As the time has passed, more efficient types of boilers have replaced the old and inefficient ones. This article elaborates on different types of boilers and the boiler classification. Boilers can be broadly classified as shell tube and water tube boilers. Shell and tube boilers. Shell and tube boilers are also referred to as fire tube or smoke tube boilers. Fire tube boilers; contain long steel tubes through …

There are two general types of boilers: ''fire-tube'' and ''water-tube''. Boilers are classified as "high-pressure" or "low-pressure" and " steam boiler " or "hot water boiler." Boilers that operate higher than 15 psig are called "high-pressure" boilers. A hot water boiler, strictly speaking, is not a boiler.

04-03-2020· According to the location of furnace there are two types of fire tube boiler and these are external furnace and internal furnace type. There are mainly three types of external furnace fire tube boiler. Horizontal return tubular fire tube boiler. Short fire box fire tube boiler.

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  • Overview02-05-2020· In a fire tube boiler, hot gas passes through the pipes and boiler feed water is inside the shell to be converted into steam. Fire tube boilers are usually used for relatively small steam capacities with low to moderate steam pressures. As a guideline, competitive fire tube boilers for steam speeds up to 12,000 kg / hour with pressures up to 18
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The comparison between two boilers namely water tube as well as fire tube mainly includes working pressure, material type, the rate of steam production, the requirement of floor area,  efficiency, load handling variation, design, operator skills, the cost for maintenance are discussed below.