Tips to Extend Your Thermal Fluid
System’s Service Life
When correctly maintained and operated,
thermal fluid (“hot oil”) systems can provide many years of
safe, reliable and efficient process heating where moderate to
high temperatures (typically 350 to 750 deg F) are required. To
ensure this, operation and maintenance by well-trained personnel
is essential. Easy access to the supplier’s equipment manuals
should be ensured and operators should know whom to contact to
answer questions and get help with troubleshooting. A program
should be in place where normal readings of temperature,
pressure, flow etc. are known and regularly compared to
operating conditions. Here are some tips to help extend your
system’s service life:
