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    Firetube boilers have flues that carry hot gases through tubes surrounded by water. The water is heated and converted to steam. Firetube boilers are inexpensive, compact, and suitable for heating applications. However, they are not suitable for high pressures over 250 psig or large steam generation. Watertube boilers have tubes that carry water through a furnace. They are able to produce far greater amounts of steam than firetube boilers and can handle higher pressures up to 5,000 psig, making them better for industrial processes. However, watertube boilers have higher initial costs and cleaning is more difficult. The best design depends on the application and boiler professionals can help determine the right choice.

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    Firetube boilers have flues that carry hot gases through tubes surrounded by water. The water is heated and converted to steam. Firetube boilers are inexpensive, compact, and suitable for heating applications. However, they are not suitable for high pressures over 250 psig or large steam generation. Watertube boilers have tubes that carry water through a furnace. They are able to produce far greater amounts of steam than firetube boilers and can handle higher pressures up to 5,000 psig, making them better for industrial processes. However, watertube boilers have higher initial costs and cleaning is more difficult. The best design depends on the application and boiler professionals can help determine the right choice.

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    Firetube boilers have flues that carry hot gases through tubes surrounded by water. The water is heated and converted to steam. Firetube boilers are inexpensive, compact, and suitable for heating applications. However, they are not suitable for high pressures over 250 psig or large steam generation. Watertube boilers have tubes that carry water through a furnace. They are able to produce far greater amounts of steam than firetube boilers and can handle higher pressures up to 5,000 psig, making them better for industrial processes. However, watertube boilers have higher initial costs and cleaning is more difficult. The best design depends on the application and boiler professionals can help determine the right choice.

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    Firetube boilers have flues that carry hot gases through tubes surrounded by water. The water is heated and converted to steam. Firetube boilers are inexpensive, compact, and suitable for heating applications. However, they are not suitable for high pressures over 250 psig or large steam generation. Watertube boilers have tubes that carry water through a furnace. They are able to produce far greater amounts of steam than firetube boilers and can handle higher pressures up to 5,000 psig, making them better for industrial processes. However, watertube boilers have higher initial costs and cleaning is more difficult. The best design depends on the application and boiler professionals can help determine the right choice.

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    Fire Tube Boilers

    So What is a Firetube Boiler? The name firetube is very descriptive. The fire, or hot flue gases from the burner, is channeled through tubes that are surrounded by the fluid to be heated. The body of the boiler is the pressure vessel and contains the fluid. In most cases this fluid is water that will be circulated for heating purposes or converted to steam for process use. Every set of tubes that the flue gas travels through, before it makes a turn, is considered a "pass". So a three-pass boiler will have three sets of tubes with the stack outlet located on the rear of the boiler. A 4-pass will have four sets and the stack outlet at the front. Firetube Boilers are:
    Relatively inexpensive Easy to clean Compact in size Available in sizes from 600,000 btu/hr to 50,000,000 btu/hr Easy to replace tubes Well suited for space heating and industrial process applications

    Disadvantages of Firetube Boilers include:


    Not suitable for high pressure applications 250 psig and above Limitation for high capacity steam generation

    Water Tube boilers


    What is a Watertube? A Watertube design is the exact opposite of a fire tube. Here the water flows through the tubes and are incased in a furnace in which the burner fires into. These tubes are connected to a steam drum and a mud drum. The water is heated and steam is produced in the upper drum. Large steam users are better suited for the Water tube design. The industrial watertube boiler typically produces steam or hot water primarily for industrial process applications, and is used less frequently for heating applications. Watertube Boilers are:
    Available in sizes that are far greater than the firetube design. Up to several million pounds per hour of steam. Able to handle higher pressures up to 5,000 psig

    Recover faster than their firetube cousin Have the ability to reach very high temperatures

    Disadvantages of the Watertube design include:


    High initial capital cost Cleaning is more difficult due to the design No commonality between tubes Physical size may be an issue

    The best gauge of which design to consider can be found in the duty in which the boiler is to perform. Fortunately most boiler sales agencies offer a number of boiler designs and can help you make the correct choice. Ask these professionals what they would recommend and have them explain why.

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