In this article we will see the design and working of Velox Boiler which is used steam power plant. First lets see the principle of its working. Principle of Volex Boiler :- Volex Boiler is based on the fact that when the vlocity of gas becomes more than the velocity of sound, the transmission of…
Babcock and Wilcox Boiler is a horizontal, externally fired, water tube, natural circulation boiler.This boiler is named after the persons who discovered it. It was discovered by Herman Babcock and Stephen Wilcox in 1967.This boiler is called natural circulation boiler because the circulation of water in the boiler is maintained by convective current.This boiler is…
Lancashire Boiler is a horizontal, low pressure, internally fired, stationary fire tube and natural circulation boiler.This boiler was invented in the year 1844 by William Fairbairn.William Fairbairn was a Scottish civil engineer.It is called internally fired because the furnace is present inside the boiler.The main purpose of this boiler is to produce steam and this…
A locomotive boiler is a steel shell containing water which is converted into steam by the heat of the fire in the firebox to furnish energy to move the locomotive.It is a horizontal, multi-tubular, internally fired, natural circulation boiler.An artificial steam jet draught is present in this boiler for increasing the heat transfer rate which…