Considerations When Choosing a Steam Boiler

TECHNICAL DATA

How should a high quality steam boiler be?

It should have a three-pass, fully cylindrical, wet-back design.
Combustion chamber (furnace) and wet-back chamber must be of sufficient diameter and length.
It should provide the required capacity and pressure.
Its cold start time should be short.
It should work safely and smoothly.
Fuel consumption should be economical.
The flue gas temperature should not be high and should be efficient.
The initial investment cost should be economical.
It should be long lasting.
Their size should not be large.
There should not be excessive expectations in the treatment of boiler feed water.
It should be easy and inexpensive to repair and maintain.
It should not carry water with steam.
The boiler feed water should have Ph=11, Conductivity=7000 microsiemens.
It should respond to peak steam draft.
Gas side pressure loss should not be high.
It should be easy to transport and assemble.
It should have automatic controls and safety.
It should work in harmony with its burner.
It should not work excessively noisy and vibration.
It should meet the capacity that the business needs.
Flue gas emissions should be below the standards and should not pollute the environment.
Electricity consumption should be low.
It should allow fuel changes.
It should be suitable for the conditions of the country in which it will work.