What is a Tube Boiler Straight?
This is a horizontal straight water tube boiler; it has a steam drum which is made of steel. The two ends of the drum are associated with a series of two-end headers with short riser pipes. These are disposed at a 15o0 angle to the horizontal axis of the steam drum.
Tube Boiler Straight Suppliers In South Africa
Super Pipe SA (Pty) Ltd is a South African-based supplier of boiler tubes, economizer tubes, seamless pipes, fittings, and valves in a wide range of stainless and carbon steel including associated services like welding, ceramic lining, insulation/cladding, and corrosion protection.
How many types of boiler tubes are there?
two
Overview of Boiler Tubes
There are two major types of tube boilers: water-tube boilers and fire-tube boilers. In water-tube boilers, water circulates inside the tubes and is heated externally by hot gases generated by the furnace.
What materials are used in boiler tubes?
Boiler tubes are seamless tubes and are made of either carbon steel or alloy steel. They are widely used in steam boilers, for power generation, in fossil fuel plants, industrial processing plants, electric power plants, etc. Boiler tubes can either be medium-pressure boiler pipes or high-pressure boiler pipe.
How thick are boiler tubes?
Seamless boiler tube and pipe sizes
| OUTER DIAMETER (OD) | 10,2 – 139,7 mm (from 26.9 mm manufactured as hot rolled) |
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| WALL THICKNESS (WT) | 0,5 – 16,0 mm (from 2.6 mm manufactured as hot rolled) |