Watlow Heating System Aids Environmental Clean Up Of Hazardous Waste Site Problem: Watlow's client was responsible for site remediation at a hazardous waste site, which included cleaning a contaminated aquifer. An extremely large amount of water, 100 gallons per minute, needed to be heated from 10 to 95°C (50 to 200 °F). The project had a limited budget, while at the same time, was to provide enough power to achieve the expected results. Solution: In order to increase the temperature of 100 gallons (380 liters) of water per minute by 80°C (150°F), Watlow created one of its most powerful heaters to date?a 16-inch (40 cm) diameter, 20-foot (6.1 m) long circulation heater which produces 2.15 megawatts of heat. A heater of this size would usually be separated into two stacked circulation heate

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