- water-tube boiler
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/waw"teuhr toohb', -tyoohb', wot"euhr-/a boiler for generating steam by passing water in tubes (water tubes) through flames and hot gases. Cf. fire-tube boiler.[1870-75]
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Fire-tube boiler — A fire tube boiler is a type of boiler in which hot gases from the fire pass through one or more tubes within the boiler. It is one of the two major types of boilers, the other being the water tube boiler. A fire tube boiler can be either… … Wikipedia
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fire-tube boiler — noun : a boiler in which water surrounds the tubes through which hot gases pass from the furnace to the stack * * * /fuyeur toohb , tyoohb / any boiler for generating steam by passing hot gases and other combustible products through tubes (fire… … Useful english dictionary
fire-tube boiler — /fuyeur toohb , tyoohb / any boiler for generating steam by passing hot gases and other combustible products through tubes (fire tubes) immersed in water to a chimney or uptake. Cf. water tube boiler. * * * … Universalium
