Water Solutions You Can Trust

To produce steam by applying heat energy to water.

To separate steam from water and provide storage for both.

To prevent scale, corrosion, and carryover in the boiler system.

The heat required to change a substance’s phase without changing its temperature.

The heat that causes a change in temperature of a substance without a phase change.

American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

To release excess pressure and protect the boiler from overpressure conditions.

Less than 103 kPa (15 psi).

Fire-tube: hot gases pass through tubes surrounded by water. Water-tube: water flows through tubes heated by combustion gases.

The removal of water from a boiler to control dissolved solids and sludge.

To recover heat from flue gases to preheat boiler feedwater.

Formation and collapse of vapor bubbles causing noise, vibration, and damage.

To remove dissolved oxygen and other gases from boiler feedwater.

To heat combustion air using waste heat from flue gases.

The ratio of useful heat output to the total heat input from fuel.

Centrifugal pump.

Steam heated above its saturation temperature at a given pressure.

To reduce heat loss and improve efficiency.

The ability of a material to conduct heat.

To supply combustion air and remove flue gases from the furnace.

Natural draft and mechanical draft.

A device used to discharge condensate while preventing steam loss.

To measure and display internal steam pressure.

Net Positive Suction Head.

To maintain proper water level in the boiler.

The total heat content of a substance, including internal energy and flow energy.

Pressure.

The ratio of useful work output to the total energy input.

Hard deposits of minerals on boiler surfaces that reduce heat transfer efficiency.

Metal deterioration due to chemical or electrochemical reactions with water or oxygen.

It melts under high temperature to release pressure and prevent boiler explosion.

Water droplets and impurities carried with steam out of the boiler.

To condense exhaust steam into water for reuse.

The ideal thermodynamic cycle for steam power plants.

The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a substance by 1°C.

To convert steam energy into mechanical work.

A turbine where steam expands through nozzles and strikes the blades at high velocity.

A turbine where steam expands in both fixed and moving blades, producing reaction force.

Clearing the furnace of combustible gases before ignition.

To remove soot and ash deposits from boiler tubes.

To indicate the water level inside the boiler.

Personal Protective Equipment.

Burns, equipment damage, and energy loss.

The lowest temperature at which a fuel gives off enough vapor to ignite.

To regulate turbine speed by controlling steam flow.

The amount of steam produced relative to boiler capacity.

Gross includes the heat of condensation of water vapor; net excludes it.

A device that detects the presence of a flame to ensure safe combustion.

The tendency of a material to expand when heated.

To ensure equipment is safely de-energized during maintenance, preventing accidents.