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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 28, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
R Knox Pitzer, San Marcos, TX (US);
David L Schlameus, New Braunsfels, TX (US);
Roy E Barth, San Marcos, TX (US);
Assignee:
Thermon Manufacturing Company, San Marcos, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
138143 ; 138 38 ; 138 33 ; 165164 ;
Abstract
Safety-enhanced steam tracing includes a metallic tube with a thin jacket of polymeric material, such as silicone rubber. The polymeric jacket is typically about 40 mils to about 60 mils thick. The safety-enhanced steam tracing provides a substantially lower risk of burn injury than bare metal steam tracing, yet its conductance performance is about the same as that of bare metal steam tracing.