Steam Drum
A steam drum is a standard feature of a water-tube boiler. It is a reservoir of water/steam at the top end of the water tubes. The drum stores the steam generated in the water tubes and acts as a phase-separator for the steam/water mixture. The difference in densities between hot and cold water helps in the accumulation of the "hotter"-water/and saturated-steam into the steam-drum.
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... hot gas which heats water in the steam-generating tubes ... tubes that make up the walls of the furnace to generate steam ... The heated water then rises into the steam drum ...
... Three drum/ Four drum boilers - Are the veterans of the normal day boilers, although they are still used in some industries ... Bi drum boiler - are used for power generation and steam generation both ... generation they are used now seldom and are replaced by single drum boilers as the bi drum boilers are non-reheat units ...
... the furnace, creating hot gas which heats water in the steam-generating tubes ... up the walls of the furnace to generate steam ... The heated water then rises into the steam drum ...
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