Hot Water/Steam Boilers
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From small commercial boilers to large industrial water tube boilers, we can evaluate your requirements and match the correct equipment to your specific application.
We represent the finest names in the commercial boiler industry, including:
AJAX BOILER –
- Inclined Commercial Watertube Steam/Hot Water
- Low and High Pressure
- Forced Draft and Atmospheric Fired
- 150 MBH through 20,000 MBH
- Indirect Domestic Water Heaters
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CAIN INDUSTRIES
- Boiler Feedwater Economizers
- Heat Recovery Boilers
HURST BOILERS
- Packaged Firetube, Firebox and Waste Boilers
- 4 Pass Wet Back Scotch, Steam and Hot Water up to 250 psig, 100 HP tp 1,500 HP
- 3 Pass Wet Back Scotch, 15 to 300 psig Steam,Water 30 to 160 psi
- 30 to 1,800 Horsepower
- 3 Pass Dry Back, 15 to 300 psig Steam
- 30 to 160 psig Hot Water from 15 to 800 HP
- LPE Three Pass Modified Scotch Design, 15 psig Steam or 30 psig Water, Through the door Design
- 3 Pass Firebox, 15 psig Steam, 30 to 100 psig Hot Water, from 13.4 to 834 BHP
- 4 Pass Vertical Tubeless 15 to 300 psig Steam, 30 to 160 psig Hot Water, from 6 to 100 HP.
BOILER HORSEPOWER EXPLAINED
Prior to 1876 Boiler Horsepower was based upon the heating area of a boiler with every 10 square foot of heating surface equaling 1 boiler horsepower. This would mean that a boiler with 200 square feet of heating surface would be rated at 20 boiler horsepower. Not a very exact way to measure the output of a boiler to say the least, especially given the different designs and efficiencies of boilers available.
All this changed at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition held in Philadelphia, PA. There judges decided to use “developed horsepower” which they defined as the ability to turn 30 pounds of 100 degree F feedwater per hour into steam at 70 psi. In 1884, ASME defined Boiler Horsepower as the amount of power required to convert 34.5 pounds of water per hour from feedwater at 212 degree F to dry, saturated steam at the same temperature. Today 1 boiler horsepower is equal to 33,475 Btu/Hour which is the amount of energy required to evaporate 34.5 pounds of water at 212 degree F in one hour.
What is an Industrial Boiler?
An industrial boiler is a specialized type of equipment used to generate steam or hot water for industrial processes or heating purposes. These boilers are typically larger and more robust than residential boilers, designed to handle higher pressures and temperatures, as well as varying types of fuels.
Key characteristics and uses of industrial boilers include:
Steam Generation – Industrial boilers are primarily used to produce steam, which is widely used in industrial processes such as manufacturing, power generation, food processing, chemical processing, and others. Steam is used for heating, drying, sterilizing, and mechanical power generation in various industries.
Hot Water Production – Some industrial boilers are also used to produce hot water for heating applications in large buildings, hospitals, schools, and other facilities where a centralized heating system is required.
