Device for the temperature control of fluids

Abstract

The invention relates to an apparatus for controlling the temperature of fluids, comprising a wall (3), a first insulation layer (9), means of temperature control (13), and a second insulation layer (11), where the wall (3) is in contact on one side with the fluid of which the temperature is to be controlled and the first insulation layer (9) has been applied to the side of the wall (3) facing away from the fluid, and the means of temperature control (13) are disposed between the first insulation layer (9) and the second insulation layer (11). The invention further relates to a method of controlling the temperature of a fluid in a pipeline (1), a duct of any cross section or a vessel with an apparatus (7), wherein the means of temperature control (13) are actuated such that a heating output is applied only when the ambient temperature (115) is lower than a minimum permissible temperature of the fluid and/or a cooling output is applied only when the ambient temperature (115) is higher than the maximum permissible temperature of the fluid.

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