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Definition of Cylinder boiler

Cylinder boiler
Boiler Boil"er, n. 1. One who boils. 2. A vessel in which any thing is boiled. Note: The word boiler is a generic term covering a great variety of kettles, saucepans, clothes boilers, evaporators, coppers, retorts, etc. 3. (Mech.) A strong metallic vessel, usually of wrought iron plates riveted together, or a composite structure variously formed, in which steam is generated for driving engines, or for heating, cooking, or other purposes. Note: The earliest steam boilers were usually spheres or sections of spheres, heated wholly from the outside. Watt used the wagon boiler (shaped like the top of a covered wagon) which is still used with low pressures. Most of the boilers in present use may be classified as plain cylinder boilers, flue boilers, sectional and tubular boilers. Barrel of a boiler, the cylindrical part containing the flues. Boiler plate, Boiler iron, plate or rolled iron of about a quarter to a half inch in thickness, used for making boilers and tanks, for covering ships, etc. Cylinder boiler, one which consists of a single iron cylinder. Flue boilers are usually single shells containing a small number of large flues, through which the heat either passes from the fire or returns to the chimney, and sometimes containing a fire box inclosed by water. Locomotive boiler, a boiler which contains an inclosed fire box and a large number of small flues leading to the chimney. Multiflue boiler. Same as Tubular boiler, below. Sectional boiler, a boiler composed of a number of sections, which are usually of small capacity and similar to, and connected with, each other. By multiplication of the sections a boiler of any desired capacity can be built up. Tubular boiler, a boiler containing tubes which form flues, and are surrounded by the water contained in the boiler. See Illust. of Steam boiler, under Steam. Tubulous boiler. See under Tubulous. See Tube, n., 6, and 1st Flue.

Meaning of Cylinder boiler from wikipedia

- reaches the boiler. For the first Newcomen engine of 1712, the boiler was little more than large brewer's kettle installed beneath the power cylinder. Because...
- characterized by a large cylindrical boiler s**** forming a tank of water, traversed by one or more large flues containing the furnace. These boilers appeared around...
- vertical. This type of boiler was used on virtually all steam locomotives in the horizontal "locomotive" form. This has a cylindrical barrel containing the...
- high-pressure steam from the boiler expands in a high-pressure (HP) cylinder and then enters one or more subsequent lower-pressure (LP) cylinders. The complete expansion...
- There have been a vast number of designs of steam boiler, particularly towards the end of the 19th century when the technology was evolving rapidly. A...
- layout is that of a squat horizontal cylinder. One or more large cylindrical furnaces are in the lower part of the boiler s****. Above this are many small-diameter...
- Three-drum boilers are a class of water-tube boiler used to generate steam, typically to power ships. They are compact and of high evaporative power, factors...
- strength than cast iron, is added. Can be caused by cylinder stress: Boston Mol****es Disaster Boiler explosion Boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion...
- Autoclave – Pressurised heating apparatus Boiler – Closed vessel in which fluid is heated Gas storage cylinder – Container for storing pressurised gas Gas...
- vertical triple expansion engine powered by steam provided by a one-cylinder boiler. This created 850 indicated horsepower (630 kW) giving the ships a...