• DocumentCode
    1357999
  • Title

    IEEE recommended practice for the testing, design, installation, and maintenance of electrical resistance heat tracing for commercial applications

  • Author

    Tarbutton, George B. ; House, Paul A. ; Hallerberg, Dale A.

  • Author_Institution
    Thermon Manuf. Co., San Marcos, TX, USA
  • Volume
    33
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1997
  • Firstpage
    1035
  • Lastpage
    1040
  • Abstract
    Specific test requirements for qualifying electrical resistance heating cables for commercial service and a basis for electrical and thermal design are provided. Heater characteristics are addressed, and installation and maintenance requirements are detailed. Recommendations and requirements for unclassified heating cable applications are provided
  • Keywords
    heating elements; maintenance engineering; reliability; resistance heating; safety; testing; IEEE recommended practice; commercial applications; design; electrical design; electrical resistance heat tracing; installation requirements; maintenance; reliability; safety; testing; thermal design; unclassified heating cable applications; Cables; Construction industry; Electric resistance; Floors; Maintenance; Protection; Resistance heating; Temperature; Testing; Thermal resistance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-9994
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/28.605746
  • Filename
    605746