Handbook 2000: Systems and equipment. Chapter 27 - Boilers. (28 of 49)

Publication Year

2000

Document Status

Current

Abstract

Excluding special and unusual fluids, materials, and methods, a boiler is a cast-iron, steel, aluminium, or copper pressure vessel heat exchanger designed to burn fossil fuels (or use electric current) and transfer the released heat to water (in water boilers) or to water and steam (in steam boilers). Various codes and standards define allowable heat transfer rates in terms of heating surface. Boiler designs provide for connections to a piping system, which delivers heated fluid to the point of use and returns the cooled fluid to the boiler. Chapters 6, 10, 11, 12, and 14 cover applications of heating boilers. Chapter 7 discusses cogeneration, which may require boilers.

Document History

This document is part of a larger document, Handbook 2000: Systems and equipment, which has been split into parts for ease of use.

ISBN

9781883413811

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