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Babcock and Wilcox Boiler –

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In this article we will learn about Babcock and Wilcox Boiler- Main parts,
working, advantages and disadvantages with application. This boiler is
generally used to produce high pressure steam, and this high pressure steam is Like Page Send M

used to produce electricity in power generation industries. It is also used in the

area where high pressure steam is required. So let’s begin our journey to do B h fi f fi d lik hi
detail study about it.

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The various main parts of Babcock and Wilcox Boiler are as follows
 

1. Drum: It is horizontal axis drum which contains water and steam.

 
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2. Down Take Header: It is present at rear end of the boiler and connects the Transmission System  

water tubes to the rear end of the drum. It receives water from the drum.
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3. Up Take Header: it is present at front end of the boiler and connected to the Variable
front end of the drum. It transports the steam from the water tubes to the
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4. Water Tubes: They are the tubes in which water ows and gets converted Introduction Fond of automatic
into steam. It exchanges the heat from the hot ue gases to the water. It is transmission?  Of course, you
inclined at angle of 10-15 degree with the horizontal direction. Due to its are, who would resist the
inclination the water tubes do not completely lled with water and the water comfort of driving an automatic
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5. Ba e Plates: Ba e plates are present in between water tubes and it allows

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7. Grate: It is a base on which the burning of the solid fuel takes place.
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8. Mud Collector: It is present at the bottom of down take header and used to Main Parts,
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9. Feed Check Valve: it is used to ll water into the drum.10. Damper: It

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1. Superheater: It increases the temperature of saturated steam to the
required temperature before discharging it from steam stop valve.
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2. Pressure Gauge: It is used to check the pressure of steam within the boiler Gearbox –
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3. Water Level Indicator: It shows the level of water within the drum.
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4. Safety Valve: It is a valve which acts when the pressure of steam within the
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boiler drum increase above the safety level. It opens and releases the extra
  
steam in the environment to maintain the desired pressure within the
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1. First the water starts to come in the water tubes from drum through down Geothermal Energy
take header.
2. The water present in the inclined water tubes gets heated up by the hot
ue gases. The coal burning on the grate produces hot ue gases and it is Categories
forced to move in zigzag way with the help of ba e plates.
3. As the hot ue gases come in contact with water tubes, it exchanges the Select Category
heat with water and converts it into steam.
4. The steam generated is moved upward and through up take header it gets
collected at upper side in the boiler drum.
5. An anti-priming pipe is provided in the drum. This anti-priming pipe lters
the water content from the steam and allows only dry steam to enter into
superheater.
6. The superheater receives the water free steam from the anti-priming pipe.
It increases the temperature of steam to desired level and transfers it to
the steam stop valve.
7. The superheated steam from the steam stop valve is either collected in a
steam drum or made to strike on the steam turbine for electricity
generation.

For Better Explanation of Working of Babcock and Wilcox Boiler, Watch the
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Application
 The Babcock and Wilcox boiler are generally used to produce high pressure
steam in power generation industries. The high pressure steam so generated is
used to produce electricity.

Advantages
Steam generation capacity is high. It is about 2000 to 40000 kg/hr.
It occupies less space.
Replacement of defective tubes is easy.
It is the only boiler that is used to generate large quantity of heat in power
stations.
The draught loss is minimum.
Inspection of this types of boiler can be done anytime during its working.

Disadvantages
High maintenance cost.
It is not much suitable for impure and sedimentary water. In case of
impure and sedimentary water, scale may deposit in the tubes and this
leads to overheating and bursting of tubes. That’s why water treatment is
must before feeding into the boiler.
Continuously supply of feed water is required for the working. In the case
if feed water is not continuously supplied even for a short period of time,
the boiler gets overheated. Water level must be carefully watched during
the operation of the Babcock and Wilcox boiler.

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