Boiler Rooms - Sizing
The required area and volume of a boiler room is influenced by the combustion technology used - where combustion and handling of coal requires a lot more space than combustion of gas or oil.
The diagram below can be used to indicate the minimum space required for boilers combustion oil.
Related Topics
• Combustion
Boiler house topics, fuels like oil, gas, coal, wood - chimneys, safety valves, tanks - combustion efficiency.
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