Accessories and mountings for boilers / What Is Boiler Mounting? | What Are Boiler Accessories?
INTRODUCTION:
Boiler Mountings and Accessories play a key role while running any boiler i.e. whether it is a water tube boiler or a Fire-tube boiler.
Hello Readers. In the last class, we had discussed detailed information on Boilers along with high-pressure boilers. Therefore, in today's class, we will discuss the difference between boiler mountings and accessories in a detailed way.
Before looking at the differences between them, let's see the definitions of Boiler Mountings and Accessories.
Boiler Mountings:
As the name mountings, in the sense, they are mounted on the surface of the boiler. The mountings are the parts without which the boiler operation is not possible.
Some of the examples of Boiler Mountings are as follows.
Water Level Indicator
Pressure Gauge
Feed check valve
Fusible Plug
Blow off cock
Safety Valves
Some of the figures of Boiler Mountings are as follows.
pressure guage boiler mountings
- Water-level-indicator-Boiler Mountings
- Boiler Accessories:
- In order to improve the efficiency of the boiler, accessories are attached to the boiler drum. Compared to boiler mountings, these are not the essential parts and without them, the operation is carried out but the efficiency will be quite low.
Some of the Examples of Boiler Accessories are as follows.
- Economizer
- Superheater
- Feed Pumps
- Steam Separator
- Air Preheater
- A detailed explanation for the Boiler Mountings and Boiler Accessories is here.
Some of the figures of Boiler Accessories are as follows.
economiser-boiler-accessories
boiler accessories-superheater
Difference between Boiler Mountings and Accessories:
Now let's see the difference between Boiler Mountings and Boiler Accessories in the form of a tabular column.
Boiler Mountings and Accessories:
Main Steam Stop Valve. It is usually applied to the highest part of the shell through the flanges.
Auxiliary Steam Stop Valve.
Safety Valve.
Scum Blowdown Valves.
Salinometer valve.
Whistle Valve.
Soot Blower.
Automatic Feed Water Regulator
This is a detailed explanation of Boiler Mountings and Accessories. If you have any doubts, you can feel free to ask and we will reply to you as soon as possible.
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