Thermal oil Thermal oil is oil used as a heating medium. This oil is ideal for heating to high temperature. Thermal oil is used in a closed circuit in temperatures to approx. 340°C. Thermal oil systems are not susceptible to explosion and are more efficient than steam.

In thermal oil systems, there is often a huge difference between the system temperature and the ambient temperature. Insulating these installations is therefore very energy saving. Thermatras® has installed insulation blankets on many locations, increasing the energy efficiency enormously, much to the satisfaction of their clients.

Shipping Thermal oil installations are particularly popular in the shipping industry to heat cargo and/or fuel. In the shipping industry, thermal oil is the preferred medium of engineers because it does not freeze at 0°C, as opposed to installations that use water.

Production process heating installations Thermal oil is also popular in the potato processing industry (chips and crisps) and in the snack industry. Thermal oil is the primary medium for use in the heating of heat exchangers in which the secondary system consists of oil for the baking grease lines. The process heaters in the wood, bitumen, synthetic fibre, chemical and textile industries also use thermal oil installations.

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