What is Boiler? Boiler Components & Application of Boiler System

What is a Boiler?

Boiler Definition

Boilers are defined as

“Boiler is a closed vessel in which water or other liquid is heated, steam or vapor is generated, steam is super-heated, or any combination thereof, under pressure or vacuum, for use external to itself, by the direct application of energy from the combustion of fuels, from electricity or nuclear energy. “

The boiler is a primary part of global heating system in power plants. ”

The boiler system functions with the heat distribution system, heat-emitting system & control systems.

Boiler is the main working component of thermal power plants

Types of Boiler and Classifications of Boiler:

There are following Boilers Types:

1. According to the position of water and hot gasses

2. According to Axis of Shell

Horizontal Boiler

Vertical Boiler

3. According to the position of the boiler

4. According to the pressure

5. According to the method of circulation

Natural Circulation Boiler

forced Circulation Boiler

6. According to use of boilers

Mobile Boiler

Stationary Boiler

7. According to drums

Single drum Boiler

Multi drum Boiler

8. According to the nature of drought

Forced drought Boiler

Natural drought Boiler

9. According to furnace

Single furnace Boiler

Dual furnace Boiler

10. According to fuel firing

Solid fuel-fired Boiler

Liquid fuel-fired Boiler

Gaseous fuel-fired Boiler

Boiler Fuel Types

Boiler Furnaces compatible with following types of Fuels

Boiler Solid Fuels

Wood

Coal

Briquettes

Pet Coke

Rice Husk

Boiler Liquid Fuel

LDO

Furnace oil

Boiler Gaseous Fuels

LPG

LNG

PNG can be used to carry out the combustion for a specific purpose.

Components of a Boiler Systems

Boiler design is made up of 3 main components–

Feed water system

Steam system

Fuel system

1. Boiler Feedwater System

Water that converts into steam by steam boilers system called Feedwater & system that regulates feed water called Feedwater system.

There are two types of feedwater systems in boilers:

Open feed System

Closed feed system

There are two main sources of feed water:

Condensed steam returned from the processes

Raw water arranged from outside the boilers plant processes ( Called: Makeup Water)

2. Boiler Steam System

Steam System is a kind of main controlling system of boilers process. Steam Systems are responsible to collect & control all generated steam in the process.

Steam systems send steam generated in the process to the point of use through pipes ( piping system). Throughout the process, steam pressure is controlled and regulated with the help of boilers system parts such as valves, steam pressure gauges, etc.

3. Boilers Fuel System

Fueling is the heart of boilers process & fuel system consists of all the necessary components and equipment to feed fuel to generate the required heat. The equipment required in the fuel system depends on the type of fuel used in the system.

Also Read: Packaged Boilers

Boiler Applications

The Boilers have a very wide application in different industries such as

Indian Boiler Manufacturer

Boiler Component :Pressure Vessel

Thermodyne design, manufacture and supply ISO 9001:2008 certified steam boilers, for such processes and several others too.

Thermodyne Engineering Systems can help you by saving up to 30% of the fuel cost by providing high-efficiency boilers, the Energy consultancy, and customized heating solutions.

Fuel-saving is not only important for margins, but also for the environment. The industry can count on Thermodyne because we believe in Enhancing Energy Efficiency.

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