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low-pressure boiler

low-pressure boiler

According to the ASME Boiler Code, a boiler whose maximum safe working gauge pressure for steam service is 15 pounds per square inch.
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If a low-pressure boiler did burst, the damage could be substantial, but hopefully not disastrous.
Or perhaps simple softening ion exchange resin to treat mains water for low-pressure boiler feed.
This will be done by replacing existing low-pressure boilers with new high-pressure technology to increase efficiency.
Low-pressure boilers were used, except for Tallinn Power Plant where medium-pressure boilers were in operation.
City Spec was founded in 1992 to perform inspections on low-pressure boilers within the city of New York.
PECo did considerable development work on an acoustic leak detector for both its high-pressure and its low-pressure boilers. If they are monitoring the proper area of the boiler, they can see a pinhole leak developing and watch it grow by trending the data.
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