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Thimble tube boiler

A thimble tube boiler is a form of steam boiler, usually provided as an auxiliary boiler or heat-recovery boiler. They are vertical in orientation and would be considered a form of water-tube boiler.

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Thimble tube boiler

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A thimble tube boiler is a form of steam boiler, usually provided as an auxiliary boiler or heat-recovery boiler. They are vertical in orientation and...

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List of boiler types by manufacturer

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 &#91, page needed&#93, . "Clarkson Thimble Tube Boiler Co". Grace's Guide. Retrieved 10 April 2018. Harris, Model Boilers, pp. 58–60. Kennedy, Modern Engines...

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Glossary of boiler terms

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saturated steam. Thimble tube A form of water-tube where the tube is single-ended; predecessor to the field tube Thermic siphon Three-drum boiler A generic term...

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Vertical boiler

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Fire tubes Vertical fire-tube boiler Vertical boiler with horizontal fire-tubes Water tubes Vertical cross-tube boiler Field-tube boiler Thimble tube boiler...

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British Rail 10800

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type: Steam (Water-tube boiler) (Clarkson thimble tube boiler) Main generator type: BTH Aux generator type: BTH Gear ratio: 66:15 Boiler water capacity:...

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Flued boiler

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transitional stage in boiler development, between the early haystack boilers and the later multi-tube fire-tube boilers. A flued boiler is characterized by...

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Soxhlet extractor

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extractor has three main sections: a percolator (boiler and reflux) which circulates the solvent, a thimble (usually made of thick filter paper) which retains...

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Sentinel boiler

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wagon's overall length available for the useful load. The boiler is a watertube boiler, with these tubes contained within a vertical, cylindrical outer drum...

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Surface condenser

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cycle water treatment for the boiler, it may be desirable to avoid tube materials containing copper. Titanium condenser tubes are usually the best technical...

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Safety valve

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pressure relief valve (PRV), which automatically releases a substance from a boiler, pressure vessel, or other system, when the pressure or temperature exceeds...

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Steam motor

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total of 250 bhp. The boiler was relatively high pressure, although typical for Sentinel, using a Woolnough water-tube boiler of 300 psi. One of the...

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Feedwater heater

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plant component used to pre-heat water delivered to a steam generating boiler. Preheating the feedwater reduces the irreversibilities involved in steam...

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Thomas Newcomen

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can be seen working using a hydraulic arrangement instead of the steam boiler. According to Dr. Cyril Boucher of the Newcomen Society, this Newcomen Memorial...

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Advanced steam technology

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biplane. In the UK, Sentinel Waggon Works developed a vertical water-tube boiler running at 275 psi (1.90 MPa) which was used in road vehicles, shunting...

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Hydrolock

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it is compressing any remaining steam. Water can be introduced from the boiler or in a cold engine, steam will condense to water on the cool walls of the...

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Stationary steam engine

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cylinder. Undertype engines are distinguished by having a locomotive-style boiler over top of a horizontal engine. Stationary engines may be classified by...

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William Murdoch

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suchlike. Initially he appears to have heated coal in a kettle with a thimble over the spout, and ignited the gas so produced. But by 1794 a much larger...

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Crankshaft

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Launch Water-tube boilers Babcock & Wilcox Field-tube Sentinel Stirling Thimble tube Three-drum Yarrow Boiler feed Feedwater heater Feedwater pump Injector...

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Crosshead

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Launch Water-tube boilers Babcock & Wilcox Field-tube Sentinel Stirling Thimble tube Three-drum Yarrow Boiler feed Feedwater heater Feedwater pump Injector...

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Connecting rod

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Launch Water-tube boilers Babcock & Wilcox Field-tube Sentinel Stirling Thimble tube Three-drum Yarrow Boiler feed Feedwater heater Feedwater pump Injector...

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History of steam road vehicles

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axle. A vertical fire-tube boiler was mounted at the rear with a polished copper casing over the fire box and chimney, the boiler was enclosed in a mahogany...

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Chimney

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clay or metal that isolates hot toxic exhaust gases or smoke produced by a boiler, stove, furnace, incinerator, or fireplace from human living areas. Chimneys...

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Soho Manufactory

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Launch Water-tube boilers Babcock & Wilcox Field-tube Sentinel Stirling Thimble tube Three-drum Yarrow Boiler feed Feedwater heater Feedwater pump Injector...

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