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UNIT 5 MARINE BOILERS TEXT A Marine Boilers Boilers are used on board ship for producing steam. This steam may be used for driving the main engines, when steam turbines are fitted, or for driving auxiliary machinery such as the windlass. There are two basic types of boiler in use in ships: the fire-tube boiler(the terms ‘smoke tube’ and ‘donkey boiler’ are also in use), and the water-tube boiler. Both are illustrated in the diagrams in front of you. Fig.5-a-b Marine boilers Now if you look at the diagram of the fire-tube boiler you will see that it consists of a cylindrical steel shell, whi