OMEGA Thermo Products Bayonet & Suction Heaters are heat transfer assemblies designed for heating process vessels, tanks, and recirculating systems where controlled temperature support is required.
Bayonet heaters are installed through the side entry of a tank using a mounting flange, allowing the heater to be inserted into or removed from the vessel as needed. This configuration supports natural convection circulation of the fluid being heated and provides an alternative to direct steam sparging in applicable process heating environments.
Suction heaters use a similar manufacturing approach but include a four-sided sealed shroud around the plates with an opening at the far end. As liquid is pumped from the tank, it passes over the plates and is heated or cooled before leaving through the outlet flange connected to the mounting flange.
OMEGA identifies steam, hot oil, and hot water as possible heating mediums, with viscous tank fluids such as fuel oil, heavy fuel oil, crude oil, heavy crude oil, asphalt, maple syrup, and molasses listed as example fluid applications.
Bayonet and suction heaters are constructed from stainless steel and other alloys, with product variations dependent on the application requirements.
Key Characteristics
- Side-entry tank heater configuration for process vessel heating applications
- Mounting flange design supports insertion and removal from the tank
- Bayonet heater arrangement supports natural convection circulation of the heated fluid
- Suction heater configuration includes a sealed shroud around the plates
- Suction heater design allows pumped liquid to pass over the plates during tank discharge
- Heating medium examples include steam, hot oil, and hot water
- Example tank fluids include viscous fluids such as fuel oil, crude oil, asphalt, maple syrup, and molasses
- Constructed from stainless-steel and other alloys
- Designed for use in automatically controlled temperature applications where supported by the system design
Ideal Applications
- Process vessel heating
- Tank heating applications
- Recirculating systems
- Side-entry tank heater installations
- Pumped tank discharge heating or cooling applications
- Viscous fluid heating applications
- Systems requiring automatically controlled temperature support
Industries Served
- Chemical Industry
- Oil & Gas Industry
- Food & Beverage Industry
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