Understanding Industrial Boilers: Fundamentals, Types, and Heat Transfer
Understanding Industrial Boilers: Fundamentals, Types, and Heat Transfer Most Industrial plants need steam for heating and other processes. Boilers are commonly used to provide this steam. You may be called on to operate the boilers in your plant. The first step towards safe and productive operation of boilers is a good working knowledge of boiler fundamentals through this Blog. The function of boilers is to produce steam. Steam is produced by heating water to its boiling point. When water reaches its boiling point, it changes from a liquid to a vapor. It's this vapor that we call steam. So basically, to produce steam you need two things, water and heat. Boiler Basics and Steam Production : "The primary function of boilers is to produce steam by heating water to its boiling point. When water reaches this point, it transitions from liquid to vapor, creating steam. Thus, steam production fundamentally requires two things: water and heat." To generate the heat needed for ...