CSI Bolt-On Technology

Historically, the chemical industry has defaulted to one of two ways to maintain process temperatures - fabricated jacketed systems or tube tracing. Often the process requirements of our customers are such that the expense of a jacketed system is excessive, but the performance capability of tube tracing is inadequate. So, CSI developed two bolt-on heating products. ControHeat and ControTrace, which provide unique benefits that the traditional systems cannot. As a general rule, CSI Bolt-On technology will provide equivalent thermal maintenance in 80% of the applications where jacketed pipe is used. The CSI Bolt-On System provides considerably higher thermal performance than electrical or tube tracing.

ControTrace

Specially designed by CSI, ControTrace is an economical alternative to jacketed pipe while also providing substantially more heating capacity than tube tracing. Formed from SA178 Gr. A boiler tubing, the elements are pressure rated in accordance with ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII, Div. 1. The pipe-side surface of ControTrace is contoured to closely match the outside diameter of the pipe on which it will be placed. This maximizes surface area contact for each element.

Today, hundreds of miles of ControTrace are used around the world in process services including: acrylic acid, bitumens, BPA, caprolactam, DMT, DNT, hot melt adhesives, PA, polymers, sulfur, and many more. ControTrace is also in service on storage tanks and vessels up to 25 feet in diameter. CSI will design your ControTrace system to ensure adequate surface coverage. CSI will also provide you with installation drawings, jumpover connections and jackets for the valves and instrumentation to provide uniform heat to the entire system very economically and with no chance for cross-contamination.

Four ControTrace Elements maintain a bulk process temperature of 535.3F. 10" Sch. 80 S. hot oil T=550/h200, ambient T=10/h2, 3" of cal sil,process fluid h5.