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)(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)的(de)另一(yi)種模式是遠紅外(wai)電加(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)裝置。即(ji)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)中(zhong)(zhong)的(de)內部(bu)系統中(zhong)(zhong)的(de)電加(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)包裹住(zhu)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)中(zhong)(zhong)反(fan)應釜(fu)(fu)(fu)底(di)部(bu)及管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)的(de)中(zhong)(zhong)下部(bu)位進行加(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)。管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)的(de)遠紅外(wai)電加(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)裝置具有(you)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)內部(bu)系統的(de)加(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)面積大，管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)的(de)升溫(wen)(wen)平(ping)穩而快，管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)加(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(yun)，管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)的(de)溫(wen)(wen)度控(kong)制(zhi)方便，管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)可上、中(zhong)(zhong)、下分段控(kong)制(zhi)，管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)釜(fu)(fu)(fu)內釜(fu)(fu)(fu)壁溫(wen)(wen)度易控(kong)制(zhi)，管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)對釜(fu)(fu)(fu)內物(wu)燃料無(wu)任何副作用，更不會出管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)中(zhong)(zhong)現(xian)物(wu)料碳化(hua)現(xian)象，管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)運行無(wu)噪音，無(wu)污(wu)染，管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)的(de)使用壽命(ming)長（30000小時以上），管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)加(jia)(jia)(jia)熱(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)(re)器(qi)(qi)(qi)的(de)節能(neng)顯著（28%以上）。