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)道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)的(de)另一種模式是遠紅(hong)外(wai)電加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)裝置(zhi)。即管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)中(zhong)的(de)內部系統中(zhong)的(de)電加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)包裹住管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)中(zhong)反(fan)應釜底部及管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)的(de)中(zhong)下部位進行(xing)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)。管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)的(de)遠紅(hong)外(wai)電加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)裝置(zhi)具有管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)內部系統的(de)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)面積(ji)大，管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)的(de)升(sheng)溫(wen)平(ping)穩而快，管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)的(de)放熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)均勻，管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)的(de)溫(wen)度控(kong)制(zhi)方便(bian)，管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)可上、中(zhong)、下分段控(kong)制(zhi)，管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)釜內釜壁溫(wen)度易控(kong)制(zhi)，管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)對(dui)釜內物燃料(liao)無(wu)任何(he)副作用，更(geng)不會出管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)中(zhong)現(xian)物料(liao)碳化現(xian)象，管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)運行(xing)無(wu)噪音，無(wu)污染，管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)的(de)使用壽(shou)命長（30000小時(shi)以上），管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)的(de)節能(neng)顯著（28%以上）。