Worldwide safe, precise temperature-controlled transport with consistent quality
... thanks to electrical heat tracing!
Sensitive chemicals such as MDI, sensitive substances in the chemical and petrochemical industry, oils, greases, resins, paints, bitumen, and adhesives, as well as foods such as chocolate or butter, are often transported in tank containers. Electric heating is used to ensure that they do not lose their high-quality standards during loading, unloading and transport.
Everything from a single source:
From the initial consultation, through planning and development, to installation and final commissioning.
With its electric tank container heating systems, eltherm has created an alternative to heating with water vapour, thermal oil and glycol. In comparison to water vapour or glycol heating systems, electrical heat tracing has a significantly lower weight. This offers the advantage of a greater loading capacity and therefore increased cost-effectiveness of the tank container.
As an engineering company - with our own production facilities - eltherm provides comprehensive advice to freight forwarders and container manufacturers right from the planning phase. This cooperation ensures that the heat tracing system meets all transport and contract requirements. After all, it's that simple and straightforward: Anyone who wants to claim the highest quality must be able to guarantee that high-quality products reach their destination without damage and remain in good condition.
Thanks to our specially developed installation technology and control system, which has been market-tested and continuously improved over decades, we can guarantee high temperature accuracy and consistent heating of the entire tank surface. To provide greater flexibility, several heating and control circuits can also be created for different filling levels. Due to the very large contact surface, a generously dimensioned power reserve can be provided. This allows the loaded product to be heated up (within its physical limits). As an alternative to supplying power from the mains, the heating system can also be powered by generators. In addition, the product temperature can be fully documented over the duration of transport.
Along with the actual container, it is often necessary to heat attached components such as dome boxes, outlet valves and riser pipes. If required, customer-specific insulating sleeves for valves and ball valves can also be manufactured.
- no cold zone if a cable is damaged
- uninterrupted use of the entire fleet (i. e. no shutdown due to repairs)
- repair of fluoropolymer-insulated heatsealing bands is possible almost anytime and anywhere
- empty tanks can be heated up before filling
- Monitoring and storage of temperature data possible along the entire storage and transport process at the customer's request.
FAQ
As the only supplier of heating solutions for tank containers with valid certificates and approvals in ATEX and IECEx, we can also offer you a safe solution to minimise your liability risks as an operator.
If a medium is to be transported that solidifies at ambient temperature, the outlet valve should be heated to ensure that the tank can be emptied without delay. We offer appropriate heating solutions for many standard valves on the market. Just get in contact with us!
To ensure that a product does not form a solid plug in the riser pipe during transport and storage in the tank container and thus make unloading more difficult, we offer appropriate riser pipe heating.
In general, any electrical power supply can be used, from car batteries to overhead lines. Heating solutions with a power supply in the 400V 3-phase range have proven to be common and technically meaningful.
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