Model steam boiler: Constructions suitable for self-build

The boiler and the machine must always be considered as one unit, because the machine must generate a certain amount of power for its work. But it can only do this if the boiler provides enough energy in the form of steam. If a boiler is too small, the machine will never deliver enough power. Thus, the boiler is actually the most important element of a steam plant. Dieter Miedek shows the way from historical background, theoretical calculations, tools and equipment to the manufacture of a simple steam boiler. Above all, the skill of brazing is an essential craft requirement for building a boiler system yourself. The peripheral equipment required for safe operation around the steam boiler is not neglected either.From the content:• Historical story about boiler construction• Basic physical terms• Of the heat and the physical basics• Basics and calculations of a flame tube boiler• Gas, oxygen and safety• Basics of brazing• Brazing pads and fixtures• Pressure tools and fixtures• Machine tools and tools• Technical rules for steam boilers• The water pressure test• Boiler insulation• Boiler constructions• Simple boilers made of pipe sections and fittings• The small boiler• Flat flame tube boiler• Large flame tube boiler• Vertical boiler• Locomotive boiler• "Yarrow" boiler• Continuous flow boiler• Large boiler• Feuerbuchs smoke tube boiler• Large boiler Tubular boiler Wolf 1• Cross-tube boiler "Yarrow" type• The periphery of the steam boiler Read more