What is a Steam Boiler? Classification of Steam Boilers, Types of Steam Boilers

Today’s steam generating systems owe their dependability and safety to more than 125 years of experience in the design, fabrication and operation of water tube boilers. Boiler classification can be based on many factors like usage, fuel fired, fuel firing system, type of arrangement etc. The commonly known types are pulverized coal fired boilers, fluidized bed boilers, super critical boilers, oil and gas fired boilers which all cater to industrial and power generation application. All these factors are used here to further classify boiler in to sub groups.