What is fire tube boiler?
- Fire Tube Boiler is one of the type of Boiler.
- In this types Boiler, The Hot gases by combustion of fuel passes through the tubes. The tubes are arranged parallel & Water is present around that tubes inside shell.
- When hot gases passes through tubes, Heat transfers from the hot gases to outside water ( Through Conduction & Convection heat transfer process ). Therefore due to heat, Water gets converted into steam.
Types of fire tube boiler:-
A) Simple Vertical Boiler
B) Cochran Boiler
C) Lancashire Boiler
D) Locomotive Boiler
E) Cornish Boiler