Electrical Heat Tracing For Particle Accelator | Heating Jackets & Mats In Industrial & Hazardous Areas

Published 26 Nov 2020

Electrical Heat Tracing For Particle Accelator

Heat Tracing Cables By Eltherm

Frost Protection For Industrial & Hazardous Areas

In the fourth of this blog series by Eltherm they will discuss the best electrical trace heating system that will ensure temperature maintenance and freeze prevention for particle acclelator. Electrical heat tracing for the generation of high purity vacuum in test facilities.

Modern electrical heat tracing technology plays a decisive role in many fields, e.g. for the generation of high purity vacuum. For this application handmade heating jackets and mats are produced by Eltherm which are custom-fit and correspond to the requirements of the customers.

This is essential for the generation of optimal vacuum conditions! One application of heating jackets and mats is to heat vacuum pumps, piping systems and vacuum chambers in order to guarantee optimal conditions for high purity vacuum within a particle accelerator ring. For this application products are produced which heat the vacuum systems up to 300°C to generate high purity vacuum.

Eltherm heating jackets and mats

Benefits

Easy to remove and to exchange
Easy to install
Applicable in sophisticated applications
High life time
Tailor-made to the shape of vessels, pipes, valves or pumps (customized)
Operating temperature from 0° up to 900° C
Efficient heating system
Optimum heat distribution
For hazardous areas too
Including insulation

Use at CERN

At CERN (Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire – European Organization for Nuclear Research) eltherm heating jackets and mats are used for the so-called Large Hadron Collider (LHC).

For this application eltherm delivered approx. 3500 heating jackets and mats to CERN.

CERN is an international organization whose purpose is to operate the world‘s largest particle physics laboratory, which is situated near Geneva in Switzerland. CERN‘s main function is to provide the particle accelerators and other infrastructure needed for high-energy physics research. The biggest particle accelerator in the world started running near Geneva in 2007. 9500 scientists and employees of the European Research Center CERN will let proton rays clash together in the particle accelerator ring which is 27 km long and costs 1.9 Mrd. Euro.

This experiment can only work if the elementary particles circulate in a vacuum.

For this reason, the eltherm GmbH delivers heating jackets and mats for the so-called Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The jackets and mats will work in a temperature range of 300° C and are used to heat pumps, piping systems and chambers in order to improve those vacuum conditions.

This little detail in the major particle physics laboratory in the world is very important for the experimental physicists. They indeed need the best and most precise tools.

The international scientists want to research the composition of the matter with the mentioned LHC.

The accelerator speeds up the protons to nearly speed of light and detectors make them visible. The LHC brings the proton rays to clash with the help of energy from 14 so-called TeV. TeV is an energy unit which is common within the particle physics. (A TeV is nearly the kinetic energy of a flying mosquito.)

What makes the LHC so exceptionally? It is the concentration of this energy to a tiny volume which is by one million times smaller that the one of the mosquito. But before the scientists can research the so-called super symmetric particles, the controversial “Higgs-Boson” as well as the “Quark-Gluon-Plasma”, the team from Eltherm has to do its work.

A part of employees of Eltherm sews the self produced heating cables with the corresponding insulations into a backing fabric of the mats and jackets. These mats and jackets are custom-made to the shape of the respective objects just like a tailor-made suit, which can be taken off again at any time – for example for maintenance work.

Thorne & Derrick specialise in providing specialist heating for industrial and hazardous areas including Eltherm’s heat tracing cables and heated hoses.

ELTHERM INDUSTRIAL & HAZARDOUS AREA HEATING

Eltherm heating products provide freeze protection, temperature maintenance and temperature control ranges of up to 1000°C and are used in many industries and applications from oil and gas to utilities and power generation. Eltherm products are manufactured to the highest hazardous area specifications including ATEX and IECEx for heating pipes, hoses, drums, vessels and IBC’s.

Eltherm self regulating heat trace cable provides frost protection and maintains product viscosity in pipes, tanks, drums and vessels

Electrical Heating Specialists

Thorne & Derrick International, based in the UK, can specify and supply from stock an extensive range of Electrical Heating Equipment for industrial and process heating applications – this includes temperature maintenance and frost protection (Winterisation) products for pipework, valves, IBC’s, drums, hoses, tanks and vessels. We produce custom silicone heaters for rapid and high temperature heat-up of complex shapes and surfaces – from concept, design to the delivery of standard or bespoke heaters on the shortest lead times. From the largest UK heat tracing cable stocks we deliver Electric Trace Heating Systems for pipework frost protection, ramp heating, roof/gutter snow melting and de-icing – enquire about our in-house design service.

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Heat Tracing I Frost Protection

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Thorne & Derrick understand that prolonged periods of low ambient temperatures can bring operations to a standstill costing thousands of pounds in lost downtime.

Experts in heating solutions for use in industrial & explosive atmospheres, Thorne & Derrick have the knowledge & expertise to help clients prevent unnecessary down time this winter.

We can provide overnight delivery of Trace Heating Cables at the most competitive prices to guarantee frost protection of your pipelines and mechanical services.| Ask About Our Heat Trace Design Service.

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