Design guides

When specifying a project, large or small, our design guides will help you to determine exactly which products you need. The guides will take you through each calculation, and include handy tips for reducing manufacturing costs.

Part Description
Heat Trace Design Guide The Chromalox Heat Trace Design Guide provides support to calculate pipe heat loss, guidance to select the right type of heat trace cable and installation tips through a quick install guide Download
Cartridge Heaters Design Guide For the best description of how to heat metal parts, use the cartridge heaters selection, application and installation guidelines. Download
Circulation Heaters Selection Guidelines This guideline explains the many uses for circulation heaters, including the feature for indoor or outdoor installation and weather resistance. Download
Comfort Heating Sizing Guide Use this handy reference sizing guide when specifying comfort heating requirements for any indoor area. Download
Fire Sprinkler Piping Freeze Protection Design Guide Our fire sprinkler pipe freeze protection system is listed and approved to the latest NFPA 13, IEEE 515.1 and UL 515A Standard for installation of heating cable on wet fire sprinkler piping. Download
Flanged Immersion Heaters Selection Guidelines Similar to the screw plug, the flange immersion heaters use a bent hairpin tubular element. The guidelines explain the proper applications for each heater type and element. Download
Flexible Heaters Selection Guideline Flexible heaters are flexible in design and application to fit your specific needs. Use this guideline to understand more about flexible heaters Download
Large Tank Heater Selection Guidelines By using Chromalox packaged control centers, large tank heating systems can be operated with little or no manual attention. The large tank heater selection guidelines show how to apply those heaters. Download
Open Coil vs Metal Sheathed Heaters This guide considers the design construction, benefits and pitfalls of open coil elements vs metal sheath elements and highlights the better alternative for the majority of applications Download
Over-the-Side Immersion Heaters Selection Guidelines This over-the-side immersion heater selection guideline explains how to install the over-the-side immersion heater so that the heated portion is directly immersed along the side or at the bottom of the tank. Download
Packaged Systems Selection Guidelines Heat transfer systems can be categorized (grouped) by the type of fluid used in transferring the heat to the process. The packaged systems selection guidelines help make the selection a bit easier. Download
Process Air Heaters Selection Guidelines Even though the applications may widely vary between industry and temperature, this process air heater selection guideline will help narrow down the list of process air heaters. Download
Process Radiant Heaters Selection Guidelines The process radiant heaters selection guidelines help you to understand the differences between the sheath materials, standard intensities, and many other details. Download
Screw Plug Immersion Heaters Selection Guidelines Screw plug immersion heater use hairpin bent tubular elements brazed or welded into a screw plug. These screw plug immersion heater selection guidelines help you identify the right element to the screw plug application. Download
Steam Boilers Selection Guidelines This steam boilers selection guide shows how Chromalox's packaged electric boilers offer the advantage of electricity as the heat source to provide low or high pressure steam or hot water. Download
Strip & Ring Heaters Selection & Installation Guidelines This strip & ring heater selection and installation guideline helps you understand the different types of applications, features, accessories and modifications that come with the strip and ring heaters. Download
Tubular Heaters Design & Installation Guidelines These design and installation guidelines are helpful when looking for specific details on the tubular heaters modifications, factory bending guidelines, and even accessories. Download