As specialists in providing a
comprehensive package of design, installation and maintenance of Bitumen trace
heating systems throughout the UK and overseas, we have successfully installed
our trace heating products in a broad variety of applications of Bitumen in its
liquid state including storage and processing facilities.
What is Bitumen?
As an oil-based substance, Bitumen is a
semi-solid hydrocarbon product that is produced by removing elements such as
liquid petrol and diesel from heavy crude oil during the refinement process.
Commonly known as Asphalt in other
areas of the world, when paired with a mixture of small stones, sand and filler
it can be used for road paving – however, this is not the type of bitumen that
we refer to.
With our Bitumen Trace
Heating systems, we
aim to offer solutions with the intended purpose of safely handling this liquid
Bitumen.
With modern electrical trace heating
becoming increasingly more important in industries that deal in manufacturing,
heated hoses and wires with particular features are becoming a requirement in
the production of ground reinforcement and heat recycling.
You may already have a Bitumen
Processing facility in place, in which case we can provide you with the advice
as well as the right heating cables to suit your needs.
We understand that the efficient
handling and storage of Bitumen is vital to the smooth running of your business
which with downtime could see reduced production and processing and in turn a
loss of profits.
Planned and preventative maintenance of
your heating systems could prevent such occurrences – at Cross Electrical, we
provide this maintenance service whether you purchased from us or another
provider.
Click here for further information on our responsive maintenance and service
option.
How?
Our Bitumen trace heating systems are
designed by looking closely at your needs and your method of processing. We
offer practical advice on the temperature control of pipework throughout our
understanding of working in a safe, reliable and maintenance free environment.
Our sole aim is to ensure that Bitumen
can flow freely all day, every day without blocking pipework or solidifying
between delivery points and storage containments.
As Bitumen needs to be kept among some
of the highest range of temperatures, usually handled above 150°C with some of
the most optimum temperatures higher than 600°C, it is vital to ensure that
there are no danger of reactions to colder weather or outside forces which
could drastically affect the temperature of the Bitumen.
Because of
this, Cross Electrical provide preventative solutions to combat this with a
variety of fully terminated trace heating units which can comprise of heating
cables, thermal insulation and temperature controllers. These units, we ensure
are fully compliant with your requirements and are catered toward your industry
needs and functions.
These units are
not only efficient in keeping the Bitumen at the most optimum state but are
also robust and durable, designed with an applications environment in mind,
with considerations to fumes and heat.
Our
range
Our range of
trace heating units which are applicable for Bitumen solutions include the
XSSTC, which are heavy duty stainless steel sheathed heating cables, the
standard XSS/SC and XCN/SC.
All of these
can be purchased from us to be installed by your own pre-approved engineers
with a view to delivering a newly designed or replacement heating unit via next
day delivery.
This service
works well if you have a fully established Bitumen processing faculty.
Our Cross
Electrical qualified and highly trained engineers can also complete an on-site
installation to industry standards with full consideration placed to healthy
and safety and quality assurance legislation – this service includes a full
project management service and on-site supervision.
The ranges we
provide are:
- XSSTC – This range of heating cables is made from a stainless steel sheathed twin conductor and provides single run heating heating circuits for applications above 600°C.
- XSS/SC – This range is made of stainless steel sheathed single conductor heating cables which can provide resistance to most corrosive substances above 600°C with a minimum installation temperature of -60°C.
- XCN/SC – Made from Cupro-Nickel, this range of single conductor heating cables is cost efficient for Bitumen kept at intermittent temperatures up to 250°C.
Find out more about our full range of
Bitumen Trace heating cables on our website, you will also find some PDF guides
to which cables will suit your application.
For answers to any questions or to
enquire about our products please contact us.
