Heat Tape, Heat Blankets and Heaters
1. What are Heat Tape and Heat Blankets and Heaters?
1) Heat Tape
Flexible heating elements in the form of strips are usually used for local heating of pipes, tanks, or equipment, and use the principle of resistance heating to achieve temperature maintenance or antifreeze protection. Its core materials include an insulating layer, a resistance wire, and a protective sleeve, and have uniform heating characteristics.
2) Heat Blankets
Flexible heating devices that cover the surface are suitable for uniform heating of containers, barrels, or equipment with large surface areas. Patented heat diffusion technology is used to achieve low-energy and high-efficiency heating, which can replace traditional heating tapes or ovens.
3) Heaters
Generally refers to various active heating devices, including:
Industrial Heaters: such as liquid-cooled radiators, heat pipe radiators, etc., used for heat dissipation of power semiconductor devices;
Temperature Control Devices: such as thermal relays, which use electromagnets and thermistors to achieve circuit overload protection.
2. What are the Core Parameters of Heat Tape and Heat Blankets and Heaters?
Rated Power: Select the appropriate power density according to the application scenario, such as the high heat flux density heat dissipation needs to match the forced cooling solution;
Temperature Range: The maximum temperature limit of the long-term operation of the equipment must be met (such as electronic devices generally do not exceed the upper limit of the stable operating temperature);
Material Weather Resistance: It must be corrosion-resistant, salt spray-resistant, and mold-resistant in humid tropical environments;
Installation Compatibility: The heating belt/blanket must fit tightly with the container surface to reduce contact thermal resistance.
3. What are Heat Tape and Heat Blankets and Heaters Used for?
Insulation of Industrial Equipment: such as antifreeze of chemical storage tanks and heat dissipation of power semiconductor devices;
Thermal Management of Electronic Products: used for PCB board-level heat dissipation or chip packaging temperature control to avoid thermal failure;
Special Environment Heating: Equipment startup heating in low-temperature environments, or constant temperature storage of temperature-sensitive materials.
4. Selection and Installation Points for Heat Tape and Heat Blankets and Heaters
Structural Matching: When selecting a finger-shaped, profiled, or cast heat sink, consider the spatial layout;
Thermal Design Closed Loop: Optimize thermal performance by combining hardware layout, material selection, and software control;
Safety Specifications: Follow the standards for insulators and fasteners (such as GBB446.3) to ensure that the pressure/torque between the heat sink and the component meets the requirements.