Tubes, boiler

Tubes, boiler

The flues through which the gases from the fire pass to heat the water in the boiler. The gas is drawn through the tubes by the draught created from the exhaust of the steam through the chimney. Tube sizes are often quoted for locomotives because they are an indication of the heating surfaces available for the manufacture of steam. More modern designs of boiler have two sizes of tubes, large tubes for the superheater elements and small tubes for normal water heating purposes.

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