Meaning of tubeplate | Babel Free

Definitions

A plate across the barrel of a boiler, containing many small holes to receive the firetubes.

Examples

“Such soot blowers often have movable jets so that the jet can be directed towards different parts of the tubeplate in turn.”

“The smokebox tubeplate is of the drum-head type, and there are 21 large flue tubes, 5⅛ in. dia. outside, and 157 small tubes, 1¾ in. dia. outside; length between tubeplates is 13 ft.”

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