Heat Trace

Many industrial processes require the storage and transfer of fluids through piping and equipment. Often, these fluids such as liquids, gases, vapors, suspensions or slurries have inherent temperature characteristics which allow them to freeze, condense, crystallize, separate or become viscous at normal ambient temperatures. In order to prevent these problems which typically occur in non-processing periods, it is usually required that additional heat as well as insulation be added to the piping and equipment. A process pipe requiring heat may be routed through the plant pipeworks in a complex path of turns as well as rises and drops. A tube or small-diameter pipe attached to the pipe and carrying a heating medium for the addition of heat all along the process pipe is commonly referred to as heat tracing. If the system of heat tracing utilizes steam in the heat delivery process, it is then termed steam-tracing system.

Heat tracing can be separately in electrical or steam tracing. At Alstern Technologies, we offer full turnkey project capability, from the initial enquiry through site surveys to final client handover. All design work is carried out in accordance with ISO 9001:2008 certification. Using the latest CAD software, system design complies with the latest national and international standards and approvals. We have a team of fully qualified installation and site supervision engineers to ensure that systems are installed in full accordance with the specified design and that system conform to national and international standards and codes of practice. Our commissioning engineers will carry out final inspection and testing, ensuring system operation is in accordance with design specification, prior to handing over to the client. Our Engineers will also provide training to clients on the maintenance procedures of the system.