Fire tube boiler

Abstract

These steam boilers consist of many types and classifications. One is the Scotch Marine boiler, which consist of a cylindrical shell which length is lass as compare to its diameter having one or two combustion chambers and large no of fire tubes. The Lancashire has two and Cornish boiler has one flue and much more brickwork than the Scotch Marine. The locomotive boiler is another of the fire tube types. It is a portable model of the type used to drive power steam locomotives. The simple vertical boiler fire tube is no longer used in large installations but is still well-liked in heating homes. Fire tube boilers are design up to maximum pressure of 350 PSI.