04-03-2020· A water tube boiler is such kind of boiler where the water is heated inside tubes and the hot gasses surround them. This is the basic definition of water tube boiler. Actually this boiler is just opposite of fire tube boiler where hot gasses are passed through tubes which are surrounded by water. Advantages of Water Tube Boiler

Watertube Boilers In response to market need and overwhelming customer requests, Hurst Boiler is excited to announce we have begun manufacturing Engineered Packaged Watertube boilers. This product line extension compliments our already strong wetback and dryback Firetube, Biomass, and Hybrid boiler manufacturing capabilities.

Water-tube boilers are used in power station applications that require: A high steam output (up to 500 kg/s). High pressure steam (up to 160 bar). Superheated steam (up to 550°C).

A water tube boiler can be defined as a Steam boiler in which the flow of water in the tubes, as well as hot gases, enclose the tubes. Not like fire tube boilers, this boiler attains high-pressures, as well as high-steam capabilities, can be achieved. This is because of condensed tangential pressure on tubes which is known as hoop stress.

Water tube boilers were developed for a variety of reasons, including the need for higher steam pressures, higher steam generation rate, superheated steam. these types of boilers have quicker response to load changes. We briefly discuss about Water tube boiler parts and functions. D type water tube boiler