Steam Generator
Steam Generator
Steam Generator
Require less skill for operating the boiler Require more skill and careful attention
Selection of a boiler
The working pressure and quality of steam required
Steam generation rate
Floor area available
Accessibility for repair and inspection
Comparative initial cost
Erection facilities
The probable load factor
The fuel and water available
Operating and maintenance costs
Essentials of a good steam boiler
The boiler should produce the maximum weight of steam of
the required quality at minimum expenses.
Steam production rate should be as per requirements.
It should be absolutely reliable
It should occupy minimum space
It should be light in weight
It should capable of quick starting
There should be an easy access to the various parts of the
boiler for repair and inspection
The boiler components should be transportable without
difficulty
The installation of the boiler should be simple
The tubes of the boiler should not accumulate soot or water
deposits
The boiler should be sufficiently strong to allow for wear and
corrosion
The water and gas circuits should allow minimum fluid
velocity (low frictional losses)
Boiler Terminologies:
Shell : one or more steel plates cylindrical form riveted or
welded together.
Setting: confine heat to the boiler passage for flue gases
made of brick work
Grate platform in the furnace upon which solid fuel is burnt
Furnace chamber formed by the space above the grate and
below the boiler shell combustion takes place
Water & steam space the volume of the shell occupied by the
water & steam
Mountings a boiler cannot work safely without them stop
valves , safety valves, water level gauges, fusible plug, blow-
off cock, pressure gauges etc.
Accessories the components which increase the efficiency of
the boiler super heaters, economizers, feed pumps, air
preheater, repeater etc
Refractory a heat insulation material as lining for combustion
chamber fire brick or fire clay.
Simple vertical boiler
Steam production rate
2500 kg/h.
Pressure 7 to 10 bar
Easy to transport
Simple in construction
Used for process heating
and low pressure steam
applications
Cochran boiler
Vertical type, multi tubular
boiler, horizontal fire tubes
Steam capacity 3500 kg/h
Operating pressure 6 to 15
bar
Heating surface 120 m
Efficiency 70 to 75 %
Cornish boiler