Spring loaded safety valve (Ramsbotom Safety Valve)
Description of spring loaded safety valve: It is loaded with a spring instead of weights. Hence it is called spring loaded safety valve. It consists of a cast iron body…
Safety valves
Safety valves are devices used to maintain a constant safe pressure inside the boiler. When the pressure inside the boiler increases, the excess steam will escape to the atmosphere through…
Water gauge or Water Level Indicator
Water gauge indicates the water level inside the boiler and is hence called as water level indicator. Usually two water gauges are fitted in front of boiler. Description of water…
Bourdon tube Pressure Gauge
Principle of Bourdon tube pressure gauge: when an elastic transducer ( bourdon tube in this case ) is subjected to a pressure, it defects. This deflection is proportional to the…
Pressure gauge
A pressure gauge is used to indicate the steam pressure of the boiler. It is also called as steam gauge. It is usually mounted in the front top of the…
Dead Weight safety valve
The Dead Weight safety valve consists of a valve V which is made of gun metal to prevent rusting. It rests on the gun metal seat S and is fixed to the top of…
Wind power Generation
The primitive man had to use his muscle power to carry out different works in his attempt of obtaining the necessities of life. The demand for more power and the…
Tidal power generation
Principle of Tidal power generation: Tide or wave is periodic rise and fall of water level of the sea. Tides occur due to the attraction of sea water by the…
Solar collectors
Flat plate collector: In a flat plate collector, the radiation energy of sun falls on a flat surface coated with black paint having high absorbing capacity. It is placed facing…
Solar Power Plant
Basic principle of solar energy: The sun gives out 3.7*10 ^20 MW of energy into space, out of which earth intercepts one 1.7*10^11 MW. Solar radiation is reduced in intensity…
