Frozen pipes are more than an inconvenience for process industries. They can have far-reaching consequences including damage to production equipment, ruined products, missed deadlines, and customer ill-will.
Fortunately, there is a solution to frozen pipes in process industry facilities. Thermon Heat Trace offers safe, reliable heating solutions that provide freeze protection under the harshest conditions. In fact, Thermon produces the widest range of heat trace products on the market to suit multiple applications.
Thermon Innovations
The Genesis Network, developed by Thermon, allows heat trace systems to be monitored easily using a user-friendly, browser-based interface that works from any tablet or PC, regardless of the size of the system.
The Genesis Controller
- On/Off, On/Off Soft Start, Proportional
- Proportional, Ambient Proportional -Mechanical
- (APCM), APC
- -129°C (-200°F) to 600°C (1112°F)
- Indoor and Outdoor- Solid State Relays
- Indoor and Outdoor- Power Distribution and Mechanical Relays
- -40°C (-40°F) to 60°C (140°F)
- Type 4X, IP 66 *
- 100-240 Vac, 50/60 Hz
- 100-600 Vac
- 231 mm x 139 mm (10.6’’ x 5.5”) LVDS TFT
- LCD glove touch panel
- Seventy-two (72)
- Up to twenty (20) 100 𝛀 Platinum, 3 wire RTD’s
- Solid State Relay **
- 1-pole
- 2-pole
- Per design requirements
* Additional cabinet types are available. Contact Thermon for details.
** Rating based on extended heat sinks. Multiple single pole relays may be used for two and three phase circuits. Higher voltage rated relays are also available as an option.
- Low, High Temperature, and High Temperature Trip
- Low, High Current, and High Current Trip
- High Ground/Earth Leakage Current
- RTD and Relay Faults
- Loss of Communication
- Programming Error
- High Temperature, Heater Current, Ground or Earth
- Leakage
- Current
- External: Ethernet
- External Alarm Relays
- Up to seven mechanical, 6 A @ 250 Vac or Vdc
- Monitor electric heat trace circuit load currents
- Selectable control methods (On/Off, On/Off with Soft Start, Proportional, Ambient Proportional) for each individual circuit
- Programmable alarm set points, with time delay and remote alarm acknowledgment and reset capabilities
- Programmable “trip” set-points for each circuit
- Temperature sensor status indication
- Unique circuit identifier (48 characters maximum)
- Communication to host computer via Ethernet communications
- Adjustable ground/earth leakage “trip” and/or alarm capabilities
- Addressable RTD Temperature Sensors – up to twenty (20) per circuit
- Up to 6 months history to aid in troubleshooting
- ISO drawing in png format for viewing on Genesis HMI
Self Regulating Heat Cables
Thermon manufactures the widest variety of electric heating cables and control systems in the world. These cables are:
- Designed to prevent cold spots
- Tested twice during production and twice post-production
- Power-limiting
- Insulated with parallel resistance polymer
The self-regulating heat cables used in Thermon products for process industry applications are strong, durable, and manufactured to withstand extreme weather conditions.
Terminator Beacon
Power confirmation at a glance can save you time, money, and headaches. With the 360-degree LED Terminator Beacon installed on the system, technicians can easily tell from the ground or safer monitoring locations if power is reaching the system and, by extension, the heat trace system is keeping liquids inside the pipes from freezing.Features
- 360 degrees for easy viewing
- High-intensity LED light
- Pipe-mount expediter, glass-reinforced polymer
- Stainless steel pipe attachment band
- Simple, screwless installation
- Domed lens for easy viewing at elevation
Ratings:
- Ingress Protection Type 4X, IP66
- Maximum pipe exposure temperature 482°F (250°C)
- Minimum installation temperature -76°F (-60°C)
- Operating ambient temp -76°F (-60°C) to 131°F (55°C)
- Operating voltage rating 100-277 Vac
- T-rating 1
- Ambient less than 113°F (45°C)……….. T6 185°F (85°C)
- Ambient up to 131°F (55°C)…………… T5 212°F (100°C)
Solutions for Process Industry
Jasper Engineering provides many solutions for process industry customers. Jasper is a manufacturer’s representative of Thermon products as well as other products to solve your problems.
Contact Jasper Engineering today for a demonstration, consultation, or more information on Thermon products for process industry applications.
