管道加熱器分為兩種模式：一種是采用管道加熱器內部的法蘭式管狀電熱元件倒插在管道加熱器中的反應釜夾套中加熱導熱油，將管道加熱器中的熱能傳輸給管道加熱器內部反應釜中的化工原料。 

管道式加熱器廠家還有一種方式是直接在管道加熱器中的反應釜中插入管道加熱器中的管狀電熱元件或在管道加熱器的壁四周均勻分布電熱管。這種模式稱為管道加熱器的內熱式。管道加熱器的內熱式升溫快、效率高。

管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)另一種模式是遠紅(hong)外電(dian)加(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)裝置。即管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)中(zhong)(zhong)的(de)(de)(de)(de)內部(bu)(bu)系(xi)統(tong)中(zhong)(zhong)的(de)(de)(de)(de)電(dian)加(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)包裹(guo)住管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)中(zhong)(zhong)反(fan)應(ying)釜(fu)(fu)底部(bu)(bu)及管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)中(zhong)(zhong)下部(bu)(bu)位進(jin)行(xing)加(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)。管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)遠紅(hong)外電(dian)加(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)裝置具有(you)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)內部(bu)(bu)系(xi)統(tong)的(de)(de)(de)(de)加(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)面(mian)積大，管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)升(sheng)溫(wen)(wen)平穩而快，管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)放熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)均(jun)勻(yun)，管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)溫(wen)(wen)度控制(zhi)方便，管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)可上(shang)、中(zhong)(zhong)、下分(fen)段控制(zhi)，管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)釜(fu)(fu)內釜(fu)(fu)壁(bi)溫(wen)(wen)度易(yi)控制(zhi)，管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)對釜(fu)(fu)內物燃(ran)料無(wu)任何副作(zuo)用(yong)(yong)，更不會(hui)出管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)中(zhong)(zhong)現物料碳化現象，管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)運(yun)行(xing)無(wu)噪音，無(wu)污染，管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)使用(yong)(yong)壽命長（30000小(xiao)時以上(shang)），管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)節能顯(xian)著（28%以上(shang)）。