Water Tube Boiler

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Water-tube Boiler
... A water tube boiler is a type of boiler in which water circulates in tubes heated externally by the fire ... Fuel is burned inside the furnace, creating hot gas which heats water in the steam-generating tubes ... In smaller boilers, additional generating tubes are separate in the furnace, while larger utility boilers rely on the water-filled tubes that make up ...
Overview - Types of Boiler - Water Tube Boiler
... In water tube boiler, boiler feed water flows through the tubes and enters the boiler drum ... The circulated water is heated by the combustion gases and converted into steam at the vapour space in the drum ... These boilers are selected when the steam demand as well as steam pressure requirements are high as in the case of process cum power boiler / power boilers ...
Boiler (steam Generator) - Combustion - Water Tube Boiler
... Another way to rapidly produce steam is to feed the water under pressure into a tube or tubes surrounded by the combustion gases ... This boiler was ultra-compact and light in weight and this arrangement has since become the norm for marine and stationary applications ... The tubes frequently have a large number of bends and sometimes fins to maximize the surface area ...

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