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In a vertical boiler, the water is all sitting on the top of the firebox, and the boiler would need to be extremely low on water before a gradient could cause a risk by uncovering the firebox top. Simpler (major) maintenance – A vertical boiler is usually mounted on a frame on the vehicle, allowing easy replacement.
Vertical fire-tube boiler, as used in a Leyland steam wagon. A vertical fire-tube boiler or vertical multitubular boiler is a vertical boiler where the heating surface is composed of multiple small fire-tubes, arranged vertically. [1] These boilers were not common, owing to drawbacks with excessive wear in service.
The horizontal fire-tube boiler is also typical of marine applications, using the Scotch boiler; thus, these boilers are commonly referred to as "scotch-marine" or "marine" type boilers. [2] Vertical boilers have also been built of the multiple fire-tube type, although these are comparatively rare; most vertical boilers were either flued, or ...
Diagramatic section through an earlier steam locomotive boiler and firebox to the right. Note the boiler is not fitted with a superheater. In the standard steam locomotive fire-tube boiler, the firebox is surrounded by water space on five sides. The bottom of the firebox is open to atmospheric pressure, but covered by fire grates (solid fuel ...
cross-tube boiler: usually a vertical flued boiler with a small number of large water-carrying cross-tubes within the firebox. The term is also applied to vertical boilers with other arrangements of tubes, such as those with horizontal fire-tubes. Crosti boiler: section through a Cornish boiler Vertical flue cross-tube boiler
A single large vertical flue or uptake leads to an external chimney. Some boilers use vertical rod stays between the firebox crown and top of the boiler shell. The main evaporative surface is provided by a pair of large water-filled cross-tubes across this firebox and directly exposed to the radiant heat of the fire.
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