Thermodynamics - Use of boilers in today's Industries

  Boilers Introduction: A boiler can be said as an enclosed pressure vessel which with help of combustion of fuel is used for converting water into steam. Quick fact “Volume of water increases 1600 times when converted into steam”.                                                                                 Image credit: www.indiamart.com One of the most important boilers is in the power generation industry. For a generation of power, the steam generated in the boiler is used to turn the turbine which in return converts mechanical energy into steam energy.   Most conventional steam boilers are classed as either fire-tube or water tube types. In the fire-tube type, the water surrounds the steel tubes through which hot gases from the furnace flow. The steam generated collects above the water level in a cylindrically shaped drum. A safety valve is set to allow the escape of steam at pressures above normal operating pressure; this device is necessary on all boilers because continued add