When producing stainless steel tanks, customers can choose different heating methods according to different production process requirements, such as electric heating, steam heating, coil heating, jacket heating, heat transfer oil circulation heating, etc. Today we will compare the difference between lower coil heating and jacket heating
Comparing coil heating and jacket heating:
From the point of view of the heat exchange area: the outer coil is the smallest, the jacket second, and the inner coil is the largest. Therefore, the heating efficiency of the inner coil is the largest, the jacket second, and the outer coil is the smallest;
From the perspective of safety and cost: Compared with jacket heating, coil heating is the easiest to achieve, the required cost is lower, and the safety is slightly higher;
In terms of operation, the inner coil is prone to liquid leakage during use, and the jacket one are more reliable . The inner coil limits the size and form of the stirring blade, and the operation and maintenance costs are high. From the perspective of volume, it is recommended to consider coiled tubes for small-capacity reactors, and jacketed ones for larger reactors.
From the cost point of view of the two: the cost of the tank coil heating method is lower than the jacket heating cost, and the relative safety is higher. The most important thing is to meet the actual needs. For specific reaction systems, if rapid heating and cooling are required, both heating methods can be installed at the same time. The heating speed is faster and the reaction efficiency is higher.
This is the difference between the two heating methods of the reactor.