Boiler Service – Page 19 – R.F. MacDonald Co.

The First Steam-Ready Industrial Watertube Boiler

D-Type Steam Boiler

The primary benefit of a steam-ready system is the shortened design-to-installation time, allowing customers to engineer a project in advance. The pace of business today dictates that manufacturers bring products to market faster through the continuous streamlining of product innovation, product development and engineering processes. A few years ago, one leading manufacturer of industrial watertube...

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R.F. MacDonald Co. Performs Boiler Door Repairs

Boiler Door Refractory

R.F. MacDonald Co. Refractory Dept. has instructed boilermakers how to repair boiler doors both in the shop and in the field for over 10 years. Knowing how to properly rebuild a boiler door is a boilermaker growth requirement at RFM. Our in-house Refractory Dept. provides training for boilermakers during level three of a five-level growth...

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Understanding the Different Names, Terms for Steam

steam boiler

Many different terms are used to describe steam in various applications. This inconsistency can result in improper reporting and work order errors. This paper addresses utility steam applications. Any steam application outside of utility steam should follow company policies and regulations of any governing agency or organization. 1. Utility Steam (Live Steam, Plant Steam) Utility...

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CB Releases Hydronic Condensing Boiler Animations

hydronic boiler animation

Cleaver-Brooks releases hydronic boiler animations, highlighting ClearFire boilers, skids and Alufer firetube technology. Product animations include: • Hydronic Skid Systems, which have variable flow primary design for maximum operating efficiency and lower total cost of ownership. • ClearFire Condensing Boilers, which have high mass, firetube design for variable flow primary systems, include Alufer technology for...

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Total System Efficiency with Condensing Boilers

Condensing Boilers

In condensing boilers, there is a direct correlation between increasing condensation of the flue gas and boiler efficiency gains. Boilers are closed pressure vessels that are used to heat fluids -- either water or steam. They range in size, fluid to be heated, temperature of fluid and design configurations. This paper is the first in...

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