Global Heat Transfer Ltd

Steam has been a valuable servant to the human race, from a means of powering engines to a method of cooking food. However, there’s one area where steam has been outdone in recent years – heat transfer using thermal fluid. Here Clive Jones, CEO of Global Heat Transfer outlines the benefits of using thermal fluids instead of steam in a heat transfer process. Historically, if heat transfer was needed in a chemical process and heating via naked flame wasn’t feasible, steam was the preferred method.

Unnecessary risks are more common that you think. What would your reaction to someone using a shopping trolley as a car jack be? Is it okay for someone to use a newspaper and sunglasses as a sufficient mask to weld? You should be thinking, these situations are too dangerous to put yourself through.

Thermal fluids are used in a variety of sectors including manufacturing pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, textiles, petrochemicals and food. If a pump can be said to be the heart of industry and a control system the brain, then we could argue that thermal fluids are industry’s circulatory system. Here, Clive Jones, managing director of Global Heat Transfer describes best practice and the early warnings that can help diagnose problems with heat transfer systems and thermal fluids. 

After analysing 168 heat transfer fluid systems Global Heat Transfer has concluded that annual or bi-annual testing of mineral-based thermal fluids is inadequate when maintaining a healthy heat transfer system. Results revealed that more frequent sampling and chemical analysis improves the health of mineral-based heat transfer fluids, which in the long-term, results in cost saving across the system.  

In response to new health and safety guidelines from the Sentencing Council, Global Heat Transfer is calling for companies to implement robust training plans on the safe operation and management of thermal fluid and heat transfer systems. New guidelines unveiled last week, suggested that judges should impose fines in relation to the size of the organisation. This means fines would have a bigger economic impact on organisations, illustrating the importance of operating in a safe environment.

Thermal fluid specialist Global Heat Transfer has released a white paper highlighting best practice for maintaining one of the most overlooked processes in manufacturing - heat transfer.

Global Heat Transfer has expanded its range of services to include the installation, maintenance, service and repair of combustion and plant equipment, including boilers, burners, incinerators, ovens and air heaters. The company’s Gas Safe accredited engineers specialise in identifying potential problems in combustion equipment early on and can help firms avoid costly downtime and ensure health and safety standards are met.

Global Heat Transfer has released a white paper for maintenance engineers in the food and beverage industry. The paper discusses the need for proactive management of heat transfer fluids and systems, as well as optimising safety levels and production efficiency.

Available to download free of charge from the company’s website, Global Heat Transfer has released a whitepaper warning industry of the impact of carbon residue on plant system ageing and effectiveness. Dr Chris Wright, Head of R&D, Global Heat Transfer, describes best practice for maintenance and the health warnings that can help diagnose problems with heat transfer systems and thermal fluids.

Global Heat Transfer is calling for the food and pharmaceutical industries to ensure they use compliant food-grade thermal fluids in heat transfer applications. The company believes that, although the use of FG fluids is a regulatory requirement imposed by several bodies including the FDA and NSF, it is one that many manufacturers are entirely unaware of.

Global Heat Transfer has created five vacancies at its Cold Meece Estate headquarters in Stone. The increased demand for personnel follows a prosperous period of growth and the company plans to double in size over the next 12 months.