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)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)的另一種模(mo)式(shi)是遠(yuan)紅(hong)外電加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)裝置(zhi)。即管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)中(zhong)的內(nei)部(bu)(bu)系(xi)統中(zhong)的電加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)包(bao)裹住(zhu)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)中(zhong)反(fan)應釜(fu)底部(bu)(bu)及管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)的中(zhong)下(xia)部(bu)(bu)位進(jin)行加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)。管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)的遠(yuan)紅(hong)外電加(jia)(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)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)內(nei)部(bu)(bu)系(xi)統的加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)面積大，管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)的升溫平穩而快，管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)的放熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)均勻，管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)的溫度控制(zhi)方(fang)便，管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)可(ke)上(shang)、中(zhong)、下(xia)分段控制(zhi)，管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)釜(fu)內(nei)釜(fu)壁溫度易控制(zhi)，管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)對釜(fu)內(nei)物燃料無(wu)任何副作用，更不會(hui)出管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)中(zhong)現物料碳化現象，管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)運(yun)行無(wu)噪(zao)音，無(wu)污染，管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)的使(shi)用壽(shou)命長(chang)（30000小時以上(shang)），管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)的節能(neng)顯著（28%以上(shang)）。