THERMODYNAMICS
PRACTICAL
LANCASHIRE BOILER
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THIS PRESENTATION INCLUDES
PRINCIPLE OF LANCASHIRE BOILER
CONSTRUCTION OF LANCASHIRE BOILER
WORKING OF LANCASHIRE BOILER
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF LANCASHIRE BOILER
PRACTICAL PRESENTATION OF LANCASHIRE BOILER
PRINCIPLE OF LANCASHIRE BOILER
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.
CONSTRUCTION OF LANCASHIRE
BOILER
As we discussed, 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 OF LANCASHIRE BOILER
The Lancashire boiler is a shell and tube type heat ex-changer.
The fuel is burn at the grate. The water is pumped into the shell
through the economizer which increases the temperature of water.
Now the shell is half filled with water. The fire tube is fully immersed into the
water.
The fuel is charged at the grate which produces flue gases.
These flue gases first passes through the fire tube from one end to another.
This fire tubes transfer 80-90% of total heat to the water.
The backward flue gases passes from the bottom passage where it transfer
8-10% heat to water.
The remaining flue gases passes from the side passage where it
transfer 6-8% of heat to water.
The brick is the lower conductor of heat, so work as heat insulator.
The steam produces in drum shell it taken out from the upper side
where it flows through super heater if required.
So the steam produce is taken by out for process work.
ADVANTAGES OF LANCASHIRE BOILER
1. This boiler is easy to clean and inspect.
2. It is more reliable and can generate large amount of steam.
3. It required less maintenance.
4. This boiler is a natural circulation boiler so lower electricity
consumption than other boilers.
5. It can easily operate.
6. It can easily meet with load requirement.
7. Lancashire boiler has high thermal efficiency about 80-90%.
DISADVANTAGES OF LANCASHIRE
BOILER
1. This boiler required more floor space.
2. This boiler has leakage problem.
3. It requires more time to generate steam.
4. It cannot generate high pressure steam if required.
5. Grates are situated at the inlet of fire tube,
which has small diameter. So the grate area is limited in this boiler.
PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF
LANCASHIRE BOILER
The Lancashire boilers are used
(i) To drive steam turbines, marines, Locomotives
etc.
(ii) In industries via textile, paper, sugar, tire,
chemical, breweries etc., as processing
agent.
(iii) In connection with mines, cranes etc.
SUMMARY
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