DFINITI’s

Electric Heaters
With over 15 years of expertise in Electric
Process Heating, our professional team
has been designing and manufacturing reliable
and certified electric heaters for application
in various industries.

Whether you need a custom-engineered or

an industrial standard electric heater, our team
has you covered.

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CERTIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS

Our Electric Process Heaters are ATEX and IECEx certified for application in hazardous
areas, suitable for Zone 1 and Zone 2 area classification. They meet the temperature
class, gas group and ingress protection for most applications in the industries.

Besides products certifications, our facilities are also certified to manufacture ATEX and IECEx products
under the QAN and QAR systems respectively. They are also certified to ASME U Stamp and registered
with the National Board.

We manufacture pressure vessels that meet other design standards such as PED, GB and as required.

For Marine Classification, we certify the products on project basis to ABS, DNV, BV standards and alike.

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ATTESTATION D’EXAMEN UE DE TYPE IECEx Quality Assessment

EU TYPE EXAMINATION CERTIFICATE Report Summary
INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
IEC Certification Scheme for Explosive Atmospheres
1 Version : 00 LCIE 18 ATEX 3030 X Issue : 00
for rules and details of the IECEx Scheme visit www.iecex.com

Directive 2014/34/UE Directive 2014/34/EU

Appareil ou Système de Protection destiné à être utilisé en Equipment or Protective System Intended for use in QAR Reference No. GB/CML/QAR18.0034/01 Status Current
2
Atmosphères Explosibles Potentially Explosive Atmospheres
QAR Free Ref. No. R12012A/00 Date of Issue 2019-03-26
3 Produit : Product :
Réchauffeur électrique Electric Heater
Detail of change Addition of Ex d Valid until 2021-12-13
Type: PTE**

4 Fabricant : Manufacturer : Site(s) audited DFINITI Technologies Sdn Bhd, No 43, Jln Gemilang 3 Taman Perindustrian Audit date 2018-12-13
DFINITI TECHNOLOGIES PTE LTD Cemerlang 81800 Ulu Tiram Johor Malaysia
5 Adresse : Address :
69 Ubi Road 1 Issuing ExCB CML - Certification Management Limited
Oxley Bizhub #10-33
Singapore 408731
Manufacturer DFINITI Technologies Sdn Bhd, No 43, Jln Gemilang 3 Taman Perindustrian Cemerlang 81800 Ulu Tiram Johor
6 Ce produit et ses variantes éventuelles acceptées sont décrits This product and any acceptable variations thereto are Malaysia
dans I'annexe de la présente attestation et dans les specified in the schedule to this certificate and the documents
documents descriptifs cités en référence. therein referred to. Location of Manufacturer Malaysia
7 Le LCIE, Organisme Notifié sous la référence 0081 LCIE, Notified Body number 0081 in accordance with article
conformément à l’article 17 de la directive 2014/34/UE du 17 of the Directive 2014/34/EU of the European Parliament Product information Explosion proof heater
Parlement européen et du Conseil du 26 février 2014, certifie and the Council of 26 February 2014 certifies that product has
que ce produit est conforme aux Exigences Essentielles de been found to comply with the Essential Health and Safety Protection concept Ex e; Ex d
Sécurité et de Santé pour la conception et la construction de Requirements relating to the design and construction of
produits destinés à être utilisés en atmosphères explosibles, products intended for use in potentially explosive
Related QARs
données dans l’annexe II de la Directive. atmospheres, given in Annex II to the Directive.
GB/CML/QAR18.0034/00 GB/CML/QAR18.0034/01
Les résultats des vérifications et essais figurent dans le(s) The examination and test results are recorded in confidential
rapport(s) confidentiel(s) N° : report(s) N°: Related Certificates N/A
140724-683236 (manual insertion)
8 Le respect des Exigences Essentielles de Sécurité et de Compliance with the Essential Health and Safety Related Certificates
Santé est assuré par la conformité à : Requirements has been assured by compliance with : (automatic linking)
EN 60079-0:2012 + A11:2013 N/A
EN 60079-7:2015
Related Certificates
9 Le signe « X » lorsqu'il est placé à la suite du numéro de If the sign “X” is placed after the certificate number, it indicates for previous versions
l’attestation, indique que cet appareil est soumis aux that the product is subject to the Specific Conditions of Use
conditions particulières d’utilisation, mentionnées dans specified in the schedule to this certificate. N/A
l’annexe de cette attestation.
10 Cette Attestation d'Examen UE de Type concerne uniquement This EU Type Examination Certificate relates only to the Comments
la conception et la construction du produit spécifié. design and construction of the specified product. Initial QAR
2019-04-02 Des exigences supplémentaires de la directive sont Further requirements of the Directive apply to the
applicables pour la fabrication et la fourniture du produit. Ces manufacturing process and supply of this product. These are
dernières ne sont pas couvertes par la présente attestation. not covered by this certificate.
11 Le marquage du produit est mentionné dans l’annexe de cette The marking of the product is specified in the schedule to this
attestation. certificate.

