How does a Fire Tube Boiler work?| What are types of Fire Tube Boilers?

Every boiler tech knows that sound. The loud bang that makes your heart skip a beat. That’s hammer. There are two types every operator needs to understand. Water hammer happens when liquid water is moving through the system and suddenly hits a closed valve or sharp change in direction. The momentum has nowhere to go, so it turns into a shock wave. Steam hammer is different. It happens when steam collapses back into water inside the pipe. That rapid condensation pulls pressure down instantly and