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Boiler

Meaning in mechanical engineering, with examples

/ˈbɔɪlər/nounCommon term

In mechanical engineering, boiler means: A closed vessel in which water is heated by burning fuel or by electricity, to produce hot water or steam for heating buildings or for industrial processes.

In Turkish: kazan, buhar kazanı, ısıtma kazanı

How it is used

Used in building services, power plants and industry. Boilers are fired, started, shut down and inspected. Common types are hot water, steam, fire-tube and water-tube boilers; condensing boilers recover heat from the flue gas. As pressure equipment, boilers need regular safety inspections.

Example sentences

  1. The steam boiler produces 5 tons of steam per hour at 10 bar.

  2. We replaced the old boiler with two condensing units to improve efficiency.

Common collocations

  • steam boiler
  • condensing boiler
  • boiler room
  • boiler efficiency
  • hot water boiler
  • heat exchangerA device that transfers heat from one fluid to another without mixing them, for example from hot oil to cooling water through metal plates or tubes.
  • efficiencyThe ratio of useful output to input, usually given as a percentage. A pump with 75% efficiency turns three quarters of its input power into useful work.
  • thermodynamicsThe branch of physics and engineering that studies heat, work and energy and how they change from one form to another, for example in engines, turbines and refrigerators.
  • heat pumpA device that uses a refrigeration cycle to move heat from a cooler place, such as outdoor air or the ground, to a warmer place for heating, or the other way round for cooling.
  • pressureThe force with which a liquid or gas pushes on each unit of area. It is measured in pascals, bar or psi.

More terms: Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

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