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  2. Scotch marine boiler - Wikipedia

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    A "Scotch" marine boiler (or simply Scotch boiler) is a design of steam boiler best known for its use on ships. Sectional diagram of a "wet back" boiler. The general layout is that of a squat horizontal cylinder. One or more large cylindrical furnaces are in the lower part of the boiler shell. Above this are many small-diameter fire-tubes ...

  3. Steam generator (auxiliary boiler) - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  4. Fire room - Wikipedia

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    Vessels typically contained several engines for different purposes. Main, or propulsion engines are used to turn the ship's propeller and move the ship through the water. . The fire room got its name from the days when ships burned coal to heat steam to drive the steam engines or turbines; the room was where the stokers spent their days shoveling coal continuously onto the grates under the ...

  5. Yarrow boiler - Wikipedia

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    HMS Havock (1893), the lead ship of the class, was built with the then current form of locomotive boiler, Hornet with a Yarrow boiler for comparison. [13] The first Yarrow boilers were intended for small destroyers and filled the entire width of the hull. In the early classes, three boilers were used arranged in tandem, each with a separate funnel.

  6. Three-drum boiler - Wikipedia

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    A flat of three Yarrow boilers A Yarrow boiler, with the casing removed A Royal Navy sailor cleans the water tubes inside a ship's boiler with a ribbon brush, c. 1939–1945. Development of the three-drum boiler began in the late 19th century, with the demand from naval ships that required high power and a compact boiler.

  7. Boiler - Wikipedia

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    A boiler is a closed vessel in which fluid (generally water) is heated. The fluid does not necessarily boil. The heated or vaporized fluid exits the boiler for use in various processes or heating applications, [1] [page needed] [2] [page needed] including water heating, central heating, boiler-based power generation, cooking, and sanitation.

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