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HEAT TRANSFER FLUIDS
Paratherm Corporation engineers and manufactures non-toxic, non-fouling, high flash & fire-point and single fluid heat/cool heat transfer fluids. These durable liquids operate at temperatures from 30°F to film temperatures of 650°F, providing precise, uniform temperature control in a wide variety of industrial process applications.
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General Information on Thermal Fluid Systems:
Process temperature requirements make thermal fluid heating a particularly attractive alternative to steam and high temperature hot water in many cases. In order to achieve temperatures over 350°F with a steam system, operating pressures increase sharply. These high steam pressures result in increased equipment costs and reduced handling safety. By comparison, thermal fluid heaters achieve up to 650°F at low pressures, without all the steam system disadvantages. Typically the only pressure required is the nominal amount needed to circulate the thermal fluid through the system. High temperature hot water systems operate at even higher pressures than steam, with all attendant costs and risks increased.
Typically, most products cannot be subjected to the risks of direct heating, which include extremely high flame temperature, exposure to products of combustion, and uneven heating. Although direct firing can be a highly effective method of heating in a process where flame can be tolerated in the presence of the product, the costs involved in taking the precautions necessary to make direct firing a tolerable solution are typically not economically feasible in processes requiring less than 650°F.
For systems operating up to 650°F. the economic and operating advantages of a Fulton thermal fluid process heat system make it an alternative that must be considered.
Fulton has sizes to suit your process and options - including mode of temperature control, construction to recognized codes, accessories - to fit your needs. And only Fulton builds all of the following design features into every Fulton thermal fluid heater.
Independently Proven and Controlled Flow in All Circuits
- Precise Temperature Control
- Complete Safety Controls
- All Components Designed for Ease of Operation and Maintenance
- Compact Self-Venting Vertical Design
- Minimum Film Temperature
- Highest Quality Components
- ASME Code Construction
- And More.
Fulton also manufactures the unique, patented Combination Expansion, Deaerator, Thermal Buffer Tank developed specifically for thermal fluid system use.
From design to production to after sales services, Fulton's heat transfer and thermal fluid experience work to maximize the benefits of your thermal fluid operation.
Thermal Fluid
Thermal fluid is not a newcomer in the heat transfer field. For the last four decades, heat users have been turning to thermal fluid as an extremely favorable alternative to steam, high temperature hot water and direct firing heating methods.
Fulton thermal fluid heating systems are often chosen over steam systems because in many cases Fulton heaters greatly simplify the heating process, while reducing operational system costs.
At any temperature of operation, thermal fluid has important advantages over steam or high temperature hot water as a heat transfer agent. Reduced equipment requirements, increased system efficiency, and considerably simpler maintenance procedures all contribute to the desirability of thermal fluid over steam or hot water.
For example, condensate return systems, blow down tanks, steam traps and other steam system accessories are not needed in the thermal fluid system. The compact Fulton vertical design also results in an increase in available floor space.
The unique Fulton heater designs contribute a great deal to the high efficiencies in a thermal fluid system, but higher thermal fluid system efficiencies are also the result of the absence of inefficient procedures encountered with steam systems. For instance, flash loss and blow down loss can amount to 8 - 18% of the energy use in a steam system.
Thermal fluid system maintenance time is significantly less than that involved with a steam system because thermal fluid is corrosion resistant, the danger of freezing is not present, and water treatments are not necessary. System simplicity is emphasized by the fact that licensed operators are not usually necessary.
Fulton Thermal Corporation
The Fulton Thermal reputation for excellence begins with our extensive experience in the heat transfer and thermal fluid fields. Fulton thermal fluid heaters and system accessory equipment are in service throughout the United States and around the world, in a wide range of industrial and commercial applications that share the requirement of safe and reliable heat process systems.
Fulton Thermal is committed to the development of excellent products, and Fulton backs up those products with a complete after sales program of technical, informational, and service assistance. Fulton provides heat process systems that are efficient, economical, easy to install and operate, all designed with the knowledge it takes to make it the best system for your application.
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