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• 2024-06-24

Application of power plant electric heat tracing tape in thermal instrument pipelines

In the power industry, thermal instrumentation pipelines play a crucial role, especially in monitoring and controlling various parameters of power plants. These pipelines often adopt a slim design, with common specifications such as 4mm and 16mm. Compared with main flow pipelines, their characteristics are that the internal medium is mostly static or low-speed flowing water, and the temperature is usually lower under normal operating conditions.

Due to the slow or almost no flow of the medium in the instrument pipeline, this characteristic makes it easy for moisture inside the pipeline to freeze in cold weather conditions. Once a freeze occurs, it not only affects the normal operation of the instrument, leading to inaccurate measurement parameters, but also has the potential to cause serious safety issues such as signal errors or loss, which can affect the stable operation of the power plant and even cause incalculable economic losses.

Therefore, the anti cold and anti freezing work of thermal instrument pipelines in power plants is particularly important. Among them, heat tracing insulation technology is considered a key measure, which ensures that the temperature inside the pipeline remains above freezing point by applying a heat source outside the pipeline, thereby effectively preventing pipeline freezing.

When implementing heat tracing and insulation, the actual situation of the power plant should be comprehensively considered, including pipeline layout, environmental temperature, medium characteristics, and other factors, to select suitable heat tracing materials and insulation methods. At the same time, a comprehensive monitoring and maintenance system should be established, and the operation status of the heat tracing system should be regularly checked to ensure that it can continuously and effectively provide insulation for instrument pipelines in cold weather.

In short, the anti cold and anti freezing work of thermal instrument pipelines in power plants is an important component of power plant safety management. By adopting effective heat tracing and insulation measures, the normal operation of instrument pipelines in cold weather can be ensured, providing strong guarantees for the safe and stable operation of power plants.