Best-in-class electric heating cable solutions for safety and security of industrial companies’ equipment and technological processes

Heating of tanks & vessels is necessary to compensate heat losses occurring through its walls, supports, lid and base. The design capacity of tank heating system should be sufficient to compensate heat loss and maintain set temperature of the stored fluid. In 90 % of cases, a self-regulating cable is used, since it is resistant to overlaps and local overheating. We provide a full range of self-regulating cables and all the necessary components for its installation in hazardous and non-hazardous zones at oil & gas, chemical & petrochemical, pharmaceutical and other sites.

In chemically aggressive and corrosive environments with operating temperatures up to +800 ℃ metal outer jacket fiberglass-insulated cable MOIC-F is used.

Depending on the project, heating sections could be installed only in the lower part of the tank. In this case, the entire surface of the tank must be covered with thermal insulation. Each design is made individually.

For warming-up products stored in tanks, energy is required not only to compensate the heat loss, but also to heat the product itself. Therefore, it may be advisable to install industrial electric heaters inside the tank.

Our electric heating system for infrastructure de-icing includes heating cable, control system, power distribution system (power supply), accessories and fasteners.

We offer a wide range of heating cables for different tasks. Series-resistance heating cable has constant resistance over the entire length. Self-regulating cable is the most popular solution for heating of roofs and gutters. A unique feature of the self-regulating cable is its ability to automatically adjust the thermal output depending on weather conditions. These cables are easily cut into sections of any length on site, which makes them convenient to use.

Control system includes specially designed regulators, as well as temperature, precipitation and water sensors. The control system allows to implement several algorithms for operating the electric heating system and takes into account the purpose of the system, weather conditions, operating conditions and specific customer requirements.

Energy distribution system supplies power to the heating sections and includes power cables, junction boxes, metal or plastic pipes and boxes for laying electric cables and signal wires. We use best-in-class materials that meet international standards.

Fastening system includes fasteners with various materials and shapes. They securely fix the cable, don’t break and don’t change their properties from temperature extremes.

All elements of the heating systems are mounted in an invisible way and don’t spoil the design of the construction.

SST GmbH provides the full range of self-regulating heating cables as well as ready-made design solutions for typical process equipment elements to simplify the installation.

The power of the heating section is set based on the calculation of heat loss, which is determined in the same way as the heat loss in pipelines. In some cases, modeling of thermal fields may be required, especially in cases where the level gauge window does not have thermal insulation.

Our self-regulating heating cables are used for freeze protection of process equipment in non-hazardous and ex-hazardous areas. The power output adjusts automatically in response to the ambient temperature.

Due to its self-regulating characteristics it will not overheat even when the cable is overlapped. This guarantees maximum safety and reliability. Installation of self-regulating heating cable is quick and simple and requires no special skills or tools.