What is Boiler: Definition and 57 Discussions

A boiler is a closed vessel in which fluid (generally water) is heated. The fluid does not necessarily boil. The heated or vaporized fluid exits the boiler for use in various processes or heating applications, including water heating, central heating, boiler-based power generation, cooking, and sanitation.

View More On Wikipedia.org
  1. G

    ASME Boiler and pressure vessel code

    Does anybody knwo how calculate the required cross-sectional area of the bolts with internal pressure, according to the ASME code? I mean in which section, appendix, whatever. I have spent a lot of time trying to find this and I could not. But I can´t believe that an important standard, like...
  2. J

    Boiler and Pressure Vessel certification

    I would like to know what steps I need to take to become a certified pressure vessel designer builder and user. I searched the ASME website pretty extensively and there are a bunch of courses offered but it is hard to find anything specific on becoming certified.
  3. W

    Sizing furnace of firetube boiler

    i'm designing a fire tube boiler. is there any standard for sizing a furnace. according to what criteria can we choose the length of fire tube boiler furnace thks for your help
  4. D

    Boiler Monitoring with Piezoelectrics - Dalisu (South Africa)

    sup y'all i'm a newbie. I am a graduate from South Africa and dooing my intenship with a mining company in South Africa. i just need ur input... jus read below:shy: iv gt a personal project into the monitoring of boilers more effectively and in real-time. i thought of using piezoelectrics...
  5. S

    Determine the capacity of a boiler

    i want to know how can i determine the capacity of a boiler needed to generate steam which will be used in order to heat water. take into consedration that i know the flow rate of the water and the inlet and aoutlet temprature to and from the exchanger.
  6. T

    Calculating Boiler Radiation Loss from Chimney Gas Analysis

    I analyzed the chimney gas from a 70 kWboiler burning pellets. I found the temperature to be 140C, the CO2 value was 8%, and the room temp was 22C. Is it possible from this to calculate the boilers radiation loss? If not, what other information do I need? I used Siegert's formula to find the...
  7. T

    Calculating Boiler Efficiency for Year-Round Use

    I have a boiler which for a certain period of the year has a spesific boiler efficiency, let's call it A. For another period of the year the boiler isn't used that much, and so it now has a different boiler efficiency B for this period. How do I find the overall efficiency for the whole year...
Back
Top