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Water-tube boiler

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Diagram of a water-tube boiler
Water-rube boiler fromBangladesh

Awater-tube boileris a type ofboilerin which water circulates in tubes heated by fire from outside. The fire is produced by thefuelbeing burned inside thefurnacefor the boiler.

Design types

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  • Babcock and Wilcox boiler
  • A/D/M/O-type boiler
  • Flex-tube boiler
  • Forced-circulation boiler
  • Low water content
  • Stirling boiler
  • Thornycroft
  • White-Forster
  • Yarrow boiler
  • Marine
  • Railway
  • Stationary