Hot Water Boiler
Hot water boilers are closed-system pressure vessels that produce hot water below 100°C (the saturation steam temperature at atmospheric pressure). On one side of their surfaces, they contain water as the heat-absorbing fluid. On the other side, there are flame-flue tubes and a combustion chamber through which the flame and flue gases, resulting from the combustion of a heat-emitting fuel, circulate. The primary cause of pressure in these pressure vessels is the initial water pressure supplied from a booster pump or the main water supply. The pressure increase due to water heating is negligible. Therefore, any tears or cracks in the shell or furnace do not cause damage to the boiler room.