Which types of boilers used in locomotive engine?
Types of fire-tube boiler
- Cornish boiler.
- Lancashire boiler.
- Scotch marine boiler.
- Locomotive boiler.
- Vertical fire-tube boiler.
- Horizontal return tubular boiler.
- Admiralty-type direct tube boiler.
- Immersion fired boiler.
What is the application of locomotive boiler?
Application of Locomotive Boiler Locomotive boilers are used in railways and marines. This type of boiler is used in traction engines. This is also used in steam rollers. It is can be used in portable steam engines and some other steam road vehicles.
What is a locomotive boiler?
A locomotive boiler is a device that is used to create steam from water by using heat energy. This is a horizontal drum axis, multi-tubular, natural circulation, artificial draft, forced circulation, medium pressure, solid fuel fired fire tube boiler that has an internal fire furnace.
Is locomotive boiler is mobile boiler?
Locomotive boiler is a horizontal drum axis, multi-tubular, natural circulation, artificial draft, forced circulation, mobile, medium pressure, solid fuel fired fire tube boiler with an internally fired furnace. It is a mobile boiler and has a high steam generation rate.
What is the steam capacity of a locomotive boiler?
Steam capacity: 9350kg/hr. Coal burnt: 1750kg/hr. Maximum pressure: 14.2 bar.
What type of Draught is produced in locomotive boiler?
steam jet
In a locomotive boiler, the draught is produced by a steam jet. The draught is one of the most essential systems of the thermal power plant which supplies the required quantity of air for combustion and removes the burnt products from the system.
What type of boiler is a locomotive boiler?
Locomotive boiler is a natural circulation, multi-tubular, mobile, horizontal drum, forced circulation, artificially draft, medium pressure, and internally fired fire tube boiler. These boilers use for ships and locomotive engines. A locomotive boiler is a mobile boiler with high steam generation.
What is accessories of boiler?
Boiler accessories are devices and plants that are installed with boilers to improve the operating condition and overall efficiency of the boiler plant. Boiler accessories are devices that are installed along the boiler and the surrounding area to increase the efficiency of the boiler.
What is the function of fusible plug in the boiler?
The function of fusible plug is to protect the boiler from damage due to overheating of boiler tubes by low water level. it is simply a hollow gun metal plug screwed into the fire box crown.
How does the boiler work in a locomotive?
Working of Locomotive Boiler In the locomotive boiler, first, the solid fuel (coal) is inserted on the grate and is ignited from the fire hole. The burning of the fuel starts and it creates hot flue gases. A fire brick arch is provided that makes the flow of hot flue gases to a definite path before entering into the long tubes (fire tubes).
What are the steps in designing a boiler?
Here are the basic steps in how to design a boiler: Calculation of boiler Heat Duty Using desired steam parameters, calculate the enthalpy of steam to be generated Multiplying enthalpy with the rated steam generation, obtain the total heat value of steam at rated steaming (boiler heat duty)
How are flues removed from a locomotive boiler?
The fuel is burned here and the flue gases which pass through the shell and on the other side there is a stake locomotive boiler. It does not have the chimney and they have stacks on the other side and flue gases are removed through the stake. A large part of the locomotive boiler is composed of flues or tubes.
What kind of circulation does a locomotive have?
The circulation in the locomotive boiler is natural, also it is a medium pressure boiler, the draft is artificial, forced circulation, mobile, solid fuel fired fire tube boiler. It is an external fire boiler and it has a large fire space. The locomotive boiler consists of a horizontal shell and this shell consists of a number of fire tubes.