Fontenay-aux-Roses, le 2 avril 2019 Responsable de Certification

Certification Officer
Julien Gauthier

Seul le texte en français peut engager la responsabilité du LCIE. Ce document ne peut être reproduit que dans son intégralité, sans aucune modification. Il est
établi en accord avec le référentiel de certification ATEX du LCIE. The LCIE’s liability applies only on the French text. This document may only be reproduced in
its entirety and without any change. It is issued in accordance with LCIE’s ATEX Certification Rules.
CERT-ATEX-FORM 04 Rev. 05 Page 1 / 4

Quality Assurance Notification CML ATEXQ12012 Issue 1

1 Equipment or Protective Systems or Components intended for use in Potentially Explosive
Atmospheres Directive 2014/34/EU
2 The scope of this notification extends to equipment, protective systems or components:
Explosion proof heater Protection methods: Increased safety Ex e
Flameproof Ex d
All current certificates issued by CML within the above scope and other Notified Body certificates
acknowledged by CML.
3 Applicant DFINITI Technologies Pte Ltd
4 Manufacturer DFINITI Technologies Sdn Bhd
5 Address No 43, Jln Gemilang 3 Taman
Perindustrian Cemerlang
81800 Ulu Tiram Johor
Malaysia

6 CML B.V. , Chamber of Commerce No 6738671, Hoogoorddreef 15, Amsterdam, 1101 BA, The
Netherlands, Notified Body Number 2776, for Annexes IV and VII in accordance with Article 17 of
Directive 2014/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, dated 26 February 2014,
notifies the applicant that the manufacturer has a quality system that complies with Annex IV and
Annex VII of the Directive.
7 This Notification is based upon audit report R12012A/00
8 This Notification may be withdrawn if the manufacturer does not satisfy the requirements of the
Directive or surveillance.
9 This Notification is valid until the date shown below unless withdrawn. The results of periodical
re-assessment form part of this Notification.
10 According to Article 16, 3 of Directive 2014/34/EU the CE mark shall be followed by the
identification number 2776 to identify the Notified Body responsible for conducting the production
control assessment.
11 Notification summary
Initial issue 0 Issue date 16 Jan 2019
Current issue 1 Issue date 25 Mar 2019 Expiry 13 Dec 2021

This Notification shall only be copied 1 of 1 Andy C Smith

in its entirety and without change Technical Operations Director

Version: 1.0 Approval: Approved

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ELECTRIC HEATING SYSTEM

PROCESS HEATER
The Electric Process Heater is usually used to provide
direct heating to the process. The heating elements are
in direct contact with the process to heat up the cold inlet
fluids, maximise the heat transfer by optimising baffle
design while limiting pressure drop to the outlet nozzle.

With our proprietary software CALCPEX and other

professional design software such as ASPEN and
HTRI, we can customise the design of the process
heater and system to meet the process demand with
duty regulated by Thyristor and/or Contactor using
hardwired or PLC controlled.

APPLICATIONS

• Fuel Gas Heater • Nitrogen Heater

• Reboiler Heater in TEG Dehydration System • Steam Super-heater
• Molecular Sieve Regeneration Heater • Process Gases in Continuous Catalyst
Reforming Unit (CCR)
• Natural Gas in Gas Transmission Pipeline
• Seal Gas Heater • Industrial gases in Air Separation Unit
• CO2 Heater
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TANK IMMERSION HEATER

Immersion heating is used to heat up and/or maintain the medium in the tank to reduce
viscosity at desired temperature for ease of flowing or pumping out of the medium.

