water-tube boiler

[ waw-ter-toob, -tyoob, wot-er- ]

noun

1. a boiler for generating steam by passing water in tubes water tubes through flames and hot gases.

water tube boiler

noun

1. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of water-tube boiler¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

Barlow’s Water-Tube Boiler, 1793 256 80.

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The locomotive boiler is a convenient form; but where large amounts of steam are required, some modification of the Lancashire boiler or the water-tube boiler is generally adopted.

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In some forms of water-tube boiler the fire is entirely surrounded by water-tubes and the casing is in no part exposed to the direct action of the fire.

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The earliest form of water-tube boiler which came into general use in the British navy is the Belleville.

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Babcock and Wilcox water-tube boiler.

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