High Temperature, Compact Gas Heater & Control Package for Materials Testing LaboratoryA global manufacturer of engines and turbines required air temperatures of up to 1400°F in order to run lab tests. The test laboratory had a very confined, difficult to access area with a small footprint for installation and operation of the heater solution and control system. They also needed an electric heater solution that could operate as a stand alone heater or in some cases a boost heater to the existing lower temperature heater installation. Requirements included ASME heater certification and UL listed control panels.The very tight footprint and difficult access were a challenge to tackle as the initial circulation heater solution was about twice as large as the space allowed for installation. Durex re-engineered the system with multiple heater stages, used higher temperature materials such as H rated SS and high nickel content alloys as well as flow baffling in order to squeeze every available kW out of the small footprint. After multiple iterations, a 3 stage circulation heater design was developed that allowed for individual skid mounting in order to transport and install the process system in a very tight configuration. This was a highly custom, turnkey electric circulation heater and control panel system solution that met the flexibility demanded by the customer. As a complete process heating solution supplier, Durex was able to support the customer from concept through delivery of the complex thermal solution. The customer now has the long awaited capability to perform high-temperature testing in order to improve their equipment performance.
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