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4.lancashire Boiler

The document summarizes an experiment to study the Lancashire boiler. The Lancashire boiler works on the principle of heat exchange, using a shell and tube design where flue gases pass through tubes and water through the shell. It has a large drum connected to two fire tubes, with spaces below and beside the drum for flue gases to pass through and transfer heat to the water. Coal is burned inside the furnace and hot gases heat the bottom of the shell first before dividing into two streams to heat the shell sides, then exiting through the chimney. Dampers control gas flow and combustion rate to regulate steam generation. The objective is to understand the working and parts of the Lancashire boiler using a model.

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4.lancashire Boiler

The document summarizes an experiment to study the Lancashire boiler. The Lancashire boiler works on the principle of heat exchange, using a shell and tube design where flue gases pass through tubes and water through the shell. It has a large drum connected to two fire tubes, with spaces below and beside the drum for flue gases to pass through and transfer heat to the water. Coal is burned inside the furnace and hot gases heat the bottom of the shell first before dividing into two streams to heat the shell sides, then exiting through the chimney. Dampers control gas flow and combustion rate to regulate steam generation. The objective is to understand the working and parts of the Lancashire boiler using a model.

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Asansol Polytechnic

Department of Mechanical Engineering


South Dhadka, Asansol North, Paschim Bardhaman: 713302

EXPERIMENT No. : MINPC512/04

TITLE: Study the Lancashire Boiler (fire tube boiler)

OBECTIVE: The objective of the study is to know about the working procedure & parts of the
Lancashire Boiler with the help of model.

APPARATUS USED: Model of Lancashire Boiler.

THEORY:

This boiler works on the basic principle of heat ex-changer. It is basically a shell and tube type
heat ex-changer in which the flue gases flow through the tubes and the water flows through shell.
The heat is transfer from flue gases to the water through convection. It is a natural circulation
boiler which uses natural current to flow the water inside the boiler.

CONSTRUCTIONAL AND WORKING DETAIL:

Constructional features:
This boiler is similar a shell and tube type heat ex-changer. It consist a large drum of diameter up
to 4-6 meter and length up to 9-10 meter. This drum consist two fire tube of diameter up to 40%
of the diameter of shell. The water drum is placed over the bricks works.Three spaces create
between the drum and the bricks, one is at bottom and two are in sides as shown in figure. Flue
gases passes through the fire tubes and side and bottom space. The water level inside the drum is
always above the side channels of flue gases, so more heat transfer to the water. The drum is half
filled with water and the upper half space for steam. The Furnace is located at one end of the fire
tubes inside the boiler. The low brick is situated at the grates (space where fuel burns) which
does not allow to un-burned fuel and ash to flow in fire tubes. The boiler also consist other
necessary mountings and accessories like economizer, super heater, safety valve, pressure gauge,
water gauge, etc. to perform better.
Working detail:
Coal is fed to the grate through the fire hole and is burnt. The hot gases leaving the grate move
along the furnace (flue) tubes upto the back end of the shell and then in the downward direction
to the bottom flue. The bottom of the shell is thus first heated.

The hot gases, passing through the bottom flue, travel upto the front end of the boiler, where they
divide into two streams and pass to the side flues. This makes the two sides of the boiler shell to
become heated. Passing along the two side flues, the hot gases travel upto the back end of the
boiler to the chimney flue. They are then discharged into the atmosphere through the chimney.

With the help of this arrangement of flow passages of hot gases, the bottom of the shell is first
heated and then its sides. The heat is transferred to water through the surface of the two flue
tubes (which remain in water) and bottom and sides of the shell.
The arrangement of flues increases the heating surface of the boiler to a large extent.
Asansol Polytechnic
Department of Mechanical Engineering
South Dhadka, Asansol North, Paschim Bardhaman: 713302

Dampers control the flow of hot gases and regulate the combustion rate as well as steam
generation rate.

 Teacher’s Remarks :-  Experiment Done on :-

 Teacher’s Signature :-  Report Submitted on:-

 Date :-  Guide Teacher :-

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