water-tube boiler
a boiler for generating steam by passing water in tubes (water tubes ) through flames and hot gases.
Origin of water-tube boiler
1- Compare fire-tube boiler.
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What is a water-tube boiler and how does it differ from a fire-flue tubular boiler?
Farm Engines and How to Run Them | James H. StephensonThe earliest form of water-tube boiler which came into general use in the British navy is the Belleville.
Another type of water-tube boiler in use for stationary purposes is the “Stirling” (fig. 12).
British Dictionary definitions for water tube boiler
a steam generator consisting of water drums and steam drums connected by banks of tubes through which the water is circulated. The tubes are exposed to the hot gases of the furnace and the heat transfer rate is high
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