Steam Generator/Boiler

Introduction of a Steam Generator/Boiler

Steam is one of the most important working substances in the engineering field. Steam is basically required for power generation, process heating, and space heating applications. Low pressure and wet steam are used in chemical and processing industries for heating purposes and high-pressure superheated steam is used for power generation to run prime movers.

The type of equipment used to produce the steam is called Steam Generator or Boiler. Steam Generator also knows as Boiler is a closed vessel strongly made of high-quality steel, in which steam is generated from water by the applications of heat.

In a boiler, there is a combination of apparatus for producing, furnishing, or recovering heat together with the apparatus for transferring the heat so made available to water which could be heated and vaporized to steam form.
The function of a steam boiler is to transfer the heat produced by a combination of fuel, to water and thus to produce steam.

Working of a Boiler

The hot gases are formed by the burning fuel. The fuel may be solid, liquid, or gas. The heat of combustion is transferred to the water inside the boiler and water converted to steam. The steam is collected over the water surface and taken out from the boiler through the steam separator.

This steam by suitable pipes used to driving engines or turbines or used for industrial heating purpose. The above operation of produce steam is not so simple but needs a number of parts for safe and efficient operation. These parts are referred to as mountings and accessories.

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