Boiler facts for kids
A boiler is a device used to heat water or other fluids until it boils or before boiling point. The heated or vaporized fluid is then used for various process applications, such as central heating, power generation, cooking, and sanitation.
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Fuel
The source of the heat for boiler can be from coal, oil, wood, rejected heat or natural gas.
Types
- Fire-tube boiler
- Flash boiler
- Flued boiler
- Water-tube boiler
Steam heating
Where steam is required for space heating, the boiler is often called a steam generator. A niche application was for heating railroad passenger cars while steam locomotives were being phased out. The steam generator would be oil-fired on diesel locomotives or electrically heated on electric locomotives. Steam heating is now uncommon on trains. Modern trains are usually heated by electric heaters.
Images for kids
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A moveable (mobile) boiler (preserved, Historic Silver Mine in Tarnowskie Góry Poland).
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A stationary boiler (United States).
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1950s design steam locomotive boiler, from a Victorian Railways J class
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A superheated boiler on a steam locomotive
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Boiler for a power plant
See also
In Spanish: Caldera (máquina) para niños
