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"A Textbook of Power Plant Engineering" by Rajput R K

Steam generators are heat exchangers that convert water into steam using heat generated from fuel combustion. They have two main parts: a furnace that burns fuel to produce heat, and a boiler that uses this heat to convert water to steam. There are several types of steam generators including firetube, watertube, commercial, condensing, flexible watertube, electric, and heat recovery steam generators which recover heat from hot gas to create steam.

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A steam generator are

heat exchangers used to convert water into steam from the heat

generated during burning of fuel.
steam generator comprises two important parts,
a) furnace, where a fuel is burnt to generate heat
b) proper boiler, where this generated heat is used to convert water into steam.

Types of Steam Generators

i. Firetube. These are most often used in processes that need anywhere from from 15
to 2,200 horsepower (1 hp = 746 watts, or W). This type of boiler is cylindrical,
with the flame in the furnace cavity itself and the combustion gases themselves kept
inside a series of tubes. These come in two basic designs: dry back and wet back.
ii. Watertube. In this arrangement, tubes contain steam, water or both, while the
products of combustion pass around the outside of tubes. These often have multiple
sets of drums, and because they use relatively little water, these boilers offer
unusually fast steaming capabilities.
iii. Commercial. These usually feature combinations of watertube, firetube and
electric-resistance designs. They are popular in large buildings requiring a mostly
constant temperature, such as schools and libraries, office and government
buildings, airports, apartment complexes, college and other research laboratories
hospitals, and so on.
iv. Condensing. Condensing boilers can reach thermal efficiency levels of to 98
percent, compared to 70 to 80 percent attainable using standard boiler designs.
Typical efficiency levels reach about 90 percent when the return water temperature
is at 110 F or lower, and rise with decreasing water-return temperature thereafter.
v. Flexible watertube (flextube). This construction is particularly resistant to "heat
shock," making it a natural option for heating uses. Flexible watertube boilers come
in a wide range of fuel inputs and are well-suited for low-pressure applications
using either steam or hot water. (Not all "boilers" actually boil water!) These are
also quite easy to maintain, with easy access to their working parts from the outside.
vi. Electric. These boilers are famously low-impact: clean, quiet, easy to install, and
small in relation to their utility. Because nothing is actually burned (that is, there is
no flame to worry about), electric boilers are marvelously simple. There are no fuels
or fuel handling equipment in the mix, and hence no exhaust and no need for
associated pipes and ports. In addition, these have heating elements that are easy to
replace.
vii. Heat recovery steam generator (HRSG). This is an innovative energy-recovery
"heat exchanger" that recovers heat from a stream of hot gas passing by. These
create steam that can be used to drive a particular a process or used to drive a steam
turbine to power electricity generation using an electromagnet. HRSGs are built on a
foundation of three primary components – an evaporator, a superheater and an
economizer.
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