The medium can be in the form of condensate, bitumen, chemical or any sludge collected in the sump tank.

Withdrawable Heater (Cartridge Type) L-Shape and other shapes of Heaters

Besides the conventional design, the heater can be For underground tank design where the only access
designed with withdrawable elements which allow is from the top, an L-shape or a dog-leg shape heater
replacement of heating elements without draining can be provided.
the tank to offer quicker turnaround time.

This is also known as online replacement.

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APPLICATIONS

• Condensate Heater • Caustic Water in CIP Tank

• Separator Tank Heating • Bitumen Heating in Storage Tank
• Crude Oil Heater • Thermal Liquids Heating
• Produced Water Heater

TECHNICAL DATA

Supply Voltage Power

Max 690VAC 50/60Hz Up to 5000KW in a single unit

Certifications
ATEX and IECEx

Type Increased Safety (Exe) Flameproof (Exd)

Standard EN IEC 60079-7, 60079-0 EN IEC 60079-1, 60079-0
EN IEC 60079-31
Code II 2 G, Ex eb Gb II 2 G/D, Ex db Gb
Ex tb Db
T-class T1-T16 T1-T6
T85-T450°C
Gas Group IIA/IIB/IIC IIA/IIB/IIC
IIIC
IP Rating IP66 IP66

HEATER CONSTRUCTION
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Heating Element Pressure Sealing

• Tubular Heating element with NiCr 80/20 Bite-coupling, strength weld or bracing
resistive heating wire compacted with MgO
• Element diameter: 12.5mm, 16mm
Terminal Box
• Element sheath material: Incoloy 800, 825,
SS321, SS304, SS316, Titanium and others • Exe – Standard SS316 or painted mild steel
• Exd – Standard Carbon Steel or SS on request

Heater Flange Over-temperature Protection

• Also known as EIH Support Plate • Element over-temperature protection

• Design to ASME Appendix 41 • T-class protection
• Terminal Box over-temperature protection (optional)

HEATING ELEMENT SELECTION

Items Considerations Typical

Heat Flux Process medium TEG: 2.2w/cm2,
Client Specifications Fuel Gas: 2-7w/cm2
(e.g. DEP, PTS)
Element Material Temperature exposure Incoloy 800,
NACE SS304, SS321
Incoloy 825

ELEMENT TUBE CONSTRUCTION

Pressure Rating <150 Deg. C 150-300 Deg. C >300 Deg. C

150lbs Welded Welded Seamless
300lbs Welded Welded Seamless
600lbs Welded Seamless Seamless
900lbs and above Seamless Seamless Seamless

Tube Wall thickness recommendation

Welded tube: min 1.0mm, Seamless tube: min 1.25mm

Disclaimer: Above table is derived based on DFINITI’s past experience in dealing with various processes, applications and clients’
specifications and requirements, and it is merely for reference. Specific clients or process licensors may specify seamless tube
regardless of pressure and temperature rating. Seamless tube is recommended for lethal services application. DFINITI shall not be
responsible or held liable for any losses and damages resulting from adopting the above recommendations without further review
of the actual and specific requirement or agreement
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CONTROL PANEL

A Control Panel is installed to the Electric Process Heater to operate the heater throughout
the lifespan of the system.

It is therefore important and critical that the Control Panel is designed not only to achieve functional
purposes and protection but also smooth operations to prevent disruption to the process and any other
undesirable incidents.

There are two main factors in designing the Control System:

Types of Control Areas of Installation

• On/Off or 0-100% load control • Safe area

• Single stage or multiple stages • Hazardous area

Heaters used in process heating are usually designed to Thyristor controlled which is capable of modulating
load from 0-100% on heater output. Due to high heat dissipation from Thyristor switching, the panel is
normally housed indoor to avoid excess heating of heat duty within the panel.

