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  2. Caustic embrittlement - Wikipedia

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    The concentrated area with high stress works as anode and diluted area works as cathode. At anode, sodium hydroxide attacks the surrounding material and then dissolves the iron of the boiler as sodium ferrate forming rust. This causes embrittlement of boiler parts like rivets, bends and joints, which are under stress.

  3. List of boiler explosions - Wikipedia

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    0 Boiler house at Laura coal mine: September 15, 1908: industrial Netherlands: Eygelshoven, the Netherlands: 7: many: Rhymney Railway 97: 1909: Locomotive United Kingdom: Rhymney Railway's shed, Cardiff, Wales: 3: 3 [45] Morewood Lake Ice Company explosion: 29 December 1910: Industrial United States: Pittsfield, Massachusetts: 17: 20: SS Sarah ...

  4. Boiler explosion - Wikipedia

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    These are boilers which are built at a factory then shipped out as a complete unit to the job site. These typically have better quality and fewer issues than boilers which are site assembled tube-by-tube. A package boiler only needs the final connections to be made (electrical, breaching, condensate lines, etc.) to complete the installation.

  5. Glossary of boiler terms - Wikipedia

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    erosion of a boiler's plates from the internal water space, particularly where there is a step inside the shell. This was a problem for early boilers made from lapped plates rather than butted plates, and gave rise to many boiler explosions. In later years it was a problem for the non-circular water drums of Yarrow boilers. Handhole

  6. Boiler blowdown - Wikipedia

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    A steam boiler evaporates liquid water to form steam, or gaseous water, and requires frequent replenishment of boiler feedwater for the continuous production of steam required by most boiler applications. Water is a capable solvent, and will dissolve small amounts of solids from piping and containers including the boiler.

  7. Furnace (central heating) - Wikipedia

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    A furnace (American English), referred to as a heater or boiler in British English, is an appliance used to generate heat for all or part of a building. Furnaces are mostly used as a major component of a central heating system .

  8. Hydrostatic test - Wikipedia

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    A hydrostatic test is a way in which pressure vessels such as pipelines, plumbing, gas cylinders, boilers and fuel tanks can be tested for strength and leaks. The test involves filling the vessel or pipe system with a liquid, usually water, which may be dyed to aid in visual leak detection , and pressurization of the vessel to the specified ...

  9. Boiler design - Wikipedia

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    Boiler design is the process of designing boilers used for various purposes. The main function of a boiler is to heat water to generate steam. Steam produced in a boiler can be used for a variety of purposes including space heating, sterilisation, drying, humidification and power generation. The temperature or condition of steam required for ...