Gentlemen, Thank you for your response to my question. My gut feel told me that gas was the right way to go as well. Steam is not an option - the plant manager would never buy into a steam boiler.
This is my first time using this forum. I am very impressed with how this works.
I am in the process of designing a new plant that requires a hot oil heater for process heating. I am trying to determine which is more cost effective to heat hot oil - natural gas or electricity? Plant is in TX. I estimate the heat load to be around 2,000,000 BTU / hr. Temperature of the...