A steam boiler is a steam generating unit that generates steam by burning fuels such as timber, coal and fossil fuel. Applications of such a machine can be easily observed in various industries viz cement production, textiles, sugar, etc. It is also used in running turbines and locomotives as well as cranes and mines. Steam boilers are used in agricultural sector for soil steam sterilization to sterilize soil with application of steam produced; mushroom cultivation and wineries for sterilization.
In India steam boilers need to be manufactured in accordance with Indian Boiler Regulation Act (IBR), 1950. Indian Boiler Regulations originated after a tragic boiler Explosion in Calcutta back in 1863 in order to avoid such accidents in future. IBR steam boiler is any boiler whose vessel has a capacity not less than twenty-five litres and the steam produced is more than one Kilogramme Per Centimetre Square else it is a Non-IBR steam boiler. A steam boiler needs to be approved by the inspecting authority in order to be certified as an IBR Steam boiler. Thermic Fluid heater is also used to produce steam and sometimes to just heat water; however it is different from regular steam boilers. In thermic fluid heater a thermic fluid such as dowtherm is heated to produce heat energy as against water being heated in regular boilers. The fluid runs through pipes sunken under water. Thermic fluid heater manufacturers use thermal oil, glycol or water as common heat mediums.
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