The boiler, with its attendant mains water make up tank, feed pump, steam main, blowdown, drain and feedwater connections is housed in a self-contained unit. Steam Boiler Bench consists of a sturdy framework and panels of all steel construction, fitted with a student work surface, interconnecting back panel and adjustable feet. Adjacent and connected to the framework is an electric steam boiler of 36 kW rated output. The student desk unit contains a control box with an electric power supply isolator and instrumentation to read steam and water temperatures and also to display the electrical energy consumed in kWh. All piping and wiring required to connect the boiler to the steam benches is supplied. The heat input to the boiler is provided by specially designed electrical resistance immersion elements run at a low power density in order to give a long operational life.
Experimental Capability:
To assess the heat loss from a boiler at a given steam output pressure
To determine the boiler evaporation capacity and equivalent evaporation
Boiler efficiency trial.
