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)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)的(de)另(ling)一種(zhong)模式是遠紅外電(dian)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)裝置(zhi)。即管(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)的(de)內(nei)部(bu)系(xi)統中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)的(de)電(dian)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)包裹住管(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)反應釜(fu)底部(bu)及管(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)的(de)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)下(xia)部(bu)位(wei)進行加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)。管(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)的(de)遠紅外電(dian)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)裝置(zhi)具有管(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)內(nei)部(bu)系(xi)統的(de)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)面積(ji)大，管(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)的(de)升溫(wen)平穩而快，管(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)的(de)放熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)均勻，管(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)的(de)溫(wen)度控(kong)(kong)制方便，管(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)可(ke)上(shang)、中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)、下(xia)分(fen)段控(kong)(kong)制，管(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)釜(fu)內(nei)釜(fu)壁溫(wen)度易(yi)控(kong)(kong)制，管(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)對釜(fu)內(nei)物(wu)燃(ran)料無(wu)(wu)(wu)任何副作用，更不(bu)會(hui)出(chu)管(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)現物(wu)料碳(tan)化(hua)現象，管(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)運行無(wu)(wu)(wu)噪音，無(wu)(wu)(wu)污染，管(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)的(de)使(shi)用壽命長（30000小時以上(shang)），管(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)的(de)節(jie)能顯(xian)著（28%以上(shang)）。