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what is a boiler?
The basic principle of a boiler is to convert water into steam with heat energy. This is done by burning fuel in a furnace, which produces hot gasses. These gasses are then passed through a heat exchanger, where they transfer their heat to the water. The water is heated until it reaches its boiling point and vaporizes into steam.
Boilers are a type of heating equipment that use heat to produce steam. The steam is then used to generate power, heat water, or provide a source of hot air. Boilers are used in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, healthcare, and foodservice.
Why use a Boiler?
Boilers are used to produce steam. The generation part of a steam system uses a boiler to add energy to a feedwater supply to generate steam. The energy is released from the combustion of fossil fuels or from process waste heat..
Industrial boilers can also be environment friendly if the fuel used is natural gas or other types of non-harming fuels. They not only deliver the desired performance but also help industries to keep a check on the toxic emissions that are harming the environment in the worst possible way.
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Solid Fuel boiler
This would be things like wood and coal. This is especially the case with wood. The ignition temperature for coal is 850 degrees Fahrenheit. Wood will vary but is commonly between 392 and 482 degrees Fahrenheit. Both of these fuels produce waste in the form of ash and tend to produce high emissions.
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Liquid Fuel Boiler
Fuel oils burned in boilers include the heavier petroleum products that are less volatile than gasoline. They are divided into two classes, distillate and residual. Distillate oils are lighter than residual oils with a consistency between kerosene and lubricating oil.
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Gas fired Boiler
Natural gas is a colorless hydrocarbon fuel consisting primarily of methane (CH4) and ethane (C2H6), its two principle combustible components. It is typically found under the earthís surface in porous rock and shale formations or above crude oil deposits located beneath dome-shaped nonporous rock formations.
other types of gases can also be used as fuels for boilers, but their processing costs generally make them too expensive for most large-scale applications.
