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Download Solution PDFWhich of the following characteristics decides that the Lancashire boiler is a fire tube boiler?
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Lancashire boiler:
Horizontal drum - Natural draught - two tubes - Multi pass boiler - Low pressure boiler.
- The Lancashire Boiler is the internal fire tube boiler in which flue gases are located in the tube and surrounded by water.
- It is a type of shell and tube heat exchanger where the flue gases are flowing in the tubes and water flowing in the shell. The heat transfer from flue gases to the water is by convection mode.
Application:
- Used in tyre industries and sugar mills
- Used in marine engine and locomotive system.
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