Types of boilers

There is no specific way in which you can classify a boiler but according to the little knowledge we have classified boilers into seven main classes.

Types of Boilers

Boilers are classified in several classes based on things like their design, working, features and applications. Following are the types of boiler

• Orientation of the shell
• Utility of the boilers
• Heating system
• Tube content
• Type of fuel
• Circulation method
• Way of heating

According to the Orientation of the shell

Base upon the orientation of the shell with respect to ground boiler can be classified into three types

• Simple Vertical boilers
• Simple Horizontal boilers
• Simple Inclined boilers

According to the Utility of the boilers

Base upon the Utility boilers can be classified into two main types

• Stationary boilers
• Portable boilers

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According to the Heating system

According to the place from which liquid in the boiler is heated, boilers are classified into two main types

• Externally fired boilers
• Internally fired boilers

According to the Tube content

According to the type of fluid inside the tube, boilers are classified into two main types

• Fires tube boilers
• Water tube Boilers

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According to the Type of fuel

According to the type of fuel used by the boilers to heat the fluid they are classified into three main types

• Solid fuel boilers
• Liquid fuel boilers
• Gas fuel boilers

According to fluid Circulation method

According to the source by which fluid moves from the boiler they are classified into two main types

• Free circulation boilers
• forces circulation boilers

According to the Way of heating

According to the way in which fluid inside the boiler is heated they are classified into three main types

• fired boilers
• Unfired boilers
• Supplementary fired boilers