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3. Conclusion
The industrial examples presented show that electrical solutions are an interesting alternative for maintaining pipe temperatures. The various devices known as "tracing systems" are competitive with traditional steam solutions, thanks to comparable investment costs and very low maintenance costs.
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TRACE software, developed by EDF R&D, is used to design pipe temperature maintenance systems for heating tapes, mineral insulated cables, shielded resistors, current flow tubes and heating effect tracer tubes. It is a tool for thermal and electrical calculations.
For thermal applications, the following calculations can be made:
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