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This is the
basic definition of water tube boiler. Actually this boiler is just
opposite of fire tube boiler where hot gasses are passed through
tubes which are surrounded by water.
Types of Water Tube Boiler
There are many types of water tube boilers, such as
1. Horizontal Straight Tube Boiler.
2. Bent Tube Boiler.
3. Cyclone Fired Boiler.
Horizontal Straight Tube Boiler again can be sub - divided into
two different types,
1. Longitudinal Drum Water Tube Boiler.
2. Cross Drum Water Tube Boiler.
Bent Tube Boiler also can be sub divided into four different types,
1. Two Drum Bent Tube Boiler.
2. Three Drum Bent Tube Boiler.
3. Low Head Three Drum Bent Tube Boiler.
4. Four Drum Bent Tube Boiler.
Advantages of Water Tube Boiler
There are many advantages of water tube boiler due to which
these types of boiler are essentially used in large thermal power
plant.
1. Larger heating surface can be achieved by using more numbers
of water tubes.
2. Due to convectional flow, movement of water is much faster
than that of fire tube boiler, hence rate of heat transfer is high
which results into higher efficiency.
3. Very high pressure in order of 140 kg/cm2 can be obtained
smoothly.
Disadvantages of Water Tube Boiler
1. The main disadvantage of water tube boiler is that it is not
compact in construction.
2. Its cost is not cheap.
3. Size is a difficulty for transportation and construction.