Professional Documents
Culture Documents
INTRODUCTION
• Boiler shell
• Combustion chamber
• Grate
• Furnace
• Heating surface
• Mountings
• Accessories
Shell: Consists of one
or more steel plates
bent into a cylindrical
form and riveted or
welded together. The
shell ends are closed
with end plates
Furnace:
it is the chamber
formed by the space
above the grate and
below the boiler shell, in
which combustion takes
place.
Grate: it is a platform
in the furnace upon
which fuel is burnt
BURNER - A device for the
introduction of fuel and air
into a furnace at the desired
velocity.The burner is the
principal device for the firing
of oil and/or gas.
Ash Pit
The ash pit is the space where
ashes accumulate under the
fire. The ashes fall through the
fire grate into a (often)
removable box.
Mud Ring or Mud Drum
A typically cylindrical shaped
space at the bottom of the water
space. Sediment, mud, and other
impurities gather there.