Vertical cross-tube boiler
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vertical-cross-tube-boiler-305-16267185
title:
Vertical cross-tube boiler
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A cross-tube boiler was the most common form of small vertical boiler. They were widely used, in the age of steam, as a small donkey boiler, for the independent power of winches, steam cranes etc. The boiler has the advantage of simple robust construction, in particular requiring little regular maintenance. It is relatively inefficient, which was not a serious drawback to the purposes for which it was used. However it was also of limited heating surface, thus limiting its sustained output power,
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Small, vertical water boiler
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_cross-tube_boiler
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2022-11-03T19:47:39Z
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