Forced fan ventilation is included as a standard for the Thyristor panel. For outdoor installations where the
heater duty is big and with high ambient temperature, air-conditioner may be used if forced fan ventilation
is insufficient.
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TYPICAL THYRISTOR CONTROL PANEL

Load Control Thyristor (aka SCR)

Stage Control Single stage or multiple stages control
Control Logic Hardwired or PLC
Functions • Heater On/Off
• Duty Control
• Local (manual) or Remote (auto)
• Duty Selector
• Trip Reset
Type of Protection • Over-current
• Earth fault
• Panel over-temperature
• Heating element over-temperature
• Thyristor over-temperature
• ESD
• T-class (by design or sensor)
• Terminal Box over-temperature (optional)
• Shell temperature (optional)
Other protections are available on request.
Installation Indoor Outdoor
IP Rating IP42 or IP44 IP54
Cooling Forced Fan Forced Fan or Air-conditioner
MOC Painted Mild Steel Painted Mild Steel or SS
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For installation in hazardous areas, the Control Panel is designed with Exd Ex-proof enclosure for small heater
load and/or Contactor controlled where heat dissipation is minimum. These are usually for local Control Panel
use in tank immersion heaters.

Other than Exd panel, purged panel Ex’p’ can be offered for installation in a hazardous area.

MODES OF THYRISTOR FIRING

Subject to switching duty and the overall electrical system, there are basically three types of firing modes:

• Zero Cross-over, Single Cycle Firing

• Zero Cross-over, Burst Firing
• Phase Angle Firing

Control Mode
Output Level/ Zero Cross Zero Cross (Burst Firing/ Phase Angle
Control Signal (Cycle Sampling) Time Sampling)
20% Output/7.2mA

50% Output/12mA

90% Output/18.4mA

Notes:
1. Phase angle control is not preferred as it generates harmonic. If phase angle is used, Active Harmonic Filter (AHF) shall be
used to filter the unwanted harmonic.
2. As the control mode may affect the entire electric system especially a large heater duty, it is advisable to consult DFINITI
for the more suitable control mode to suit specific design.
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VAPORISER
This relates to cryogenic applications where the heater will heat the very low temperature liquid and
vaporise it. The vaporised gas can then be further heated by a gas heater in the second stage of heating
to the desired temperature.

Due to exposure to a very low temperature process,

the heating element is designed to low heat flux for
direct heating. Alternatively, indirect heating solutions
such as a Bath Heater can be used.
Please refer to our Bath Heater brochure for more
details about indirect heating.

Applications
LPG/LNG, Liquid Hydrocarbon, etc.

HEATER SKID PACKAGE

For remote or standalone heating systems, we can offer a Heater Skid Package which is an independent unit
with mobility on a skid frame.

Type of Heating Heat Source

Hot Oil or Steam Electric Heater or Fired (burner)

Control
Skid Mounted Panel or BMS

OTHER SKID MOUNTED PARTS

• Pumps, Valves, Expansion Tank

and Storage Tank

• Sensors & Transmitter

• E&I Components, Cable Tray

• Piping, Skid Frame and Structure
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HOT WATER CALORIFIER

A Hot Water Calorifier is akin to the hot water heater
at home. It is used for hot water supplies to the living
quarters mainly in offshore applications. Our
advantage is being able to supply complete products
with an in-built heater.

Design Code
ASME VIII Div 1
PED, AS1210 or other relevant codes

Element Material
SS316L, Incoloy, etc.

Tank Material
SS316/316L

AUXILIARY STEAM GENERATOR (ELECTRIC)

An Auxiliary Steam Generator is also called the Auxiliary
Steam Boiler. Given the term ‘auxiliary’, it is not meant
to be the main boiler. Instead, it usually provides steam
for the start-up of the power plant.
DFINITI can design and supply the Auxiliary Steam
Generator with Superheater to super heat the steam
over 200 deg C for propulsion application.

AIR DUCT HEATER

Besides process heat, Air Duct Heating can be used
for comfort during winter. An Air Duct Heater supplies
hot air through the ducting. It can also be used for
processing in food industries where it acts as a dryer
to keep moisture out.
Duct Heaters can be designed with finned type
elements for high thermal efficiency and housed
in a robust enclosure to reduce vibration and noise.
ATEX/IECEx certified Duct Heaters are available.
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SINGAPORE
DFINITI Technologies (Headquarters) DFINITI Technologies (Factory)
69 Ubi Road 1, No. 43, Jalan Gemilang 3,
Oxley Bizhub #10-33, Taman Perindustrian Cemerlang,
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Contact DFINITI today for reliable and highly efficient electric heaters for your organisation.

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