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straight-tube boiler [2 records]

Record 1 2000-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ovens, Furnaces and Boilers (Heating)
CONT

Water-tube boiler: a boiler in which the water and steam passes through tubes surrounded by the products of combustion. Water-tube boilers have capabilities for higher pressures and much greater outputs than fire-tube boilers. There are 2 general types: straight-tube and bent-tube. [In the] straight-tube boiler ... the main bank of tubes is straight and on a slope of 5 to 15 degrees from the horizontal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fours et chaudières (Chauffage)

Spanish

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Record 2 1990-05-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Propulsion of Water-Craft
  • Ship and Boat Parts

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propulsion des bateaux
  • Parties des bateaux

Spanish

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