trace?





RE: Hot Oil Tracing for Pipeline
Electric or steam heat trace is the accepted solution.
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RE: Hot Oil Tracing for Pipeline
RE: Hot Oil Tracing for Pipeline
Use Thermon HPT or Thermon HTEK for bitumen temperatures exceeding 120degC. HPT is somewhat more reliable than HTEK. For HPT in a 1km line, break it up into a couple of circuits, with each circuit covering 200metres(?) or so (depends on the limit of length for HPT - talk to Thermon for actual limit).
Beware of hazardous area limitations for each of these types of tracing. A good design will have an independant high temperature cutout for each circuit. The more you talk to these Thermon people, the more you'll learn about what you can and cannot do.