 to supply the steam at the required

constant pressure with its quality either

dry or nearly dry or superheated.
Fire Tube Boiler

Water Tube Boiler

 The hot flue gases produced by the
combustion of fuels are led through a tube or
a nest of tubes around which the water
circulates
 Eg: Lancashire boiler, Cornish boiler,
Locomotive boiler
 Here, the water circulates inside the tubes
while the hot gases produced by the
combustion of the fuels pass around them
externally
 Eg: Babcock and wilcox boiler, stirling boiler,
yarrow boiler
 ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
1) Steam can be 1) Not suitable for
raised more ordinary water
quickly 2) Not suitable for
2) Steam at higher mobile
pressure can be application
produced 3) High initial cost
3) Higher rate of and hence not
evaporation economical
 SAFTEY VALVE
 WATER LEVEL INDICATOR
 PRESSURE GAUGE
 STEAM STOP VALVE
 FEED CHECK VALVE
 BLOW OFF COCK
 MAN HOLE
 FUSUBLE PLUG
 GRATE
 FIRE DOOR
 ASH PIT
 FIRE BRIDGE
 GAUSSET PLATES
 DAMPER
 BOTTOM FLUE
 paper industries,
 textile industries,
 sugar cane industries,
 tire industries.
 used to drive steam turbines,
locomotives etc..,
Ithas high thermal efficiency
Due to large quantity of water
available, it can easily meet load
requirement
Low consumption electricity
Generate large amount of steam
Any type of fuel can be used
 Itis a low pressure boiler
 Corrosion occurs in water legs
 Have limited grate area
 Steam production is slow
 Water may enter the steam pipe
 Tedious maintaining of brick work
 Extended period of making steam
due to large quantity of water
capability
  Generations of steam
 Generation of steam is is quicker
slow
 Suitable for large
 Suitable for low power power plants and ships
plants and locomotives
 Pure water is necessary
 Pure water isn’t
 Bursting of water tube
necessary
is less serious
 Bursting of fire tubes is
 High initial cost and
more serious
not so reliable
 Low initial cost and
 Not suitable for mobile
greater reliability
applications
 Suitable for mobile
application