History
Initially the boilers were designed with 4 drums and 3 drums like the Stirling boiler. The single drum at the bottom and three at drums on the top were connected through a network of tubes which were welded to the drums above and the single drum below. The rational demand of steam in terms of capacity, pressure and temperature resulted in bi drums and single drum boilers.
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