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THEORY AND RESEARCH

develop together. It is believed that with the development
of technology, electric heating replacing steam heating is a
future development trend, and it is also possible for the two to
coexist.
Overall, electric heating has the following advantages
over steam heating.
(1) Investment in factory construction: The investment in
boiler and main pipeline construction can be saved by no less
than 2 million yuan.
Figure 8 Structure of electric heating component (2) Since electric energy is directly used to generate heat,
there is no need for steam pipelines, boilers, or other steam
Compared with steam heating, electric heating curing auxiliary equipment, which can shorten the construction period
presses are limited by current technology. Firstly, the by 30%.
temperature control of curing is not stable. Secondly, compared (3) Without transmission structure, there is ample space
to steam heating, electric energy consumption is huge, which for equipment maintenance, resulting in low maintenance
is not yet accepted by the majority of tire manufacturers. costs;
However, the development prospects are still great. MESNAC (4) Upgrading of nitrogen recycling, direct energy
has been continuously investing in research and development conversion, and high utilization efficiency; compared to steam,
in recent years, and technology has made continuous progress. nitrogen consumption is reduced by 40~60%.
Electric heating technology has made significant breakthroughs (5) Overall energy savings of over 30%.
both in theory and practice, which has also driven other (6) Less heat loss, resulting in a comfortable workshop
related rubber and plastic industry enterprises to progress and environment.

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