MARINE BOILER

COMPONENTS AND
SAFETY SYSTEM
Safety valves
• Two safety valves are fitted to the pressure vessel of the boiler.They are installed for security
reason, and designed to prevent the boiler pressure from rising above the design value.
• The safety valve must be supplied with waste steam pipes and either expansion device . Or bellow

• Main steam valve

• The main steam valve is a shut off valve. When closed. It isolate the boiler from the main steam
line. A check valve is mounted after the main steam valve which prevents steam from flowing
backwards into the boiler.
• The steam piping up to the main steam valve must be flexible in order minimize external loads on
the main steam valve and associated branch.the flexibility can be achieved with loop build into the
main steam line to take up heat expansion from the boiler and steam piping or with an expansion
joint next to or close to the main steam valve.
By-pass valve
• The pass valve is ashut off valve. The purpose of the valve is to equalise the pressure
between the boiler and the steam valve closed. Please note that the by-pass valve is only
supplied for large boilers.

• Feed water valve/ feed valve

• Two group of feed water valves are provided in the boiler. Each group comprises a shut-
off valve and a non-return valve. The shut-off valve in the ordinary group must be open
when the boiler is in operation, or if the boiler is used as asteam drum. The shut-off
valve should be closed when the boiler is not in use.
Water level gauges
• Two local water level gauges are connected to the front of the boiler, each gauge being
provided with two shut-off valves and a drain valve. The shut-off valves.fitted at the top
and the bottom of the sight glass, the water level gauge must lead to an open drain,
visible for inspection.

• Blow-down valve
• Two blow-down valve are mounted at the bottom of the boiler body. If connected to a
separate drainage system the valve are of the ball type. When connected to a common
drainage system two valve are provided in each group. One shut off valve and one shut
off/non return valve. The shut off function is for security and the non-return function
prevents steam/water from flowing into an empty boiler by mistake.
Air valve
• The air/ventilation valve located on the top of the boiler is a shut-off valve. It is
normally closed except when the boiler is being filled or completely drained. The end
of the drain pipe from the air valve must be visible in order to determine when water or
steam is coming out.

• Scum valve
• The scum valve is mounted at the top of the boiler body. In the event of scum can be
blown off from the water surface by opening this valve. If connected to a separate
drainage system the valve is the ball type. When connected to a common drainage
system two valves are provided, one shut-off valve and one shut-off/non return valve.
Sample valve
• A sample valve is installed enabling connection to a sample cooler for the taking test
samples to perfom boiler water analyses.

• Inspection hole
• Two small inspection holes are provide in the furnace wall to enable inspection of the burner flame.
A proportion of the air supply is bled off from the burner fan to cool window of the inspection
hole. And prevent soot deposit.

• Manhole
• Two manholes placed at the boiler top and boiler bottom allows inside inspection of the
steam/water drum.
Access doors
• Access to the furnace and smoke outlet box are possible through the access doors
placed at the bottom of the furnace and at the smoke outlet box respectively. Both
access doors enable inspection of the generating tube tank.

• Drain for furnace

• The furnace bottom is provided with a socket for drain of the washing water.
Safety system
• All boiler and domestic water heater have a range of built in devise to help ensure their
safe operation like other components of building mechanical system. They required
periodic maintenance to ensure proper operation. Boiler operation and technicians
should pay close attention to three key safety device to protect personnel, equipment,
and the facility.

• Safety valve
• The safety valve is the most important safety device in a boiler or domestic hot-water system. It is
designed to relieve internal pressure if a range of failures occurs within the system. Although it is
simple in designed and straightforward in operation, something as simple corrosion or ristricted
flow within the valve and its related piping can affect its operation.

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 Water level control and low water
fuel cutoff
• Many system combine these two separate boiler safety function into one unit. They are
designed to ensure the water level within the boiler never falls below the predetermined
amount. Should that situation occur, the system is designed to shut down the boiler by
cutting off its fuel.Proper functioning requires operator to make sure no build up of
slugde or scale exist within the system that would interfere with its detection and
operation

• Water-gauge glass. E
• Ven with a functioning water level control system, operators must verify the actual level
of water in the system. Here, too, a build of slugde and scale can give false level
indications.