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• water-tube boiler
  water-tube boiler

  noun

  a boiler for generating steam by passing water in tubes water tubes through flames and hot gases.
• water tube boiler
  water tube boiler

  noun

  a steam generator consisting of water drums and steam drums connected by banks of tubes through which the water is circulated. The tubes are exposed to the hot gases of the furnace and the heat transfer rate is high

water-tube boiler

American  

[waw-ter-toob, -tyoob, wot-er-] / ˈwɔ tərˌtub, -ˌtyub, ˈwɒt ər- /

noun

1. a boiler for generating steam by passing water in tubes water tubes through flames and hot gases.

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water tube boiler British  

noun

1. a steam generator consisting of water drums and steam drums connected by banks of tubes through which the water is circulated. The tubes are exposed to the hot gases of the furnace and the heat transfer rate is high

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Etymology

Origin of water-tube boiler

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

The earliest form of water-tube boiler which came into general use in the British navy is the Belleville.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various

The locomotive boiler is a convenient form; but where large amounts of steam are required, some modification of the Lancashire boiler or the water-tube boiler is generally adopted.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various

In some forms of water-tube boiler the fire is entirely surrounded by water-tubes and the casing is in no part exposed to the direct action of the fire.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various