White papers: Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company
As a world-class industrial technology and thermal products leader, Watlow® provides comprehensive thermal solutions that improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon footprints. Leveraging its complete range of process and power control, heating, sensing, process automation, data management and data insights software, Watlow partners with its customers to optimise thermal performance, decrease design time and improve the efficiency of products and applications.
Founded in 1922, Watlow pioneered the use of electric heating solutions to replace costly and hazardous alternatives. Today, it is a leader in providing electric solutions to replace fossil fuel-based heating, a crucial step in reducing harmful carbon emissions. No company is better equipped to help companies reach their energy transition goals.
Watlow holds more than 1100 patents and employs over 4000 team members globally. With world-class manufacturing, technology and development centers and sales offices in North America, Europe and Asia, the company continues to grow but our commitment remains the same: pioneering thermal solutions that power a thriving future.
Using Continuous Helical Flow to Reduce Fouling
Fouling is one of the costliest recurring problems in hydrocarbon processing, and hits process heaters and heat exchangers the hardest. The paper describes how helical flow technology can reduce ‘hotspots’ and dead zones that produce fouling.
Published on the 01 December 2020