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A steam generator on a ship is an auxiliary boiler which draws high-pressure superheated steam from the vessel's propulsion system [1] to generate low pressure saturated steam. This secondary steam is then used to power auxiliary shipboard engines driving winches or pumps, or to meet any steam requirement that does not require superheating ...
The body is fitted with a steam valve, a water valve and oil control valves. In operation, steam enters the condensing chamber and the condensed water passes into the bottom of the oil reservoir and the sight-glass chambers. When the sight-glass chambers have filled with water the oil delivery for each feed, regulated by control valves, is ...
A boiler or steam generator is a device used to create steam by applying heat energy to water. Although the definitions are somewhat flexible, it can be said that older steam generators were commonly termed boilers and worked at low to medium pressure (7–2,000 kPa or 1–290 psi) but, at pressures above this, it is more usual to speak of a ...
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 ...
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They are particularly visible in the Leader boiler, as the firebox is dry-walled, rather than water-jacketed. Czechoslovak State Railways 498.1 featured thermic siphons in the firebox Thermic siphons (alt. thermic syphons ) are heat-exchanging elements in the firebox or combustion chamber of some steam boiler and steam locomotive designs.
Steam turbine governing is the procedure of monitoring and controlling the flow rate of steam into the turbine with the objective of maintaining its speed of rotation as constant. The flow rate of steam is monitored and controlled by interposing valves between the boiler and the turbine. [2]
The required steam, water, fuel, and electrical connections can be made rapidly. These boilers are inexpensive to operate because their automatic burner management system doesn’t require continuous supervision and they have low scheduled maintenance costs. [1] A great cost-saving for package boilers is their reduced need for draughting.