FIREBAR

FIREBAR® heating elements provide added heating performance over standard round tubular heating elements—especially for immersion applications in petroleum-based liquids requiring high kilowatts.

The FIREBAR’s unique flat surface geometry packs more power in shorter elements and assemblies, along with a host of other performance improvements. These include:

Minimizing coking and fluid degrading
Enhancing the flow of fluid past the element’s surface to carry heat from the sheath
Improving heat transfer with a significantly larger boundary layer allowing much more liquid to flow up and across the sheath’s surface

FIREBAR elements are available in single- and double-ended constructions with one inch or 5⁄8 inch heights. These two configuration variables make it possible to use FIREBAR elements instead of round tubular elements in virtually all applications.

FINBAR™ is a special version of the one inch, single-ended FIREBAR. FINBAR is specially modified with fins to further increase surface area for air and gas heating applications.

Specifications:

Material	Maximum Operating Temperatures		Maximum Watt Densities
Material	°F	°C	W/in²	W/cm²
Alloy 800	1400	760	60	9.3
304 stainless steel	1200	650	60	9.3

Double-Ended: Watt densities up to 120 W/in² (18.6 W/cm²)
Single-ended: Watt densities up to 60W/in² (9.3 W/cm²)
Alloy 800 sheath temperatures up to 1400°F (760°C)
304 stainless steel sheath temperatures up to 1200°F (650°C)
Voltages to 240VAC
Amperages up to 48 amperes per heater or 16 amperes per coil

Applications:

Restaurant and food processing equipment
Food warming
Food preparation
Tank and platen heating
High-temperature resins

Features & Benefits:

Features	Benefits
70 percent greater surface area per linear inch compared to a 0.430 in. (11mm) diameter round tubular heater	Reduces watt density or packs more kilowatts in smaller bundles
Compacted MgO insulation	Maximizes thermal conductivity and dielectric strength
Nickel-chromium resistance wires	Precision wound
0.040 in. (1 mm) thick MgO walls	Transfers heat more efficiently away from the resistance wire to the sheath and media Conducts heat out of the element faster
Three resistance coil design (double-ended only)	Configurable to either one- or three-phase power Readily adapts to a variety of electrical sources and wattages outputs
Slotted end (single-ended only)	Provides installation ease in clamp-on applications
Lavacone seals	Provides protection against humid storage conditions, moisture retardant to 221°F (105°C)