Babcock & Wilcox Wif Boiler
Babcock & Wilcox system boiler, with water tubes inclined at an angle of between 10 ° and 15 ° for better circulation of the same, which is maintained by convective current, which is known as natural circulation, equipped with reheater and mechanical loader. These boilers were built with seamless drawn steel tubes.
The water circulated inside the tubes, heated externally by the fire. The fuel burned inside the furnace, which was located in the lower part, creating hot gas that boiled the water, generated the steam and returned it to the top of the drum.
The inclined tubes were connected to each other and communicated with a horizontal steam and water drum, and a tank where impurities were removed – arranged at the back and lower part of the boiler. The boiler was provided with two inspection doors and other supporting inspection parts such as a water gauge, the pressure gauge and the safety valve.
These water-tube steam boilers were patented and were the company’s flagship products. In 1888 Edison wrote that his Babcock & Wilcox boiler was “the best boiler God has permitted man yet to make”.
