boiler pressure vessel
1Pressure vessel — Vertical pressure vessels installed in a structure A pressure vessel is a closed container designed to hold gases or liquids at a pressure substantially different from the ambient pressure. The pressure differential is dangerous and many fatal… …
2pressure vessel — noun : a container (as a tank, boiler, shell, cylinder) subjected in use to disruptive pressure …
3National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors — The National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors is composed of chief boiler and pressure vessel inspectors representing states, cities, and provinces enforcing pressure equipment laws and regulations. Created to prevent death, injury… …
4Pressure relief valve — A pressure relief valve is a safety device that relieve in case of overpressure in vessel or piping. The generic term is or pressure relief Valve (PRV) or pressure safety valve (PSV).Main types of pressure relief valves include: *Relief valve… …
5Boiler explosion — Boiler explosions are catastrophic failures of boilers. As seen today, boiler explosions are of two kinds. One kind is over pressure in the pressure parts of the steam and water sides. The second kind is explosion in the furnace. Boiler… …
6Boiler — For the Limp Bizkit song, see Boiler (song). A portable boiler (preserved, Poland) …
7Boiler (steam generator) — Contents 1 Steam generator (component of prime mover) 2 Boiler types 2.1 Haycock and wagon top boilers …
8boiler — boilerless, adj. /boy leuhr/, n. 1. a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process… …
9Boiler — A vessel or tank where heat produced from the combustion of fuels such as natural gas, fuel oil, or coal is used to generate hot water or steam for applications ranging from building space heating to electric power production or industrial… …
10Fire-tube boiler — A fire tube boiler is a type of boiler in which hot gases from the fire pass through one or more tubes within the boiler. It is one of the two major types of boilers, the other being the water tube boiler. A fire tube boiler can be either… …
