This Boiler Control Panel was used on the No. 2 Boiler at the Rossdale Power Plant. The panel controlled the amount of fuel and air entering the boiler furnace, which was determined by the amount of steam required at a given time. The control panel operated ...

This Console was used to control the boiler functions; such as Combustion control (Air and Fuel amounts) feedwater flow, steam pressure and the amount of steam production Manufacturer:                            ...

Pictured above is one head of a the steam drum from Boiler #2.Each end of the Steam Drum is closed with a dished head. This was the last boiler that was made using riveted construction. The next drums used welded seams.The man-way door provided access ...

The Water Level Gauge displays the level of water within a boiler and is mounted on the Steam Drum Head. The level can be seen in the centre glass on the gauge, which is also known as the gauge glass.The gauge is made from a thin strip of mica, which ...

This is an Interactive Display to explain how the boiler in a power plant operates. Related interactive displays Turbine Flyball Governor

This is a section of furnace wall tubes; this type is known as a membrane wall as the furnace is pressurized. Below is a section of Clover Bar No. 4 boiler wall being cut out during demolition (January 19, 2007): Manufacturer Babcock and ...

The Boiler Pressure Gauge indicated the steam pressure within the boiler drum. The gauge was located 15 feet above the operating floor and clearly visible from the firing aisle. Manufacturer: The JAS Morgan Brass Manufacturing Company Ltd. Type: Bourden ...

The steam boilers used in power plants can weigh several hundred tonnes. When a flame is inserted into the boiler furnace, the temperature of the boiler increases by several hundred degrees, thereby increasing the size of the boiler by as much as 3 inches ...

From 1932 until 1965, ten Babcock and Wilcox Sterling type boilers were installed in RossdaleThese boilers supplied steam to drive the turbinesThe early boilers were coal fired from 1932 until 1950, and were converted to natural gas in 1951The later ...

This Cast Aluminum nameplate was taken from the No. 8 Babcock and Wilcox Boiler at the Rossdale Power Plant.Ten Babcock and Wilcox Sterling type boilers were installed at Rossdale Power Plant between 1932 and 1966.These boilers supplied the steam required ...