Lancashir

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FIRE TUBE BOILER

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Construction of Lancashire Boiler

Lancashire boiler is simple in design, easy to operate and less

operating and maintenance cost.

Lancashire boiler is a simple horizontal boiler and belong from the

shell and tube types of boilers.

It is one of the mostly commonly used stationary boilers.
It has a circular shell connected to end plates supported by gusset

plates.
Lancashire boiler have two fire tubes whose length is equal to length

of the boiler and diameter of the fire tube is less than half of the
diameter of the shell.

Parts of Lancashire Boiler

Grate

Grate contain the fuel for combustion

Feed valve

Feed valve is used to enter water inside the boiler

Fire hole

Fire hole is used to enter fuel in grate

Parts of Lancashire Boiler

Safety valve
Safety valve is used to release the pressure when it crosses the safety limits of the boiler
Bottom flue

Flue present at the bottom of the shell and take the hot gases from the front to back of the boiler
Side flue

Flue present at both sides of the shell and take hot gases from the back to the main outlet of the
boiler

Parts of Lancashire Boiler

Low water alarm

Alarm which inform us when water level is low than safety line
Dampers

Flow of gases from side flues to the chimney is controlled by the sliding doors located at
the end of side flue
Blow-off clock

For the removal of mud and sediments

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Working Of Lancashire boiler

In Lancashire boiler fuel is added into the grate of the boiler and burning of this

make gases hot. These hot gases start their motion from grate section and enter
in the fire tube of the boiler.

Hot gases enter at the front section of the boiler and leave the boiler from the

back and enter the bottom fuel and start moving toward the front section of the
boiler.

At front section hot gases leave the bottom flue and enter in side flue and move

again toward the back of the boiler and enter the main outlet there.

Working Of Lancashire boiler

There is 85% heat transfer when hot gases are in fire tube and 15% when they are

in bottom and side flue.

Pressure range of the boiler is about 0.7 MPa to 2 MPa and efficiency is 65 to 70%.
Dimension of the boiler depends on the dimension of the shell which is 2 to 3 m is

diameter and 6 to 10 m in length.

Capacity

Small

Large

Dimensions

5.5 m long x 2 m
diameter

9 m long x 3 m
diameter

Output

1500 kg/h

6500 kg/h

Pressure

Up to 12 bar g

Up to 12 bar g

Construction and Working

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Application of Lancashire
Boiler
Lancashire Boilers are used to drive
Steam turbines
Marines
Locomotives

Lancashire Boilers are used in industries as processing agent

textile industry
paper industry
sugar industry
tire industry
chemical industry
breweries industry

Advantages of Lancashire
Boiler
Lancashire Boiler is an Economical boiler
It can be easily operated
Compactness
Portability
Simple design
Easy construction
Have low maintenance cost
High overall efficiency (70% to 75%)
Steam produce have excellent quality
By use of economizer and supper heater, maximum heat of flue gases is utilized

efficiency of boiler can be increased.

Disadvantages Lancashire
Boiler
Corrosion in water legs
It is difficult to clean inside
Low steam production rate (9000kg/hr)
Horizontal structure cover more ground space
Maintenance of brick work is tedious.
Have limited grate area because the fire tubes have small

diameter.

Its a low pressure Boiler maximum limit is only 18-20 bars

Less number of tubes

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