What are the types of Boilers

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There are several types of boilers used in various industries and applications.

Fire-tube boilers: Water is heated inside tubes and hot gases pass around them.
Water-tube boilers: Water flows through tubes and hot gases surround them.
Electric boilers: Use electricity to generate heat and produce steam or hot water.
Condensing boilers: Extract heat from exhaust gases to increase efficiency.
Package boilers: Pre-designed and assembled units for easy installation and transportation.
Industrial boilers: Used in large-scale industries for power generation or process heating.
Combi boilers: Provide both central heating and hot water from a single unit.
Biomass boilers: Burn organic materials like wood pellets or agricultural waste to produce heat.
Oil boilers: Use oil as fuel to generate heat.
Gas boilers: Use natural gas or propane as fuel to produce heat.

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Boilers can be differentiated mainly based on path single pass boilers double pass boilers. Based on draft  It can be natural draft , forced draft and balance draft. Based on pressure critical boilers, supercritical boilers.

What are the types of Boilers

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